For most businesses in NZ (excluding Government) 31st March marks the end of the Financial Year. P&L is calculated, investment and depreciation is adjusted and the resulting NPBT figure (Net Profit before Tax) is the slice of the pie the IRD takes a bite out of.
With less than one months’ notice Air New Zealand announced it will suspend its Kapiti-Auckland service. The daily flights that link our largest city with a region that is growing steadily on the back of other major infrastructure projects (namely the Kapiti expressway and the transmission gulley project) came as a surprise to many.
My grandmother used to tell me that I had two ears and one mouth, and I should practice using them in that ratio. I know I was born an ‘over-communicator’ but I am inspired by great leadership and so I sit up and take notice of great leaders. I observe how they apply their skills in a way that earns them the title of ‘a great leader’… and I’ve noticed something.
Leaders listen more… (at least the really great ones do!)
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