A surprisingly easy way to motivate co-workers
29 April 2022A few weeks ago, while being briefed prior to a Zoom training session, a client asked me to talk about how to encourage higher productivity. The participants were all business owners and concerned that with people working from home because of Covid, some of their people were slacking off. Motivation is a curious thing. Some […]
Using Superpowers To Get Fast Results
25 February 2021I had a dream the other night about a young woman who brought a group of people together with a combined focus and got dramatic results quickly. I think the dream was triggered by my involvement with Rachel, whom I’ll tell you about further down the page. It reminded me of a key component of […]
Tips on How to Reduce Meeting Time & Save Heaps of Money
22 July 2020Through the pandemic one thing that didn’t change, if we still had a job, was the number of meetings. For many, there have been even more. Perhaps you were one of the many who felt Zoomed out :-) The major difference was location – online from your safe lockdown bubble. Possibly you had to work […]
The Secret to Making More Time
27 February 2020Have you ever said, ‘There’s never enough hours in the day!’, or ‘I wish I had more time’? I’ll be amazed if you didn’t answer ‘yes’. And you might be looking at the title of this article and thinking, ‘Robyn’s lost it! Of course we can’t make more time. Can you think of any day, […]
Tips for a stress-free lead-up to the holiday season
6 December 2019I was recently interviewed on radio about time tips to help manage pre-Christmas stress. After I’d shared the tips in the short article below, the interviewer said, ‘That’s not what I expected at all, Robyn. I thought you’d tell the listeners the usual things like “Get organised early”, “Make lists” and similar – the kind of advice […]
The simple behaviour change that transformed Suzanne’s VERY messy office
17 July 2019At the conclusion of a day’s time management training for Suzanne and her staff, she admitted that she had a blockage about her paperwork and office. She asked for help to sort it out. Her assistant laughed when she heard the discussion. ‘She’s impossible to help,’ was her reaction. However, we ignored the scoffer and […]
Do your colleagues confuse you?
1 April 2019I had a really interesting discussion recently with a group of highly dedicated social workers doing great work with some of our most disadvantaged people in South Auckland. They were fascinated to learn what a difference it can make when we understand our differing ways of processing information. At a macro level, we have five […]
With a heavy heart, yet a message of love
21 March 2019 For every New Zealander, and the multitudes of world-wide fans of our beautiful, friendly and peaceful country, last Friday, 15th March 2019 will be one of those days that we never forget – with grief. A handful of evil people stole the innocence of a nation – but we won’t let them win. […]Are we encouraging our children to grow up with addiction habits?
3 December 2018I make no apology for a heavy subject-line, and I’m not the only one beating this drum. I’m in good company with Simon Sinek and many others. You may be aware that I do a short weekly Facebook Live. Today’s topic (only 6.42 min) takes a look at this really serious problem. My choice of […]
Does a 4-day week really work?
11 October 2018Have you seen some of the media about the 4-day week that Perpetual Guardian, a New Zealand financial services company, experimented with earlier this year? Their CEO Andrew Barnes and his partner Charlotte Lockhart are personal friends, so it’s been a great chance to get an insider view of the company’s learnings, observations and next […]
