The ambiguity trap

The ambiguity trap

In these uncertain times feeling comfortable with ongoing change is essential. In her incredible memoir ‘Becoming’, Michelle Obama talks about the ability to ‘swerve’. She tells a charming story of a date with a pre-Obama beau, in which the young man in question...
Goal setting for 2022 and beyond

Goal setting for 2022 and beyond

With the new year on our doorstep, what are you hoping to achieve in 2022? Do you just want to get that sense of ‘normal’ back? Or has the pandemic changed your goals completely? Perhaps you’re looking to progress in your career in a leadership role or for the first...
Beating leadership burnout

Beating leadership burnout

While post-viral fatigue is a real medical condition affecting the physical body, pandemic burnout is about your mental health, especially in a professional setting. As we approach the late stages of the pandemic burnout is no doubt affecting everyone from new...
Introducing Fee Hosking

Introducing Fee Hosking

Back in the 1980’s, Fee Hosking had a passion for archaeology, even studying it at university in South Africa. But ultimately it was the future of people, not the past, that inspired her professionally. With a Diploma in Industrial Relations and a Masters in...
Does being a team player matter?

Does being a team player matter?

As business professionals, we spend a lot of time analysing individual performance, either our own or that of the people we manage. We ask, where can we do better? How can we upskill? What do we, or they, need to be more productive and successful? Are we asking the...
Our USP is our people

Our USP is our people

There are a lot of training courses out there – what makes the ones run by IMNZ different? Our facilitators! Come and meet them. The Institute of Management New Zealand has been around for 70 years, making us one of the oldest and most established groups of its kind...