On the Power of Saying No

In this short 5 minute episode share some reflections on the topic of saying no – what do you think? When is it important to do this? More content is at www.theseeds.nz You can download this episode here.

In this short 5 minute episode share some reflections on the topic of saying no – what do you think? When is it important to do this? More content is at www.theseeds.nz You can download this episode here.

I really enjoyed my conversation with Susanne Ritzenhoff about her life and Toi Ora and the work they do – check out the links we mentioned in the conversation: Toi Ora link: Toi Ora Live Art Trust Gallery…

Here is a short summary of sessions held at the reent two day Institute of Directors Leadership Conference. The full article can be accessed here with a lot more summaries of other sessions as well! https://theseeds.nz/iod-leadership-conference-2025-summary-of-sessions-and-key-themes/ Why not join…

Julie Woods went blind as an adult and in this episode we hear about her journey and what that was like and how she embraces life fully today. I was really inspired by this conversation and hearing how she has…

Audio of panel discussion just held at the Zero Waste Summit on 8 September 2025 discussing Tools for Transformation: System Change for a Zero Waste Future. More on the Zero Waste Network is here and worth signing up for their…

Mark Laurence and I had a great discussion on AI and the future and A.icehouse, a new initiative for SMEs that he is working on with Icehouse, to learn more about the future of AI and what it might mean…

This is the audio of a talk I gave the other day to about 100 lawyers on principles and habits for life – it comes from content in the recent book: The Circle: Careers with Impact which is a download…

In this session I talked with Dr Brett Mann about conflict and how it influences board dynamics and he had a lot of wisdom to share on this fascinating topic. This is part of our ongoing commitment from Parry Field…

The audio version of my recent book on careers, work, identity, purpose and impact. You can download the book here Contents The Circle Introduction Part I: Our source of identity Part II: Misconception about work Part III: Purpose and…

Tom Cooney is a visiting Erskine Fellow to the University of Canterbury and I was lucky enough to sit with him in person and hear about his life story and the work he does today helping marginalised groups (those with…