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Real-world advice and fresh thinking for New Zealand business owners who want to grow their business... and enjoy the ride a little more.

28/9/26

Meet Our New Coach

Meet the newest coach on the block at Business Mastery – and someone we’ve been looking for for a while! … Welcome Kate Kennedy!

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A Christmas ‘Do Isn’t Culture
A Christmas party is great - but they’re no substitute for building a thriving team culture. Here’s why we invest in team days every 90 days…
27/8/26
Could You Actually Sell Your Business?
I recently took my old car to an auto-electrician after having a few problems. And I got a shock… Not because of the service - that was excellent. It was what the office manager said next that genuinely surprised me.
25/8/26
The Grass Isn’t Greener
I just spent 4 weeks in Australia I've been doing this every winter for the last three years, usually for a month at a time. This trip, I had a bit of a BFO (blinding flash of the obvious) … the grass isn't greener.
7/8/26
When To Increase Your Prices …
Business owners tend to overthink pricing - waiting for some kind of sign that it's time to make a move. Competitor research, gut feel, a finger in the air. The answer is usually sitting in your own numbers…
7/5/26
Doom & Gloom, Or …
Everywhere I look, there's a lot of negativity... especially around The End Of Finacial Year. I'm not imagining it either. In March ANZ reported business confidence had plummeted to 32 on its outlook index – its lowest point since mid-2024…
21/4/26
It’s Tax Time …
It’s the end of the financial year. Tax time Cue the Jaws theme...🦈 For business owners across the country, there’s a fog of uncertainty - even dread - as they uncover a year's worth of sins
2/4/26
Why Your Job Ads Suck
A two-minute scroll on SEEK (or any job board) brings up the same thing over and over: long lists of duties, overcooked requirements, and a whole lot of corporate waffle. 😅 It all sounds the same ... so the best people just keep scrolling. So what do you do instead, to attract the people you want…
13/3/26
Can’t Find Good Staff?
Last week I had a conversation with someone 30-years into the game. When the topic of staff came up, he got a bit hot under the collar. He said, “You just can’t find good people anymore”. Now I’m a pretty empathetic guy, but the truth is…
20/2/26
What Does It Mean To Be On Your Team?
The ABs have been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. But there’s one thing they do EXTREMELY well: they’re crystal clear on what it means to be an All Black. It wasn’t always like that…
18/2/26