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Well, kia ora folks, thanks very much for taking the time to come and check out today's vlog. You know, people often tell me they'd love to have the time to step back and set some plans for their business. But one of the challenges is they don't actually know what to do or how to go about it.

For most of us in December we were thinking about the run up to Christmas: bbqs, beaches, wearing jandals, all that great summer stuff. But you may have missed there was also some new government legislation released 1 December 2020 – the Privacy Act 2020.

Well kia ora folks and welcome to my first Vlog for 2021. I've got some great stuff to share with you this year, well I think it's pretty cool anyway! But I thought for this first Vlog I'd take us back to 2020 with a public service announcement and a gentle reminder around COVID-19.

2020 has been a big year for obvious reasons. Who would’ve thought this time 12 months ago we’d have to deal with a worldwide pandemic and the disruption it has brought with it. We’ve all had to learn a lot and adapt to our new norms. And as I look back over 2020, there were four key things that have stood out to me and epitomised businesses that have faired the best:

Amazing to think a year ago in December 2019, we had no idea what was ahead of us: health, family, community and business wise. As I look back over 2020, there were four key things that have stood out to me:

The Ford Motor Company in the 1990s was a leader in innovation with their roll-out of the Ford Explorer in the SUV market. This equated to an additional $30 billion of profit over that time.

In a recent article in Board Agenda, which is a UK governance publication, there was an interview with John Allen, the Chair of Tesco (see link at below), about the value of non-executive directors and independent advice.

A challenge I hear from business owners, senior leadership teams and chief executives, is that sometimes they end up doing the job of everyone and don't get time to do their own job. So here are 6 tips to make sure everyone does what they're meant to.

I recently purchased Jim Collins' new monograph, 'Turning The Flywheel', which follows on from one of his chapters in 'Good to Great'. It's only 40 pages, so I'll give you an update once I've read it. But a question to ask yourself now is, "What are you doing to improve your thinking?"

In my role as an independent business advisor I get to speak to many different people in a wide range of industries across Hawke's Bay. So this update looks at my take on the current state of the Hawke's Bay economy, what next, and where the pain points are.