PARTNERS’ RISK MANAGEMENT

‘Ensure that you and your ‘partners’ have the following in place: (1) a signed relationship agreement (i.e. shareholders, partnership or association agreement) (2) letters of appointment (the relationship agreement alone is NOT adequate) and (3) a disciplinary code...

LIVING BY OBJECTIVES (‘LBO’)

THOUGHT     MUCH IS SAID ABOUT ‘MBO’ IE MANAGING BY OBJECTIVES, BUT WHAT ABOUT ‘LBO’ IE LIVING BY OBJECTIVES? SET DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL TARGETS FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY LIFE. COMMENT  MOST OF US TEND TO GET UP IN THE MORNING WITHOUT CLEARLY DEFINED...

RWC – THE ‘MINNOWS’ & THE SUPER 16

The experts have suggested that there will be no ‘minnows’ at the next RWC & have questioned what can be done to bring about even greater improvement in the interceding 4 years – here’s a suggestion: why don’t we allow teams from...

RWC – NZ ‘CYNICAL’ STRATEGIES

RWC – When are the referees going to wake up to the NZ strategy of giving away penalties in their 25, especially when the opposition are about to score a try? The benefits are obvious: (1) They ‘save’ conceding a possible 7 points; (2) The kicker may...

ZOOS: ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN OR ANIMAL JAIL?

  I recently read yet another article suggesting that zoos are acceptable provided they are modern, clean & comfortable – PLEASE: when are we going to start calling zoos what they really are namely ‘ANIMAL JAILS’!? ‘Zoological Gardens’ has such a ‘sexy,...