The Optimistic Cynic

Be True

Go forward

I haven’t blogged for a while now as I pour my creative thoughts into my book – “The Zone, where business and purpose collide” I did however want to share this proverb. I think it’s so fitting, both for this period in time but also for a sustainable future. Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata. Haere whakamua.Continue reading “Go forward”

Thanks Eco Friend

Being very busy with my full time ‘day job’, I haven’t been out and about in the social enterprise / purposeful business space for a while (apart from with CSC Buying Group of course). When you’re head down, it’s easy to forget about the truly awesome stuff happening out there. This is why it’sContinue reading “Thanks Eco Friend”

Collaboration is not tech…

Collaboration is a term that is bandied about a lot these days but its meaning has been clouded, quite literally. A base description of collaboration (thanks to the good folk at Wikipedia) is: Collaboration is the process of two or more people or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. CollaborationContinue reading “Collaboration is not tech…”

Economic Development

If you’re on LinkedIn and connected with anyone from the Waikato, chances are you would have seen at least one post around the Waikato Regional Economic Development Agency – now called Te Waka and the summit held last week. Far from the collection of “Hamiltoncentric” corporates I feared would make up the majority of invitees,Continue reading “Economic Development”

Different

Sometimes all you can offer is being different. Different ideas, background, experiences and values. Often that is enough…

Leadership is an interesting concept.

So much is being written these days about what a true leader is and isn’t. How they operate and how they interact with their teams and colleagues. The focus is now on human leadership, moving people from the system constructed management of days gone by. A large part of my LinkedIn feed is articles andContinue reading “Leadership is an interesting concept.”

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What is impact investing?

A great, concise definition from Impact Investment New Zealand ” Investing with the intention of generating a measurable and beneficial societal and/or environmental impact alongside a financial return. “

Measuring Impact

Trust Waikato are running a Community Impact Event – Measuring Impact presented by two international experts, Michael Weinstein and Aunnie Patton Power. Michael and Aunnie will be sharing their knowledge around effectively measuring community impact and impact investing. WHAT – Measuring and Leveraging Impact WHEN – 10am – 1.30pm, May 4 2018 WHERE – Brooklyn Rooms 1 and 2,Continue reading “Measuring Impact”