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Health & Safety - What you need to know today
Shauna Feeney, A T Consulting, March 2016
Not always the most glamorous subject, but really one that effects every business owner is the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) that is coming into effect in April 2016 in New Zealand.
So, you may be thinking what is it that you really need to know? Depending on what your involvement in Health and Safety has been to date you may already understand a lot of the information and you may not need to make that many changes at all. To receive a copy of the full article, please click here.
So, you may be thinking what is it that you really need to know? Depending on what your involvement in Health and Safety has been to date you may already understand a lot of the information and you may not need to make that many changes at all. To receive a copy of the full article, please click here.
Lessons learned as gamekeeper and poacher
Tobin Blathwayt, A T Consulting, January 2016
With well over 20,000 hours of due diligence experience in three continents combined with over 10,000 hours as a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Tobin has a broad, and perhaps unique in NZ, perspective from both sides of the fence of the profit and cash drivers in businesses.
Together with professionals from other disciplines, we have developed A T Consulting's ten top issues to look out for in the due diligence process that are often overlooked. To receive a copy, please click here.
Together with professionals from other disciplines, we have developed A T Consulting's ten top issues to look out for in the due diligence process that are often overlooked. To receive a copy, please click here.
Cause and Effect
Tobin Blathwayt, A T Consulting, October 2015
Businesses at different points in their life cycle will use causal thinking and effectual logic. Effectual thinking is used by successful entrepreneurs at the early stages of their lifecycle and is characterised by the following principles - click here for more information on these:
- Bird in the hand: Take action based on the resources that you already have: your skills, your knowledge, and your networks. Don't wait!
- Affordable loss: Only bet what you can afford to lose, analyse the downside risks rather than focusing on unreliable predictions of the upside.
- Lemonade: Embrace surprises and leverage contingencies with flexible planning rather than pinning yourself to existing goals.
- Crazy Quilt: Form partnerships with everyone, don't try to hide. Work with suppliers and customers to build your product, firm, and market.
- Pilot-in-the-plane: Focus on what you can control, not risky predictions and projections based on uncertainty.
| A T Consulting | Entrepreneur |
|---|---|
| Structure | Passion |
| Planning | Vision |
| Tools | Wisdom to use these |
| Strategy | Energy to execute it |
| Judgement | Propensity to take risks |
The Great Economic Inversion: Why Balance Sheets have been turned upside down
Paul Adams, Everedge IP, June 2015
Uber - the world's largest taxi company owns no vehicles.
FaceBook - the world's most popular media owner creates no content.
Alibaba - the world's most valuable retailer has no inventory.
AirBnB - the world's largest accommodation provider owns no real estate.
FaceBook - the world's most popular media owner creates no content.
Alibaba - the world's most valuable retailer has no inventory.
AirBnB - the world's largest accommodation provider owns no real estate.
The great economic inversion that began 35 years ago has profound implications: for management, for boards, for investors and financial institutions. There is no going back: in a knowledge economy intangible assets will only become more important. As with any fundamental shift, those that see further and embrace the change are best prepared to profit from it. Click here for full article