Unleash Growth with The Engine & Defeat Procrastination! Founders often embrace the mantra "fail fast, fail often," yet as the year nears its end, it's crucial to ask: do you have your strategy in place for the coming year, or have you deferred it once more to the...

Business Warrant of Fitness Audit Can you afford to lose all you have worked hard for? IS YOUR BUSINESS OPERATING AT ITS FULL POTENTIAL? Are you confident you are meeting all the necessary legal & regulatory requirements under New Zealand Law? Would your business...

Clarity in Business - Are You Lost? Seek first to understand, then to be understood. At some point in our life we've all been camping and used a compass to point us in the right direction. That compass in business is called clarity. Every week we are approached by...

Are you falling short of your Director Responsibilities? Good governance delivers on the promise of the business. The Engine's 'Our Executive Board' service offers board structure, business security, stakeholder confidence and adversity resilience for the risk-averse....

Dear CEO/Business Owner, when did you last take a break, an uninterrupted break? Do you dream about having a few days off but wonder how your business will be able to run without you there? Do you worry about what will happen to your business in case of a medical...

Governance is non-negotiable as a Business Owner. Many Company Owners start a business without realising the responsibilities & weight required of a Director. When the buck stops with you, there is no room to shirk your duties. "I didn't know" doesn't cut it".  As...

Is your business using crisis pain as crisis fuel in advance of a crisis? Life can be seemingly going well and then suddenly a curve ball hits – I am sure you know what I am meaning. If you are doing life, curve balls are life! When that curve ball happens in business...

2023 The Perfect Storm Catherine Cooke here. Speaking of storms, I wanted to share that I featured as a participator in a White Paper by Alexander PR:2023: The Perfect Storm – 23 Bad Habits Your Board should change in the era of polycrisis. I was so glad to be a...

The voice of the customer brings insights to your business for growth. Without customers, you don’t have a business.  And it costs so much more to acquire and find new customers than it does to service your existing customers.  But knowing what your customers really...

Do you dig trenches or build bridges? Time is limited and it’s how you utilise your time that makes all the difference in business. Time is also your best business resource. A successful entrepreneur needs to recognise the value of their time and always spend it on...

Merry Christmas!It's been quite an exciting year for The Engine. As the year comes to a close we wanted to share the success and celebration of a good year.  Activate Tamaki Makaurau The $60m business support package announced by the Minister of Finance and the...

Are you connected to your business?If you are going to take a serious run at building or growing a business you need to be connected to your team, your customers, your community and yourself. Take advantage to have a chat with one of The Engine’s Business Advisors who...

The primary cause of business stress & failure is lack of ongoing business planning. We Coach – Inspire – Provide – Facilitate – Empower –You to Grow Most businesses don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. The Engine are a recognised leading service provider for...

Business Health Check Up Navigating Covid & many winter illnesses, coupled with staff shortages have brought many business’s to their knees and challenged business owner’s own wellness to meet supply and demand. I heard just last week of a business closed...

The Engine Business Forum  Workplace Wellness We successfully delivered our Business Forum on the 27th of July 2022 Check out the below for highlights and photos of The Event.  If you missed the FORUM check out the video. Key details: Date: 27th of July 2022Video...

Feedback Matters Good business is about connection. Connecting with your team. Connecting with your customers. Connecting with your hapori. Connecting with yourself. As a business owner what do you do to prioritise to understand your customers better, to know your...

First Impressions Matter Returning to a life from ZOOM has been quite challenging for many people. In fact, I'm spending a lot of time working with business owners on the importance of punctuality. Time is the one thing in life that you can never get back but can be...

Establishing Culture Foundations Good business is about connection;Connecting with your team;Connecting with your customers;Connecting with yourself; Discover the tools you need to create a vibrant, connected work culture with us here at The Engine. Organisational...

Everyone deserves to be heard Total applause for the many businesses that contacted us after last month's newsletter - regarding having a Customer Survey done impartially via us here at The Engine. They are now on their way to gaining insights from their clients about...

Genuine EMPLOYEE appreciation requires consistency As I deliver Culture training to organisations I know that showing genuine appreciation to your staff takes more than a moment in time of recognition and reward - it requires consistency and commitment. When you are...