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Introducing The Icehouse… Scott Turner, Chief Operating Officer

In a regular series, we are profiling key members of The Icehouse team, so our wider network of alumni, current programme and workshop participants, partners and friends get to ...

Did you miss SME? What role for small businesses in the productivity mix?

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 27/04/21

Gavin Lennox, Group CEO at The Icehouse, reacts to The Productivity Commission’s updated report on frontier firms. This article first appeared on LinkedIn.

Introducing The Icehouse… Michael McLachlan, Marketing Manager

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 20/04/21

In a regular series, we are profiling key members of The Icehouse team,  so our wider network of alumni, current programme and workshop participants, partners and friends get ...

Leaders: Are They Born or Made? Updated

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 15/04/21

This is a repost from a previous blog written by Liz Wotherspoon, Chief Executive of Growth at The Icehouse, was first published in NZBusiness Magazine in 2018 and is as ...

Business Coaching Expert Spotlight… David Fleming

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 13/04/21

David Fleming is the subject of our latest coaching profile. Based in Christchurch, David has more than 30 years’ senior management experience, and has a proven 20-year track ...

Wellbeing, Technology and The Next Level with Xero

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 08/04/21

The Next Level is the latest free guide from Xero, one of our amazing partners, and follows on from last year’s The Check In. It provides valuable insights around the many ...

Business Coaching Expert Spotlight… Kevin Bailey

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 06/04/21

Kevin Bailey is the subject of our latest coaching profile. Based in Christchurch, Kevin has worked for all four of New Zealand’s biggest banks and has been a business mentor ...

Financial upskilling for a stronger business: Updated

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 01/04/21

Gaining and maintaining financial control of your business is a superpower for owners and managers. This blog from 2020 outlines the many advantages in your key non-financial ...

Business Owner Programme and the bay of opportunities

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 30/03/21

The Bay of Plenty is sitting at the top of the current rankings for annual domestic GDP, according to figures from Stats NZ released in March 2021. ‘Boosted by construction and ...

Leaders Exchange: The value of leadership reset and reconnection

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 25/03/21

Jo Clayton, Programme Facilitator at The Icehouse, outlines why there’s never been a better time for leaders to reset and reconnect with their businesses through The Icehouse’s

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