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Industry Focus – Agribusiness

How do business training courses, customised programmes and workshops help owner-managers, senior leaders and their teams in highly specialised industries such as the ...

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Calling on a new cohort of Māori cadets to upskill and make real impacts for whānau

The Icehouse and Te Puni Kōkiri Leadership Development Cadetships are looking for 25 more kaimahi future Māori leaders for this year’s programme. The Icehouse-Te Puni Kokiri ...

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I’m The Boss, I Know Best: Part 2

If you’ve ever uttered the words ‘I’m The Boss… I know best’, ‘… it’s easier if I do it, ‘… I don’t need help’ (part one of this two-part blog) then there might be a problem. We ...

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Diversity on Programme: Manufacturing Special

How does The Icehouse help grow businesses in highly specialised industries? It’s a critical question because each business, let alone sector, has its unique set of challenges. ...

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You in the community – more than a business

Not so long ago, being in business – solving challenges and delivering high-quality products and services – was enough for many business owners. Now, more and more of our alumni ...

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I’m the Boss… but Leaders Are Important.

It’s long been established that high-impact leadership training breeds staff loyalty and morale, boosts employee retention and makes teams more productive. New knowledge fills ...

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Leadership styles and why many courses don’t work: Repost

This blog from 2020 highlights the mistakes made by so many leadership programmes. If you don’t know your leadership style, how can you effectively implement actionable plans and ...

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Human Connection with Mel Rowsell

As co-founder of software company Vend and an influential and experienced coach and consultant to business leaders globally, Mel Rowsell is a familiar name to the Kiwi business ...

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The Icehouse 20-Year Publication: Part Nine

Welcome to the ninth part of our 20-Year Anniversary Publication serialisation. Each week, we’ll be publishing a new chapter telling the stories of the people and places that have ...

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Time to get more efficient. Advice for Owner Managers – Updated

The Icehouse published this article in October 2019, after a new report recognised that 40% of an entrepreneur’s time is spent on non-revenue-related activities (WeWork). So we’ve ...

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