Just Zilch is New Zealand’s longest-running ‘free store’. Since 2011 they’ve been on a mission to rescue food, serve the community and help the planet. Their store recovers food that would otherwise have gone to waste and makes it available to hundreds of people a day. There are no screening criteria for customers. They simply ask that people are mindful and “take just what they need”.

An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce. Have you seen some of the media about the 4-day week that Perpetual Guardian, a New Zealand financial services company, experimented with in 2018? Their CEO Andrew Barnes and his partner Charlotte Lockhart are personal friends, so it’s been a great chance to get an insider view of the company’s learnings, … Read More

An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce. Even in small businesses, great delegation is a vital skill for any business person who wants to expand or increase turnover. However, the problem is, very few have formal training in it. Many folk lurch along, doing their best, often overwhelmed by their own work as well as the needs of … Read More

An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce. Here are two email tips that got people really excited at a recent workshop. They couldn’t wait to get back to their desks and start using them.  You almost never need to know you’ve just received yet another email but very few of us can ignore a beep or flashing message. … Read More

An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce. I was at dinner at an Assistant Principal/Deputy Principal conference a few years ago. As we chatted about time-challenging situations, angry parents, guardians and employees popped into the agenda. Slow things down Winton said: ‘I look for ways to slow things down. When someone comes at you with a head of … Read More

An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce. I was having a conversation with my 90-year-old aunt about delegation, task management and managing staff – she’d had many years of running teams and offices. She said: ‘Efficiency is a life-long discipline, and not everyone has it or can learn it. Some people are naturally efficient and disciplined. Others are … Read More

An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce. 1. Write down your goals When you write down your goals it becomes easier to know where your priorities lie. You can then, with greater ease, stay focused when seductive time stealers such as TV, friends or a sunny day try to lure you away. What marks do you want? What … Read More

An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce. Through the pandemic one thing that didn’t change, was the number of meetings. For many, there have been even more. Perhaps you were one of the many who felt Zoomed out! The major difference was location. Possibly you had to work around home schooling demands, family members interrupting your concentration, the … Read More

An excerpt from Lauren Parsons’ book ‘Thriving Leaders Thriving Teams’.