A primer of business school wisdom, grounded in real Kiwi examples, for New Zealand’s ownermanager businesses
Published a decade ago and reprinted multiple times, the authors’ Changing
Gears: How to Take Your Kiwi Business from the Kitchen Table to the Board Room
was the first book that enabled Kiwi-sized firms to integrate businessschool
wisdom into their thinking.
Gearing Up: Leading Your Kiwi Business into the Future is a completely revised
and updated primer for ownermanager New Zealand businesses. The book introduces
the business basics that haven’t changed (business models and financial
drivers, leadership, team building, strategy and planning), while exploring how
globalisation and digital transformations are challenging what we know about
doing business.
Throughout, the authors focus – through real examples – on the opportunities and challenges faced by the Kiwi men and women running our owner-operated businesses.
About The Authors
Darl Kolb, David Irving, Deborah Shepherd and Christine Woods come from extensive business backgrounds and are now based in the Business School of the University of Auckland, where they coach ownermanagers in the very successful The Icehouse, a collaborative learning environment and growth centre for New Zealand businesses.
