Newsletter series on leadership

Since speaking at a New Zealand Police leadership conference in November 2006, Kenn has been writing weekly articles about leadership as a resource for managers, businesses and aspiring leaders. Over 600 people now receive these weekly articles, from organisations including the Nelson City Council, The National Bank, ASB Bank and ACC.

Comments from people who receive Kenn's weekly article:

"Thanks Kenn, these are really interesting and very well put together."

- Carol Higgins, Local Manager, Lumley General Insurance (N.Z.) Limited

"I was at the leadership conference in 2006 when you made a presentation and you promised to send out your weekly words of wisdom. To be honest with you I was not sure how this would work out and had a fairly negative feeling towards it. However over the past 162 weeks I have looked forward to reading your words and thinking of ways in which I could put them into practice in my environment. There have been times over the past years where your words were just what I needed at a time of stress or adversity. We often complain about 'management' and their lack of understanding of 'our' situation, however, being in management is no bed of roses and I have found that your 'weekly word' has been useful in helping me to understand that I'm responsible for how our staff feel and react and if I want to make a change I need to start with myself. I would like to thank you so very much for your input over the years and from a fairly negative start, from myself, I have saved every one of your 162 weeks of deliberations in the hope that they will continue to assist me throughout my career." 

- Sergeant David Cross, NZ Police, Greymouth

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Kenn has written a book based on this newsletter series on leadership: Life is Leadership