On the Record
Your Thought Partner in the room.
Leading is harder when you're too close to the problem. This is where we share what we're seeing from client work, CEO conversations, and the people in our network, to give you a different perspective, a moment to think, and something worth acting on.
The CEO Table Signals Report
THE CEO TABLE INSIGHTS 2026
Boards & Advisory: Addressing the Proximity Challenge Inside Growing New Zealand Businesses
We put one question to three rooms of CEOs across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch: is it the people on your board, or the model itself? Every room answered differently. Every room described the same problems. What surfaced was a layer priced by convention, judged by feel, and rarely redesigned until the cost becomes visible. Three cities. Five signals. This is what NZ CEOs are actually navigating at the top of the business.
The Unfiltered State
of NZ CEOs
THE CEO TABLE INSIGHTS 2025 • PART 1
The Unfiltered State of NZ CEOs
THE CEO TABLE INSIGHTS 2025 •
PART 2
AI, Leadership and The New Shape of Advantage
The CEO Table Signals Report
MAY 2026 • People Intelligence
From Technological Acceleration to Human Advantage
Insights
The CEO Table
Candid Conversations
Episode 4 • Why Board Distance Is a Risk Signal for Growth CEOs
UnstoppableFlux
A board too far from the business slows the one thing growth CEOs can't afford to lose: commercial momentum. In this episode, Michael and Stew look at where that distance actually shows up: in slower decisions, softer challenge, and boards that approve rather than accelerate.
If you're playing to win and wondering whether the room above you is actually helping, this one will feel familiar.
Flux on YouTube
Short takes, quick thinking, and real moments from the field.
New clips added regularly.
In Motion
In today’s climate, most businesses aren’t lacking advice. They’re drowning in it.