March 2010
2 posts
From Auckland to Rotorua and Back Again!
Working on a consulting engagement with a global Deloitte team is turning out to be a brilliant experience. The melting pot of accents from four different countries creates its fair share of confusion but, with the help of ‘Beached As Bro’, I’m slowly getting the team to warm to the kiwi monotone.
Furthermore, we’re making the most of our time in Rotorua. On Saturday we...
Global Consulting out of Rotorua
The consulting life presents you with a wide range of projects in all sorts of weird and wonderous locations. So I arrived back from my annual leave to the welcome news that I’d be working for a client in Rotorua for the next 6 months. What makes this project really exciting is that I’m working with a team of 10 supply chain gurus that have flown in for the project from Deloitte UK,...
February 2010
3 posts
A Consultant in a Rickshaw Drivers Clothing
It is forecast that carbon emissions from developing countries will exceed those of developed countries in the coming half century … yet the rules are different for large developing countries and as such a global reduction benchmark isn’t considered appropriate. Driving down the coast of India in an autorickshaw is, bizarrely, a great way to see the developing world in action and to...
Racing for Indian schools
Racing an autorickshaw down the coast of India isn’t everyones idea of cruisy annual leave but its a brilliant way to get some new perspectives on the world and, for us, was the ideal outlet to help promote education in the developing world.
The official cause for our race was the “Freedom Through Education” initiative, which raises money to build schools in the Indian state of...
Back in the Country, Back in the Office!
I’ve just returned to the glorious new grounds of the Queen Street Deloitte Building from a 5 week epic adventure to India. It seems like the interns have covered all that is exciting about the new building so we thought it better if I shared some of what I did in India. So here’s a taste of what Deloitters get up to in their down time!
The main purpose behind the trip was to...
December 2009
3 posts
It's All Happening!
‘Fly Home Friday’, moving office, a sprinkle of client work, and a Christmas Party on top. All in days work for a consultant in the festive season.
Fly Home Friday is the monthly get-together when us festive consultants jet back to the home office for a day of knowledge sharing, updates, and, as we’re all on different clients (in different parts of the country), a good general...
The North Island Consulting Social Club
Once more sitting amongst a well dressed collection of businessmen/woman at Wellington awaiting the Auckland flight call. It’s been another eventful week, from experiencing my first Wellington earthquake to the unofficial launch of the North Island Consulting Social Club. Most of the Auckland practice is on projects down here at the moment so we teamed up with the local consultants and 25ish...
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Another Windy Wellington Week Down!
Lounging at the airport after another great week working on a client in Wellington. Back home for Friday and looking forward to Jandal day and the rooftop bbq at the Auckland office!