#23 - David Farrell Interview (South Africa, Writing, Autism, Leadership, Retail, Cambridge etc.)

Spoke with Author David Farrell about his books on South Africa,
Autism and Leadership/Retail.


Social Media Instagram - @farrelldavidm Twitter - @i2autism


TIMESTAMPS


00:28 - When David Got Into Writing 00:57 - Brainstorming/How
David Writes 02:04 - How David Decides What Subject To Write On
02:23 - David’s First Book “Africa To Aotearoa” 03:19 - David’s
Early Life In Zimbabwe 04:04 - David’s Time In South Africa &
Ireland 05:40 - Changes In South Africa Due To Nelson Mandela
06:19 - David’s Reasons For Not Liking The U.K. 08:31 - South
Africa 10:25 - How David Ended Up In New Zealand 13:51 -
Pukekohe/Te Awamutu/Hamilton 14:36 - Cambridge 15:35 - How David
Decided To Write A Book On Autism 15:52 - Autism Is On A Spectrum
17:04 - False Information On Autism 18:00 - Different Behaviours
Of Autism 21:35 - Autism Isn’t A Disability/Autism Community
24:02 - Vaccines Do Not Cure Autism 25:51 - How David Ended Up
Writing A Book On Leadership 26:47 - We Can All Be Leaders 27:50
- David Is Nervous Meeting New People/Scared To Come On Kiwi
Talkz 28:43 - Reece’s Initial Impressions Of Guests Are Always
Correct 29:40 - David Thinks Reece Is A Leader 30:13 - Leadership
Is A Title Given By Others 31:13 - Leaders Work With There Team,
Not Independently 32:12 - Donald Trump Isn’t A Leader 32:57 -
Leaders Shouldn’t Work With Yes Men/Listening To Your Team 34:34
- Kiwi Talkz Has Taught Reece To Listen And Be Objective 36:34 -
Social Media/David Getting Angry At Someone On LinkedIn 38:58 -
Reece Disagrees With Some People On The Show But Still Gives Them
Respect 41:00 - Shelly Davies 41:32 - Study Vs Experience 43:49 -
Reece Gravitates Towards Ambitious People 44:38 - Comfort Zones
45:53 - Why Reece Includes Timestamps On Kiwi Talkz 46:44 -
Different Ways Kiwi Talkz Is Consumed 47:38 - Reece Criticises
Andrew Kings Rehearsed AnswersReece’s Research Process 50:02 -
Politicians Usually Don’t Get The Time To Convey There Points
51:07 - Evolution Of Retail/Online Vs In Store 54:36 - Retailers
Need To Research Before Launching In Another Country 56:13 -
Retail Competition Is Great For The Consumer But Bad For Business
57:23 - Retail Staff Being To Forward 58:37 - Reece Tries To
Avoid Overly Excited Staff 59:31 - NZ Monopolies & Duopolies
1:00:29 - Chemist Warehouses Huge Impact On Pharmacy 1:01:25 -
Retailers Stay Alive By Looking To The Future/Listening To The
Consumers 1:03:21 - David Doesn’t Want His Own Retail Store
1:04:05 - 24/7 Stores In New Zealand/Work And Life Balance
1:05:40 - Cambridge Rapidly Growing/Amalgamation With Hamilton
1:06:00 - Waipa Mayor Neglects Cambridge Over Te Awamutu 1:07:15
- Cambridge Needs To Change Its Retail Setups 1:08:45 - A Town Is
Doing Well When McDonalds Arrives/Aucklanders Moving To Cambridge
1:09:22 - David Writes For A Retail Column 1:10:07 - David Wants
To Do Some Travelling Around In NZ 1:10:37 - Hamilton’s Best
Asset Is Its Convenience/Inland Port 1:11:50 - Cambridge Becoming
Part Of Hamilton Is Inevitable/Waipa Rates 1:13:07 - Best Way Of
Contacting David Farrell