Stories, advice and inspo to guide career journeys

Suzie Marsden Suzie Marsden

Why are career conversations so hard?

It’s time for the personal development conversation with your team member. If that fills you with dread, you’re not alone! We reckon there are three factors at play.

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Sharon Spence Sharon Spence

Don’t mind the gap

How focussing on your people’s strengths rewards them and your organisation.

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Gapping It - The untold story

When we started researching for our webinar about Gapping It (aka the gap year, but hey, it doesn’t need to be a year!), we ended up with one big question…

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Sharon Spence Sharon Spence

Don’t resign yourself to the Great Resignation

A senior HR professional said to us recently “we’ve been talking about the war for talent for years but now it’s really here!”. Now more than ever, is the time to up the ante on effective and sustainable talent retention initiatives.

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Phil Neutze, mad scientist to mega deals

From researching llamas to doing some of the biggest financial deals in NZ, Phil Neutze is Auckland Airport’s Chief Financial Officer and New Zealand’s CFO of the year. It's been quite a journey and it has influenced his thoughts on career advice for young people.

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Louise Tong making an impact

Louise Tong has always cared about the environment and now she’s making a positive difference right across the economy as GM of Sustainable Finance for one of NZ’s big four banks.

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Scott Lawrie, art lover, writer and entrepreneur

Founder of tone-of-voice brand agencies, champion of artists and gallery owner, Scotty believes mistakes are more interesting than perfection and that we should make more of them…just not really expensive ones.

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Matt the trainer and industry innovator

The founder of one of Auckland’s first wellness centres in Grey Lynn, Matt talks about his radical shift from managing warehouse logistics to personal training.

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Sharon Spence Sharon Spence

You don’t have to be a genius to have intellectual curiosity

It could feel daunting to learn that employers rate intellectual curiosity as one of the top characteristics they look for in young employees. But do your kids have to be geniuses to have intellectual curiosity? Well, it turns out the answer is a resounding No!

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