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5 of the most powerful messages from HR + L&D Tech Fest NZ
After the year that was, months of preparation, isolation, anticipation and inspiration, the New Zealand HR and L&D communities were once again united face to face.  Over two whirlwind days, we witnes …
Where is a lawyer’s place in a world without work?
Ahead of his Legal Tech Fest talk, this Fellow in Economics at Oxford University, acclaimed author and Ted Talker (among other accomplishments), ignites a confronting conversation about the imminent t …
Finding a higher purpose for HR
Ahead of her Tech Fest talk, What it Means to be “Human Around Here” - Living Our Purpose “On Purpose”, Wendy Paul from Fonterra speaks to us about instilling a new mindset to unify diverse groups of …
MELISSA CRAWFORD IS ON A MISSION
Two of Melissa Crawford’s great passions are technology and people – and not necessarily in that order. At a time when not many women were forging techie careers, she completed an IT degree, but not l …
Are you laying turtle eggs or nurturing an elephant calf? Determine the success of your manufacturing business with this simple test.
The formative years of elephants and turtles can teach us a lot about removing constraints that hold back the progress of our business. Unlike male adult elephants who can be loners, female elephants …
3 Ideas, 2 Quotes and 1 Question that came out of CeMAT AUSTRALIA - DIGITAL
One day, 30 speakers and countless ideas. The big themes of CeMAT AUSRALIA - DIGITAL were undeniably developing resilience in case of disruption or crisis; fulfilment strategies to meet new consumer d …
5 sentences you won’t hear from HR and L&D leaders in 2021
Throughout the pandemic, it became apparent what a critical role HR teams play in times of change. There was recognition across the board of the great work undertaken under pressure to get the best ou …
5 lessons in e-retail fulfilment for 2021
e-Commerce was undoubtedly one of the big winners of 2020. It was also a big learning curve. Consumers demand much more than simply the option to shop online, but when you can identify and meet those …
Aussie supply chain looks to tech start-ups, data lakes and myth-busting automation obstacles
Newly appointed executive general manager of Logistics at CSR, Amy Bentley is gearing up to chair a lively discussion on automation and AI at CeBIT Australia – DIGITAL. (She reliably informs us she ha …