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20 March 2024

Lending a helping hand to KiwiHarvest

A morning of great mahi at KiwiHarvest - the largest food rescue organisation in Aotearoa...

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14 March 2024

The Inaugural Convergence Bowls&Bites Event

A very fun get-together and a great opportunity to acknowledge our clients for their continued partnership and support...

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04 March 2024

[Watch] Building Adaptive Cultures with Teresa Collis

We had a terrific turn out and a productive session on the interplay between talent acquisition and culture...

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15 February 2024

FMCG Recruitment Insights & Talent Trends for 2024

Our specialist FMCG recruitment team share their observations and the current trends they're seeing right now within NZ's FMCG talent landscape...

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31 January 2024

Webinar Event: Building Adaptive Cultures with Teresa Collis

How can you create a workplace that adapts to the changing needs of your organisation and its people?...

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18 December 2023

Merry Christmas!

Our team is getting ready to down tools and take a well-deserved Christmas break...

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15 December 2023

Book Recommendation

CEO Excellence by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra...

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14 December 2023

Book Recommendation

Crack the C-Suite Code by Cassandra Frangos...

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13 December 2023

Book Recommendation

The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins...

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12 December 2023

Book Recommendation

Being Extraordinary By Confronting Your Ordinary by Mike Bennetts...

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11 December 2023

Book Recommendation

Belonging: The Ancient Code Of Togetherness by Owen Eastwood...

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11 December 2023

Adopt A Family Initiative - Christmas 2023

Our 6th year of partnering with The Salvation Army in their 'Adopt a family for Christmas programme'...

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19 October 2023

Breakfast with Mike Bennetts - 'Transformational Change'

Our client breakfast event today explored leadership mindsets and practices to address transformative change effectively...

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31 July 2023

How Any Business Can Create A Culture Of Belonging In The Workplace

Belonging is vital for employee retention and performance...

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17 July 2023

Happy Māori New Year! A time for reflection, connection, and embracing new beginnings

We hope your long weekend was one of connection with whānau, rest, and reflection...

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21 June 2023

Breakfast with Heather Polglase & Roz McCay - 'Adaptive Leadership'

Our Adaptive Leadership breakfast event today explored ways we can fuel, grow and accelerate leaders to drive strategic value...

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05 May 2023

Report: 100 Jobs of the Future

Fancy yourself as a Fusionist, or an Offworld Habitat Designer? How about a Data Farmer?...

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14 April 2023

FMCG Recruitment Insights & Talent Trends for 2023

Our specialist FMCG recruitment team share their observations and the current trends they're seeing right now within NZ's FMCG talent landscape...

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22 March 2023

Breakfast with Harold Hillman - Global Leadership Expert

Today we hosted an insight-packed breakfast exploring ways of navigating complex change, and helping to better support, inspire and develop teams...

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07 March 2023

HR's Role In Sustainability: The Keepers of ESG

An ESG strategy (and subsequent translation into action) could become a crucial competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent...

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21 February 2023

Cost of living is HR’s biggest 2023 challenge

2023 will see HR leaders play a key role in finding tangible ways of easing the everyday life stresses facing their employees...

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16 February 2023

The Employee Experience Matters

Managing for a great employee experience is about finding the sweet spot that delivers beyond the physical boundaries of work...

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18 December 2022

Merry Christmas!

2022 has been a huge year for us...

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12 December 2022

Adopt A Family Initiative - Christmas 2022

We're delighted to be partnering with the Salvation Army for the 5th consecutive year, in their annual Adopt-a-Family for Christmas programme...

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27 October 2022

Webinar Event: What does great Actuarial Leadership look like?

Join us for a conversation about upskilling your Actuarial career and developing your leadership toolkit...

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29 September 2022

Watch our recent University of Auckland Leadership & Selection Series webinar with Dr Norman Chorn

"Critical competencies of resilient leaders in today's organisations"...

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26 September 2022

Belonging is at the heart of everything we do...

...and it has shaped the journey of our next exciting chapter!...

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05 July 2022

Winners of the 2022 Mindful Money Awards

We were delighted to have the opportunity of sponsoring and presenting the ‘Best Ethical Retail Investment Provider’ Award this year...

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27 June 2022

Reshoring and the Global Supply Chain

Now is the time to focus on your talent strategy - redefine your company culture and put people first...

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31 May 2022

Congratulations to the finalists of the 2022 Mindful Money Awards

After a rigorous independent judging process, the finalists have been announced for the 2022 Mindful Money Awards...

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12 May 2022

We're delighted to be a Key Sponsor of the 2022 Mindful Money Awards

The Mindful Money Awards are back for 2022 to celebrate those at the forefront of best practices in making money a force for good in Aotearoa...

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19 April 2022

Insights from our Leading Hybrid Teams webinar

Watch our series of videos where we share insights, strategies and ideas from our recent hybrid working webinar...

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16 March 2022

FMCG Recruitment Insights & Talent Trends for 2022

Our specialist FMCG recruitment team share their observations and the current trends they're seeing right now within NZ's FMCG talent landscape...

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03 February 2022

Reconnecting New Zealand

This is welcome news for those that have been separated from family, friends and loved ones; and a step in the right direction for the talent market...

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23 December 2021

Meri Kirihimete

2021 - what a year! As we head into the festive season, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support...

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14 December 2021

Adopt A Family Initiative - Christmas 2021

We're delighted to be partnering with The Salvation Army again this year in their annual Adopt a Family for Christmas programme...

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14 December 2021

Watch our recent webinar event with Kiwibank Chief Economist, Jarrod Kerr

We recently hosted an online conversation with Jarrod Kerr, tailored for an audience of Manufacturing, Distribution and FMCG professionals...

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21 October 2021

Next-Level Talent Selection

We’re proud to integrate Hogan’s world leading personality assessments into our robust, behavioural competency selection process...

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29 September 2021

The Great Opportunity

Now is the time to focus on your talent strategy - redefine your company culture and put people first...

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14 June 2021

Watch our Beyond Burnout conversation with Suzi McAlpine

We recently had the pleasure of hosting an online conversation with the inspiring Suzi McAlpine, author of the bestselling book, Beyond Burnout...

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27 April 2021

The COVID Effect on Talent Acquisition

We have observed some emerging trends and how companies must adapt in order to compete for talent...

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02 November 2020

We're Celebrating 10 years: 2010-2020

This week marks the 10 year anniversary of Convergence Partners - and wow, what a journey!...

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07 March 2019

Implicit Bias - looking beyond 'culture fit' to focus on 'culture add'

A strong diversity and inclusion strategy can help your organisation attract top talent, yet implicit bias continues to underline so many decisions...

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