From the editor

“A community is a group of people who agree to grow together,” said author and business leadership speaker Simon Sinek, on a podcast I listened to recently.

I really like his definition because it’s simple and says a lot. It shifts the focus from what people have in common to what they’re willing to become together. And I particularly like it because I think it relates well to HRNZ.

I get to meet and hear from so many HRNZ members in my role as editor, and the one thing I can say without fail about all of you is that you all share a common value: helping others become their best.

There’s something powerful about shared values, shared intent and collective progress. For HRNZ, I think it speaks to members as being a collective group of people, rather than just an audience or ‘receivers’ of content.

At the heart of this issue is an exploration of just this: connection and networking with our fellow HR professionals and the wider community. We have features from Kavita Khanna (and myself) on what networking looks like in reality, and we have a piece from Danni Ermilova Williams on mentoring, as she uncovers the richness these mentor–mentee relationships can bring to our lives.

Nadine Tarsa guides us through the changes to the HRNZ Constitution, and Deepika Jindal outlines how the HRNZ Academic Branch operates and how you, as members, can engage with it through the constitutional changes.

We also highlight the Future Fit masterclass, thanks to Melissa

Crawford, and we hear from our regular columnists, who keep us up to date on employment law, immigration law and the latest HR research.

I hope you have a chance to browse through these pages.

Kathy Young

Editor

Kathy.Young@hrnz.org.nz