Past Events

IN FEBRUARY, BUSINESS North Harbour (BNH) surveyed members to gain additional feedback and insights into the business resilience within our area and to understand what additional support BNH could provide. The Business Resilience Survey’s nine questions covered key issues around staff working from home, Covid impacts on business, significant issues being faced, and areas for support and staff wellbeing.

A total of 237 survey responses were received and this quickly translated into a series of six online webinar events, for which BNH utilised subject matter experts who each discussed and addressed identified issues.

16 March Simon Weakley, Director of Training and Sales, Dale Carnegie

Attendees were provided with valuable advice and techniques around how to deal with workplace stress and anxiety during these very uncertain times along with strategies on how to create and build resilience amongst their team, their business and for their leaders. Simon Weakley shared that these experiences are not unique to us; indeed, these issues are being faced worldwide.

23 March Richard Orsbourn, Chief Pathfinder, Pathfinder Solutions

Richard Orsbourn’s presentation addressed the challenges that businesses are currently facing along with commonsense advice on embracing change and focusing on what you can control as a business owner. The essential aspects of finance, profitability and cashflow aspects were covered along with the importance of having a solid plan to get back to business.

30 March Lisa Hill, Managing Director, Eclipse Recruitment

Practical advice for employers on staff retention were presented by Lisa Hill with a focus on remuneration, reward, recognition, training, and career progression. Fantastic insights on combating staff shortages and recruitment strategies were addressed with a real focus on ways to widen the candidate pool, which included thinking outside the square in such an employee driven market.

6 April Chris Edwards, Co-founder and Group Managing Director, GO Logistics Group

Chris Edwards’ informative presentation on New Zealand’s wide-ranging supply chain issues and challenges focused on three distinct areas: short, medium, and long-term. The key issues driving the global supply chain chaos were covered, including Covid (e.g., major areas/cities still in lockdown, staff isolation), rising fuel costs, immigration, inflation, air and sea freight supply, ports, and geo-political issues.