Blogs
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![New Zealand hiring market: Workforce outlook for 2026]()
- Hiring Tips
- New Zealand
8 minsNew Zealand hiring market: Workforce outlook for 2026
Key takeaways 1. Candidate activity is rising fast as job ads remain at low levels Applications per job ad have jumped sharply as Kiwis search for higher wages amid cost-of-living pressure. With job...
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![Australia’s hiring market: Workforce outlook for 2026]()
- Australia
9 minsAustralia’s hiring market: Workforce outlook for 2026
Key takeaways 1. Candidate activity is intensifying, even as job ads level out Applications per job ad continues to surge due to cost-of-living pressures pushing more people into the market....
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![Jason Waterhouse on high-performance sailing, pressure, and adventure]()
- Australia
6 minsJason Waterhouse on high-performance sailing, pressure, and adventure
Jason Waterhouse’s career and achievements as a two-time Olympian and competitive sailor all leads back to his family and childhood. Passionate sailors, his parents bought a yacht back when he was...
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![Why every business needs an AI strategy (even if AI isn’t the strategy)]()
- Australia
- New Zealand
4 minsWhy every business needs an AI strategy (even if AI isn’t the strategy)
AI is not a strategy, but you still need one When ChatGPT first hits the scene, it felt like magic. You typed in a question and out came paragraphs of seemingly human responses. That “wow” moment...
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![AI in the private sector: Moving fast, but who’s steering?]()
- Australia
- New Zealand
3 minsAI in the private sector: Moving fast, but who’s steering?
While government agencies have to carefully navigate AI changes while maintaining dependability, the private sector can move like a high-speed bullet train in comparison; faster, more agile, and...
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![Insurance and AI: Why humans still need to be in the loop]()
- Australia
- New Zealand
3 minsInsurance and AI: Why humans still need to be in the loop
The insurance industry has long been a pioneer in automation. Fraud detection, claims processing, and risk modelling all lend themselves to technology, and AI is simply the next layer. However, it...
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![Is your fleet costing you more than you think?]()
- Australia
- New Zealand
2 minsIs your fleet costing you more than you think?
When budgets tighten and sustainability goals loom large, most councils zero in on headcount, procurement, and property costs. But what about your fleet? For many organisations, the fleet is the...
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![The Trans-Tasman talent shift: Why NZ needs a new workforce strategy]()
- Hiring Tips
- New Zealand
2 minsThe Trans-Tasman talent shift: Why NZ needs a new workforce strategy
New Zealand’s infrastructure and energy pipeline is booming but the people needed to deliver it are in short supply. With record numbers of skilled Kiwis moving overseas, and Australia’s own...
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![Shewit Belay on identity, discipline, and owning your space]()
- Australia
- Highlight
8 minsShewit Belay on identity, discipline, and owning your space
Warm, grounded, and self-aware, musical theatre performer Shewit Belay immediately dismantles any assumptions you might have about who she is and how she got to where she is. On our latest podcast...
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![AI in financial services: Productivity gains, data risk, and the slow march to strategy]()
- Australia
3 minsAI in financial services: Productivity gains, data risk, and the slow march to strategy
The financial services sector has never been shy about technology, from automated trading to fraud detection, the industry has used advanced tools for decades. So it’s no surprise that when AI...
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![Michelle Hutchison on creativity, crypto, and the courage to jump in]()
- Australia
6 minsMichelle Hutchison on creativity, crypto, and the courage to jump in
When Michelle Hutchison reflects on her career, she doesn’t point to a five-year plan or a neat set of steps that led her to become Chief of Staff at Finder. Instead, she describes a series of...
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![Beyond the grid: How AI is reshaping NZ’s infrastructure]()
- New Zealand
3 minsBeyond the grid: How AI is reshaping NZ’s infrastructure
AI is no longer a tech-sector story, but a project and infrastructure one. As New Zealand doubles down on energy transition and network modernisation, the same organisations managing critical...
