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Your First Hires in a New Market: A People & GTM Playbook
23
September
2026

Your First Hires in a New Market: A People & GTM Playbook

There’s a point in international expansion when selling into a market is no longer enough. You need someone there.

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Real Steel: Leading Growth Through Transformation
18
September
2026

Real Steel: Leading Growth Through Transformation

Humankind partnered with Real Steel to redesign the organisation before becoming its embedded Performance Partner.

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Hiring someone great is only half the job
11
September
2026

Hiring someone great is only half the job

Recruitment doesn't end when someone says yes. In many ways, that's when the real work begins.

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Making hiring easier for everyone involved
03
September
2026

Making hiring easier for everyone involved

We sit down with Jo and Avril and ask what they wish more hiring managers knew before a role goes live.

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The Innovation Loop: What I’ve Learnt Judging New Zealand’s Best Workplaces
02
September
2026

The Innovation Loop: What I’ve Learnt Judging New Zealand’s Best Workplaces

Over the past three years, since Best Places to Work™ New Zealand relaunched, I’ve had the privilege of serving as a judge for the Best Places to Work™ Awards, primarily evaluating the large organisation category. 

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Turning Capital into the Right Team
01
September
2026

Turning Capital into the Right Team

If a big part of your capital raise is going into people, your people plan needs to go further than a headcount forecast.

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Caruso: Delivering a Recruitment Sprint to Support Rapid Growth
31
August
2026

Caruso: Delivering a Recruitment Sprint to Support Rapid Growth

Caruso demonstrates the value of stepping back to design the right organisation, capability, and talent strategy before rushing to market.

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We want to design the best first job in New Zealand
19
August
2026

We want to design the best first job in New Zealand

When we decided to create a new entry-level AI Builder role, we wanted to treat it as more than just another vacancy. We want to design The Best First Job in New Zealand, and do it out in the open.

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Hiring is an org design decision
17
August
2026

Hiring is an org design decision

Before deciding who to hire, start with the strategy and the work required to deliver it.

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Growth creates opportunity. It also creates people challenges earlier than most leaders expect
10
August
2026

Growth creates opportunity. It also creates people challenges earlier than most leaders expect

Drawing on experience across technology, FMCG, education and private equity-backed businesses, Nicola Cook shares what she's learned supporting organisations through growth.

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