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Changeability is a change management consultancy with a unique focus on the human side of change. Organisations use Changeability to deliver successful change and as mitigation against the cost of failed change. Hear from us at the next EMA Fresh People Breakfast, November 27, about key principles to apply when leading change in your organisation. 

Joining us on the platform is Jane McLaren Plant Manager at Pacific Steel – a Changeability client. Jane will be sharing her experience of leading a challenging change in their business as she looks to keep staff engaged and maintain productivity, as the factory moves towards closure.  For more details and register visit the EMA website https://www.ema.co.nz/events/calendar/Pages/event-06.aspx

This was the title of a workshop delivered by Changeability’s Dick Downing at a recent leadership breakfast in Auckland. Organised by JumpShift Development Ltd, the LAN breakfasts aim to connect leaders and inspire those attending to take action to tackle their biggest challenges.

Having ‘taken a phone call from John Key to secure Changeability’s services in supporting the transition,’ Dick presented some key learning from his work on the human side of change and the group worked together to apply the principles to this highly emotive change.

Each breakfast session concludes with delegates identifying actions they can take on their own business issues – thereby ensuring value for each and every person who attends.

Bound to be extremely popular, the next LAN breakfast is in September and is on the subject of Storytelling for Leadership – learn more and book a place here http://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/leadership-action-network-11-tickets-11656812841?aff=erelexporg

Dick looks forward to seeing you there – this time as a delegate!

January saw Changeability deliver a series of presentations on Positive Wellbeing as part of AUT University’s annual Prefect Camps.

School Prefects are challenged in many ways in their final year at school, when they experience a wide range of priorities and a number of differing expectations. As experts in wellbeing and how people navigate change successfully, Changeability were asked to deliver an engaging session including practical tools that students would find easy to apply.

Changeability’s Dick Downing, himself a Father of twins who were head students in 2012, said of his involvement in the camps, “High achieving students have particular challenges in terms of maintaining their wellbeing and achieving a healthy balance. It was amazing to be part of a series of such fun and exciting sessions, and to be able to share some resilience tips and tricks with these impressive young people.”

The AUT Prefect Training Programme is a 12-month programme that provides Year 13 High School Prefects with training to help develop them as leaders and provide them with the skills to achieve their school’s objectives across the year. The programme includes sessions on planning, leadership, adventure-based learning, and teamwork. This year’s PTP programme was launched in January with three camps and involved nearly 300 students from a total of 18 schools.

Changeability client ViaLactia last month spent a day doing good in the community. They had found out that Changeability was a social enterprise that invests all its profits for social good – and wanted to know more! This is the story of how their team set out to make a difference for a day……..

They say many hands make light work and that’s exactly what ViaLactia (Fonterra’s on-farm innovation business) set out to do last month at Abeo House.

The small yet dedicated team at Abeo on Auckland’s North Shore provides a unique programme of mental health services to assist people with their journey back into the community. Abeo was introduced to ViaLactia through Changeability, a change consultancy that supports companies to deliver business critical change.

ViaLactia was keen to get their ‘hands dirty’ so worked with Abeo to clear their overgrown gardens. They were replaced with brand new planter boxes filled with new vegetables and herbs that the group can use in their cooking classes.

ViaLactia also donated un-used office furniture to Abeo and are already planning their next volunteer day later this year. The residents loved the interaction and everyone involved could really see the benefits and enjoyment of working together.

Janneke van Wagtendonk, ViaLactia General Manager, said: “It was an incredibly inspiring day and lots of fun. We aim to continue working with Abeo in the near future”.

This is the title of a presentation that Dick Downing is giving to a group of project managers at the PMINZ in Auckland next month. Dick will be talking about the work that Changeability does to engage people in change. Delegates will hear about the application of Changeability’s work to business critical change projects and explore how the Changeability approach can be used to assist project managers to deliver better projects.

For details of how to register click here:http://pminzauckland.eventbrite.co.nz/