EMA HR Webinar: Transformation and Change

Join us for webinar 5 of our Hire to Retire HR Webinar Series

Description

Whether it’s a full restructure or a subtle shift in workplace dynamics, change is inevitable - and how it’s managed can make or break your culture. HR plays a pivotal role in guiding people through uncertainty, aligning communication, and ensuring transitions are not just smooth, but strategic. 

In this session, our EMA people experts will explore how to lead change with clarity, empathy, and purpose. You’ll learn how to engage employees, maintain momentum, and turn disruption into opportunity - no matter the scale of change. 

Join us for a fireside chat led by our EMA people experts, and we’ll help you get it right. 

This webinar is for you if you’re: 

  • An HR Advisor or small business owner needing to shape the direction of your business with a strategic approach  

  • An up-and-coming HR partner looking to demonstrate leadership and maintain culture during a time of evolution for your business 

  • A people leader wanting to ensure your team outputs aren’timpacted and that everyone is prepared to adapt to new structures of any kind 

At this webinar, you will gain:   

  • Learning through case studies – What worked, what didn’t, and what you can take from it  

  • Interactive discussions – with Q&A opportunities to get an expert perspective in real time  

  • Best practice tips and takeaways – Including communication strategies that build trust, how to identify and empower change champions, frameworks for managing resistance, and tools to keep culture intact through transition. 

 

Your hosts:  

Elizabeth Fahey, Change and Transformation Consultant: 

Elizabeth is a change leader who has experience both in New Zealand and internationally across diverse industries in organisations of varying sizes. With a strong foundation in organisational development, training, HR and leadership, she has 20 years' experience in organisational change and transformation, simplifying and guiding teams through complexity with a pragmatic, calm and collaborative approach combined with strategic insight.  

Committed to empowering individuals and unlocking their potential, Elizabeth also works as a retirement coach, helping individuals and organisations navigate transitions with purpose and confidence. 

Rebecca Agent, Strategy Change and Transformation Consultant:

Rebecca Agent is a seasoned consulting and advisory professional with over 20 years of experience driving enterprise transformation, strategic execution, and operational excellence across diverse industries.

As a consultant working with the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) New Zealand and its members, Rebecca brings a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach to supporting organisations in navigating complex business challenges. 

With a background spanning strategy, change management, business transformation, operational performance and sustainability, Rebecca specialises in helping organisations optimise their structures, processes, and people strategies to improve efficiency, resilience, and growth.


Why Hire to Retire?

From the 30,000+ people who receive our monthly HR newsletter, or the hundreds of monthly AdviceLine calls, we know our members lead people, drive workplace culture, and carry the responsibility for policies and procedures. We also know that with 2000+ cases appearing before the ERA annually, and compensation for damages from the Employment Court can range up to $50,000. Getting HR right at every stage of the employee lifecycle is crucial – which is where the Hire to Retire series comes in.