EMA Connect Tauranga (October 2025): Culture and Wellbeing Workshop

Next up in our Hire to Retire series is the crucial topic of culture and wellbeing. A strong, collaborative and authentic workplace culture will support your teams to be motivated, focussed, and in it for the long haul. While each organisation has unique needs, there are lessons learned and across-the-board factors that can impact - and hinder - any business.  

Tauranga HR and business leaders, join us on 15 October for an interactive Connect workshop led by EMA Employment Relations and HR Consultant, Chris Longman. He'll cover topics including:  

• Psychological Safety - The invisible driver of innovation and trust
• Cultural Alignment - The gap between what we say, and what we do
• Workplace Resilience - An antidote to burnout?
• Employee Engagement - A survey score, or lived experience?

 Chris brings 15+ years of experience partnering with and developing businesses along with real-world stories and examples to learn from while networking with your peers. Register now - and bring your questions. 

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.

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