EMA Connect Tauranga (March 2026): Performance and Succession

Join us for the next practical EMA Connect session in our Hire to Retire series

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Proudly supported by Strategic Pay 

As New Zealand shifts towards a new economic climate, businesses may find themselves emerging from survival mode – with talent management coming back into play. Are your managers ready to move from a rear-view feedback approach towards a future focus that supports retention?  
  
Bay of Plenty HR and business leaders, we invite you to join us on Thursday 19 March for the next EMA Connect session in our Hire to Retire series, led by EMA consultant Chris Longman and delivered in partnership with Strategic Pay. 
 
This workshop will be collaborative, engaging, and hands-on - where your experiences are the case studies that you can unpack with your peers.   
 
Chris will lead you through interactive discussions, including:   
  • What's the real purpose of your performance process? 
  • How can businesses establish and maintain an effective feedback culture? 
  • Succession planning has significant strategic value for time-pressed small businesses – from emergency cover to knowledge transfer, what’s your organisational preparedness? 
  • How do you calibrate across teams to ensure consistency? 
  • How does fairness and transparency show up in your pay strategy?   
Chris brings 20+ years of experience in partnering with businesses for HR and employment relations support and will be no stranger to EMA Members in the Bay of Plenty region. These workshops regularly hit capacity, so register now - and bring your stories.  
 

About Event Sponsor Strategic Pay

For more than 30 years, Strategic Pay has been helping businesses make confident pay decisions. Their market-leading remuneration database of 260,000+ employee records and expert data analysts underpin comprehensive reports that provide the most accurate, up-to-date insights across multiple industries.

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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