Changing times, changing needs. Getting business fit for the future?

Successful businesses thrive on change, yet few really know how to create the right culture that drives continual success. Understanding culture and how to influence behaviour is fundamental to achieving outcomes businesses want. In these challenging times, organisations that can harness the power of people are the ones that will flourish.

Fit for the Future 2012 is a conference focused on change, progress and vision. It offers an impressive line-up of leaders and expert speakers who paint a clear picture of the route to success in tomorrow’s world. Attendees will learn how to get the very best from people in any situation, to help them deliver the results they want.

Speakers include: Michael Henderson, A Corporate Anthropologist who has spent 30 years researching the most effective ways of creating high performance cultures. His research included looking at traditional tribes and organisational cultures in 40 countries. He will speak on “Company Culture Turn Around: Developing culture leadership and lifting staff engagement”.

Charles Anderson, CEO of Sovereign Assurance who will speak on “The importance of Rio+20 for business.” Sovereign has placed itself at the forefront of a global initiative to transform the insurance industry into an agent of change and will talk about how they are pioneering this journey.

Daniel Batten from Beyond the Ceiling will speak on “How to influence people authentically”. A serial-entrepreneur who built a $3 million business in 300 days, Daniel is one of New Zealand’s top advisors on pitching and authentic influence.

Tim Hooson / Katie Horton from Jasmax Architects will speak on “How transformational workplace change will enhance sustainable practice”. For over five years, Jasmax has prioritized a specialist team to focus on Workplace Evaluation and the relationship between
business performance and building design.

Other speakers include Sam Judd, the founder of Sustainable Coastlines on “How to Motivate people for good” and Jacqueline Ireland, CEO of Colmar Brunton on “Consumer Trends and attitudes to sustainable business in 2012”.

Fit for the Future 2012 is being held at The Cloud, Auckland Waterfront on 27th September from 1.30pm - 7pm.

For more information contact
Simon Harvey, The Natural Step NZ
tnsnz@thenaturalstep.org
T: 021 808 303