Journey To Excellence Channel

“It is the perfect fit for those needing space but looking for an easy-to-manoeuvre vehicle,” says David Hodge, Managing Director Mazda New Zealand, explaining the brand new Mazda CX-30. “It offers the best of both worlds, giving roominess and ample cargo space for around town and out of town adventures, delivered in dimensions that make […]

On July 24, 2019, over 300 engaged attendees invested a whole day to be at the M2 Success Summit. The Summit featured 14 speakers from a range of industries, including blockchain, gig economy, tech, human performance, AI, wellness and much more. The following is a talk by news reporter and meditation teacher, Claire Robbie, who […]

Lively discussion filled the foyer as the guests of our first Journey To Excellence forum chatted with colleagues and other guests in anticipation of the start of the event. Behind a few hefty doors was the Great Room at the Cordis Hotel, which was about to play host to the buzzing panel conversation, engaging keynotes, […]

The importance of unbiased journalism has been highlighted over recent years, of course with certain examples of voter manipulation and fake news. At the same time, the industry has faced unprecedented pressure from disruptive forces and new business models. It’s not all bad news though. We might still continue to make Mark Zuckerberg rich, local […]

2020 marks the beginning of the third year in which M2woman hosts its Journey to Excellence Forum, discussing the key values of Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion. On Friday the 14th of February, we commenced our eighth event after hosting over 2,000 women in the past two years. The Great Room at the Cordis Hotel played […]

After moving to New Zealand from the island country of the Maldives at a young age, Nurain Janah grew up in Auckland as a proud Muslim Kiwi. Having seen the barriers and challenges that young migrants and women of colour face, she is now on a mission to create a more equitable world through mentoring, […]

Most of our large corporates are appointing Heads of Diversity & Inclusion, they’re implementing D&I programmes left, right and centre. Bringing in external consultants, writing strategies, making major public statements about what they’re doing in the D&I “space”, where they’re at on their D&I “journey”..! We’re doing this because it’s the right thing to do, […]

HR and organisational processes have moved leaps and bounds beyond the workplace time clock and allocated smoko breaks. Organisations are taking a more sophisticated approach to creating great cultures through training, development and change management programmes. Helping to drive this evolution in the Asia-Pacific region is Capability Group, which is redefining and transforming workplace learning […]

Over 600 engaged people joined us at the M2woman Journey to Excellence forum on 18 October at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland. Tania Domett from Cogo set the scene with her in-depth keynote, before Jason Reynolds from Quantum Movement shared some insights for building a great company culture. Debi Boffa, Managing Director of BP; Akerei […]

New Zealand has amazing winemakers in every wine region of our beautiful country and many of them are women. From the outside, the wine industry seems a male-dominated world, but in recent years it has seen a steep increase in young, talented and passionate women join its ranks. It was a hard task choosing just […]

When you are considering new career opportunities, it can be hard to know where to start. Perhaps you have been in your current role for a while and feel a little overwhelmed with being on the job hunt again. Where do you even start? We have listed below three simple things you can action today […]

Over 600 engaged people joined us at the M2woman Journey to Excellence forum on 18 October at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland. Tania Domett from CoGo Research set the scene with her in-depth keynote, before Jason Reynolds from Quantum Movement shared some insights for building a great company culture. Debi Boffa, Managing Director of BP; […]

Over 600 engaged people joined us at the M2woman Journey to Excellence forum on 18 October at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland. Tania Domett from CoGo Research set the scene with her in-depth keynote, before Jason Reynolds from Quantum Movement shared some insights for building a great company culture. Debi Boffa, Managing Director of BP; […]

Ahead of our Journey to Excellence  with Mazda on Friday 18 October in Auckland, we spoke with one of our panelists, Debi Boffa, Managing Director of BP New Zealand. Debi started work with BP in 1997 and has held positions in Engineering, Terminals, Retail, Sales & Marketing, Procurement, Strategy and General Management with BP in […]

The Mazda CX Range There’s a certain point in your life when a 2-door sports coupe is a good idea. A good sign that it is no longer a good idea is when you are forced to leave half of your family unit on the driveway when you want to pop into town. SUVs of […]

Tania Domett is the founding director of Cogo, a research agency with extensive experience in measurement and evaluation. Cogo works with a range of clients from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, delivering insights that organisations find useful and that provide them with clear direction. Cogo has just launched Diversity Counts, a research tool that […]

On Friday 21 June, 450 guests at Pullman Auckland joined an expert panel of business leaders to discuss the hurdles to Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace and define the solutions. The panel featured Rebecca Thomas, Founder and CEO of Mint Asset Management; Kaye-Maree Dunn, Director of Indigital Blockchain Limited; Kristen Lunman, FinTech Innovator and […]

On Friday 21 June, 450 guests at Pullman Auckland joined an expert panel of business leaders to discuss the hurdles to Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace and define the solutions. The panel featured Rebecca Thomas, Founder and CEO of Mint Asset Management; Kaye-Maree Dunn, Director of Indigital Blockchain Limited; Kristen Lunman, FinTech Innovator and […]

On Friday 21 June, 450 guests at Pullman Auckland joined an expert panel of business leaders to discuss the hurdles to Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace and define the solutions. The panel featured Rebecca Thomas, Founder and CEO of Mint Asset Management; Kaye-Maree Dunn, Director of Indigital Blockchain Limited; Kristen Lunman, FinTech Innovator and […]

You have a desire to lead and see a management role in your future. Perhaps you have just received a promotion and you now need to step up your game. If you are a future leader, here are some tips to implement to get yourself in the game. 1. SWOT Learn about yourself. Do some […]

To do this, we need to be open to them existing and that ordinary people like you or I could develop access to them. I was introduced to Quantum Energy late last year and I have been practicing the teachings each day since. Quantum works on the principle that everything is energy and has its own […]

To talk about the specifications of a vehicle in years gone by was a fairly straightforward affair. You might talk about weight, horsepower and fuel economy, oh and how it looks. But these days things have become far more technical, as the vehicles that now drive us from A to B have more computing power […]

M2woman Journey to Excellence – 21 June 2019 Here's what happened M2woman Journey to Excellence – 21 June 2019 – visit our Journey to Excellence Channel with Mazda NZ: http://www.m2woman.co.nz/journey-to-excellence-channel/ Posted by M2woman on Wednesday, 10 July 2019    

The problem with motoring reviews, particularly those of a written form, is that it is very hard to translate all of the aspects that come together to make a motor vehicle. You can get across the specs, horsepower, weight balance and all of that kind of thing, but that doesn’t cover off the emotional, tactile, […]

On Friday 21 June, nearly 500 guests at Pullman Auckland joined an expert panel of business leaders to discuss the hurdles to Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace and define the solutions. The panel featured Rebecca Thomas, Founder and CEO of Mint Asset Management; Kaye-Maree Dunn, Director of Indigital Blockchain Limited; Kristen Lunman, FinTech Innovator […]

As well as our excellent lineup of speakers who spoke in the panel discussion about their personal experiences, JTE also gave time to two keynote speakers. In this issue of M2woman, we feature the keynote speech given by Sam Stubbs, Managing Director of Simplicity…. I have to say there are very few forums in which […]

Energy company, Vector, is determined to remove barriers and boundaries around diversity in the workplace. Already in place are initiatives to combat gender diversity head on, with Vector’s Women in Leadership (WIL) programme a prime example. Designed to help women to reach their fullest potential, the WIL programme gives women the chance to gain experience […]

As a management consultant and executive coach, Yemi Penn works closely with people across STEM organisations to increase diversity and positively disrupt the ways in which they work. She develops strategies to help individuals work smarter, not harder and be more efficient. Words By Yemi Penn, Managing Director of Penny Consulting and W Squared Coaching. […]

Every organization employs formal and informal leaders and role models. But as automation and digitization transform the way we do business, leadership characteristics are evolving, too. In today’s workplace, leaders are those who show an aptitude for:   1. Communication: The ability to tell the company’s story and make it relevant to the needs and […]

  Listen To The Podcast Here   Download Fantastic, thanks Vanessa. Look, we are going to widen the discussion throughout the next year into other diversity groups as well, but while we’re on women and boards, Kate, I’m interested in where your interest and empathy for diversity came from, and then pathways to get to […]

  Listen To The Podcast Here   Download On that note everyone I’d like to hear from you just finally before we ask for some take homes and then take some questions from the floor. How can we fix this? We’ve been talking about it. This is my fourth or fifth panel that we’ve done […]

 2019On Friday 15 February, 300 guests at Cordis Auckland joined an expert panel of business leaders to discuss the hurdles to Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace and define the solutions. Over 300 guests at Cordis Auckland joined an expert panel of business leaders to discuss the hurdles to Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace […]

Listen to the podcast here Download To quote a previous audience member, because we get feedback after each of these things, “More men should be involved in the panels (or a man). I think the days of all women panels are gone and the inclusion and exclusion conversation is not moving forward unless this happens.” […]

In October last year, the Pullman was buzzing with excitement and inspiration for the third official Journey to Excellence event. 300 guests arrived to listen to the fantastic panel who talked together on unconscious bias, diversity and change. The panel consisted of premiere footwear designer, Kathryn Wilson, current Director of Barfoot & Thompson, Kiri Barfoot, […]

Just because we can see the destination… doesn’t mean we’re there yet. In October last year, M2woman hosted the latest in their continuing series of forums about gender diversity and pay equity in the workplace. As the enthusiastic attendance and participation showed, this is a conversation that is seen as necessary and valuable in the […]

Businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the repercussions that under-representation of ethnic minorities have in the workplace. To achieve an ideal business environment, businesses need to work towards providing opportunities for representation of these minority parties – this starts with higher education. In the last five years, we have seen a cultural and attitudinal change […]

We asked Dame Alison Paterson, a woman with a business career spanning over 50 years who was recently honoured for her stellar governance career, to tell us about her views on leadership, and the future of business in a rapidly changing world, following her recent appointment as Chair of one of New Zealand’s biggest energy […]

Over 300 hundred people joined us for the third installment of the Journey to Excellence forum on the 26th of October in Auckland. Like past events, an incredible panel of New Zealand women shared their professional and personal insights from their careers in business and leadership and their perspectives on creating a more diverse workplace […]

KIRI BARFOOT Kiri joined Barfoot & Thompson in 1991 in the Accounts department whilst studying for a commerce degree. She represents the third generation of the Barfoot family within the company. After travelling and working overseas in London and Israel, Kiri returned and has held numerous positions with the company, helping her gain an in-depth […]