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Returning to the workforce after parental leave – with Rebekah Fraser
Posted by · October 19, 2020 12:14 PM
Returning to work after taking care of a baby is fraught with a range of emotions like feeling daunted, exhausted, overwhelmed and even excited. We spoke with Rebekah Fraser, founder of The Back to Work Coach, on some tips to balance work and home-life commitments when returning to the workforce.
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How the consulting and engineering sector in Australia is weathering the COVID storm
Posted by · October 15, 2020 10:43 AM
Nicola Grayson is the Chief Executive of Consult Australia (ACE’s equivalent in Australia). We caught up with her to look at how the consulting and engineering sectors in Australia are weathering the COVID storm.
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Mental health in the consulting & engineering industry - with Calibre's Bruce Vincent
Posted by · October 13, 2020 10:45 AM
The John Kirwan Foundation provides young people with the skills and knowledge to recognise and respond to mental health issues. By supporting school-aged children, they're building a more resilient workforce for the future. It resonated with Calibre Group Executive General Manager Bruce Vincent, who supports the foundation and spoke to us about mental health in the sector.
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Client Choice Awards are a chance to convert clients from critical to being a fan
Posted by · October 13, 2020 10:45 AM
Dr George Beaton is the Executive Chairman of Beaton Research + Consulting (beaton) with offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and Sydney. The company organises and presents the annual Client Choice Awards, which attract entries from accounting, built and natural environment consulting, IP specialist and law firms throughout Australia and New Zealand. ACE is a proud supporter of the Best Consulting Engineering Firm category (<$30m revenue) in conjunction with Consult Australia. We had a chat with George about the awards and why more New Zealand firms should consider entering
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We can't go on doing things in the same manner that we always have and expect the result to be different - with Adrienne Miller
Posted by · October 06, 2020 9:11 AM
Adrienne Miller is the New Zealand General Manager for Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA). We caught up with her to discuss ISCA’s work and sustainability in our sector.
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Become an ACE New Zealand Regional Chair
Posted by · September 24, 2020 7:14 AM
Do you want to develop your leadership skills? Do you want to get exposure to upper and senior management?
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Construction industry's high suicide rate
Posted by · September 24, 2020 7:14 AM
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke with Victoria McArthur, CEO of Mates in Construction about the high suicide rates amongst construction workers in Aotearoa and how the suicide prevention programme is helping.
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Without fear, there can be no courage - with Tony Matthews
Posted by · September 24, 2020 7:14 AM
Tony Matthews lives life to the fullest. A successful project manager for AECOM, an aspiring triathlete, football player and father of three, Tony was recently diagnosed with type 2 bipolar. We talked to Tony about what led to his diagnosis, and where he's at now in his mental health journey.
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Health and safety needs to be a constant focus of the conversation - with Francois Barton
Posted by · September 23, 2020 9:23 AM
Francois Barton is the Executive Director of the Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum. We spoke to Francois about the Forum and how health and safety leadership is impacting the worksite.
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Kathryn Musgrave - dealing with burnout
Posted by · September 22, 2020 11:15 AM
Kathryn Musgrave was moving positively along her engineering pathway until she realised something wasn't right. She had become mentally exhausted and wasn't functioning in her usual manner. Kathryn talked to us about how she suffered burnout and the steps she took to return to positive mental health.