We interview proven inclusive leaders in our industry who share their insights, learnings, tips and tools that can help you elevate your inclusive leadership skillset.
Category: Big interviews
Big Interview: Matthew Noon
We interview proven inclusive leaders in our industry who share their insights, learnings, tips and tools that can help you elevate your inclusive leadership skillset.
Big Interview: Beth Chaney-Walker and Diana Braaksma, part two.
In the second of this two-part interview, we’ll hear how Beth Chaney-Walker and Diana Braaksma have tackled the challenge of balancing their career progression and parenthood, and their thoughts on female leadership and neurodiversity.
Big Interview: Beth Chaney-Walker and Diana Braaksma, part one.
In the first part of this two-parter with twin sisters Beth Chaney-Walker and Diana Braaksma, you’ll read about the way they broke into the world of architecture, their take on the state of the profession, and how DEI differs from one Accord signatory to another.
Big Interview: Mayurie Gunatilaka.
In this Big Interview, Arup’s New Zealand Country Leader Mayurie Gunatilaka explains her motivations to sign the Diversity Agenda Accord and details some of the mahi Arup are doing in Aotearoa that set the standard for their global operations.
Big Interview: Charlotte Downes.
Having led the DEI programme at Air New Zealand and the mahi in people experience at Auckland Transport, Charlotte Downes, our new Programme Director, knows a thing or two about building strong foundations and growing momentum in the diversity and inclusion space.
We sat down with Charlotte to find out about what’s planned for the future of the Diversity Agenda and what gets her moving.
Big Interview: Dean Watts and Oliver Chiaroni.
Morphum Environmental, among the most recent signatories to the Accord, are an Auckland-based environmental engineering firm. In this Big Interview, Morphum’s Dean Watts and Oliver Chiaroni explain why they felt that signing the Accord was an important next step in their journey, and tell us about the mahi they’re doing to bring their commitment to life.
Big Interview: Nicholas Dalton.
Nicholas Dalton is a registered architect and the founder and director of Tāmaki Makaurau Office Architecture Limited, more commonly known as TOA Architects. Nicholas talks about his journey into the profession and what he hopes will change in the future.
Big Interview: Ross Buchanan.
Ross Buchanan is the General Manager for Hilti New Zealand, a Diversity Agenda Accord signatory who supply products, systems, software and services to the construction and energy industries. In this month’s Big Interview, we kōrero with Ross to find out about positive changes Hilti have made for both a more diverse and, importantly, more inclusive workplace.
Big Interview: Andrew Caldwell.
This month, Te Kāhui Whaihanga’s Anna Kellett speaks to Andrew Caldwell, a Wellington based Architectural Graduate practicing at Jerram Tocker Barron Architects Ltd.
Andrew, 28, has recently become one of the youngest members of the newly appointed Diversity Agenda Steering Committee. He’s passionate about seeing diversity in architecture so the profession properly reflects our diverse society.
