Culture First Christchurch is a volunteer organisation that believes that workplaces should be collectives where people thrive. We’ve been part of the Christchurch tapestry for nearly three years and have over 100 members comprised of culture and human development professionals and experts in areas such as engineering, psychology, safety, well being, consulting and project management.

While growing in numbers, our quarterly meetings tend to consist of a small group at any one time. This gives plenty of opportunity to meet new people and talk about our shared interests.

At our next meeting we’ll talk about careers and the labels we give to the culture work that we do. As with all our events, this gathering is free but your investment in sharing your insights on how you got into the work you do would be helpful for this korero.

Some questions we could ask..

• How does your organisation differentiate its people / organisational a development roles?
• What portfolios of work generally fall into this category?
• How do you coordinate with other culture development roles including health and safety, DEI, wellbeing, and change management?
• What are the skill requirements you find most important for people in a role that you are in or aspire to?
• How does the work you do differ from one size organisation to another?

To help spark your thinking and bring fresh insight to what priorities for various people and culture, you might find it helpful to have a look at one of these workforce articles in advance:

           C-Suite Perspectives from i4cp's Boards: 2025 Priorities and Predictions

           McKinsey: A new operating model for people management

           The Difference Between HR, OD & L&D Competencies