changeworks
In a world of uncertainty, businesses can count on one thing: change. Change of environment, change of economy, change of business ownership, change of staff, and change of direction. There’s no way around it. Change is inevitable. So how can change contribute to the success of your organisation? Check with those who make change their business.
ChangeWorks has practical experience in Strategy, Organisation Design and Organisation Development. We understand what works and what doesn’t. We track trends in changing business to keep your organisation up to date and ahead of the competition.

See how Change can Work for you

Recent Case Studies

Porirua City Council

Having worked with ChangeWorks on several projects, Porirua City Council contacted ChangeWorks to perform a Capability and Resources Review and an annual refreshment Vision/Values programme. We also worked with them on a regional shared services feasibility study for building compliance. Read More.

Special Olympics New Zealand

Special Olympics New Zealand approached ChangeWorks to assist us with a high level review of our organisation. Special Olympics was experiencing significant growth in its athlete numbers which puts pressure on funding and management roles and structure.

Our plans suggested we needed NZ$3.8 million in the next financial year to achieve our goals for that year. We were struggling to raise half of that and our current financial year operating costs were NZ$1.6 million. Read More.

Read more case studies

Our Current Projects

Transport Policy Team, Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Shona worked with the team to identify ways to build their effectiveness. This involved interviewing staff individually, developing themes and facilitating a team workshop. Read More.

Intensive Wraparound Service, Ministry of Education

Shona is currently leading the work for the recruitment of a manager and a team of psychologists to a new Intensive Wraparound Service known as Te Kahu Toi  to be run out of the Northern Health School Read More.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Having developed a Customer Services Strategy with a project team drawn from across the Council in 2013 ChangeWorks is currently advising on the next stage of implementation of the Customer Services Strategy for 2015. Read More.

Positive Behaviour for Learning, Ministry of Education

ChangeWorks provided contract assistance for a range of change programmes being developed and implemented in schools which included job design, job descriptions, organisational development advice and skills profiling including the development of a competency framework for School Wide Practitioners. Read More.

ANZ Risk Leadership Team

ChangeWorks is currently providing one on one coaching to the senior risk leadership team of ANZ Bank as part of a comprehensive team development programme. Read More.

Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM)

ChangeWorks was contracted in 2014 to provide advice on building the capability of local government managers including developing a competency framework. Read More.

Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ)

ChangeWorks is regularly contracted by EquiP, LGNZ to provide consultancy services to the local government sector.  The most recent project was as a lead consultant in a functional review of the Wairoa District Council’s Office of the Chief Executive and Council wide Human Resources and completion of a Human Resources Implementation Plan. Read More.