It has been two years since the launch of our 2013 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis and provide an update on where they are now.
Today we share Graeme Wong’s full interview which you can read here.
Two years on, we checked in with Graeme Wong and asked him four questions about what he has been doing since we published the journal. You can read Graeme’s responses below.
1. Two years on I am …
I have resigned from the Board of China Forestry Group NZ, but have continued to work on China-related projects. We have closed another forestry investment deal for another client and are working on other projects in different sectors.
My Board commitments on the other companies remain the same – Tourism Holdings Ltd, Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd and Harbour Asset Management Ltd.
2. Recent thoughts on how to build a talent-based economy …
Interestingly, and relevant to some of the ideas about talent being offshore in the previous Journal, all three of my children are now working offshore. I don’t think they know if or when they might return…
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TalentNZ Journal: Grow talent edition
We are currently in the planning and research stages of our 2016 TalentNZ Journal: Grow talent edition. The journal will illustrate grassroots initiatives that New Zealanders are doing to grow talent. Our focus is on encouraging innovative ways to develop talent across New Zealand. The Grow talent edition will be the second edition in our TalentNZ Journal series.
About TalentNZ
The 2013 TalentNZ Journal is part of our TalentNZ project. TalentNZ is designed to facilitate a structured discussion on how to make New Zealand’s talent-based economy flourish. The Journal features interviews with 30 Kiwis, essays from contributing writers and data with a focus on cities and the economy. The 2013 Journal, and in particular the 30 interviews, showed us that by managing the four integrated work-streams – grow, attract, retain and connect – New Zealand is more likely to become a healthy, dynamic and interesting place to live in the long-term. TalentNZ builds on Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision of making New Zealand ‘a place where talent wants to live’. Sir Paul outlined the reasons why his vision is important in a 20-minute video at the Institute’s StrategyNZ workshop in 2011. To learn more about the TalentNZ project see www.talentnz.org.
If you have any questions about the TalentNZ project, please contact us at talentnz@mcguinnessinstitute.org.