10 reasons for leaders to consider relocating their careers to NZ

1. Research conducted by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise found that globally New Zealand is respected and admired for the strength of the country’s human values. These include an openness and directness which makes dealing with New Zealanders and New Zealand businesses straightforward and agreeable. There is also a refreshing honesty which engenders rapid trust and finally, New Zealand is admired for its resourcefulness, innovations and flexibility.
2. Fantastic natural environment and breath taking scenery – see NZ, Australia and the South Pacific
3. New Zealand is English speaking and the air is clean – a fantastic place to raise and educate children and it's an opportunity for your children to become global citizens.
4. Globally New Zealand is also respected for wider cultural elements such as an harmonious relationship with Maori, respect for the land, environmental awareness, and nuclear-free policy
5. New Zealanders place a high emphasis on quality of life and success of the family
6. Career development –the lack of scale of NZ organisations creates different challenges for senior leadership roles – meaning organisations have to be smart. It also means senior leadership roles have greater depth than they might have in large organisations.
7. Big fish small pond – the opportunity to influence a sector or a nation even is far greater in New Zealand. Relationships are key to being successful in your career in New Zealand, perhaps more so than any other country in the world. Relationships are valued in New Zealand meaning relationship based interaction as opposed to transaction nature of business in larger economies. Fortunately this is made easier by the ease of access to senior people – its not unusual to meet Government Ministers, CEO’s of New Zealand’s largest companies and the prime minister even at networking events.
8. NZ has centres of excellence in dairy, entrepreneurship, hi tech manufacturing and agriculture and New Zealand currently has a strong agenda on science and innovation and greater collaboration with research and business
9. NZ is well positioned to benefit from the Asian growth.
10. Get a head start on the world – NZ’s timezone is ahead of Europe and the US!

Refer to www.keanewzealand.com and www.immigration.govt.nz for more reasons around why you should place New Zealand high on your agenda for your global career.

Jo Baxter