We help professionals learn the soft skills needed to be effective in the workplace, and help people leaders learn how to lead and develop others.
We do this using a blended learning model - engaging online modules and workshops.
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“‘’ Kaua e rangiruatia te hā o te hoe; e kore tō tātou waka e ū ki uta.
Do not lift the paddle out of unison or our canoe will never reach the shore. ‘’
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Why we started Savvy Up
We believe our young people need an extraordinary intervention - we know it’s hard to navigate the transition from school or tertiary study into a full-time job. And we know young people are facing greater challenges than ever before. So we’re working with employers, professionals and young people to help.
Through Savvy Up, we want to grow a peer network of professionals who can support each other to grow together in their careers, and in life.
What we want to make possible
Our vision is for all professionals to be engaged in meaningful work, to be equipped to thrive in the workplace and to pass this knowledge on to others.
The kahikatea tree is our metaphor for growth: when it grows with others, it reaches its full potential and is the tallest in the forest. When it grows alone, it grows short and squat. Like the kahikatea tree, we believe that people grow to their full potential when they work together as a team and support each other upwards.
What's important to us
Our values of courage, initiative, diversity and pae ora (loosely translated as the holistic well being of self, community and environment) are reflected in the work we do.