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Three-Sixty Consulting

Name: Three-Sixty Consulting
Address: Grants Road Papanui, Christchurch, 8053, NZ
Telephone: +64272459535

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27/07/2026

Many organisations run employee engagement surveys.
Far fewer do anything meaningful with the results.
And employees know the difference.

The research is unambiguous: running a survey and failing to act on the findings is worse for engagement than not running one at all. It signals to your people that their voice doesn't matter.

Effective employee engagement work follows a consistent cycle:

1. Listen - with genuine curiosity, not confirmation bias
2. Understand - segment results meaningfully, don't just look at the average
3. Prioritise - you can't fix everything; focus on the two or three highest-impact issues
4. Act - visibly, with clear owners and timeframes
5. Report back - close the loop with your people on what you've done and why

At Three Sixty, we design and facilitate employee engagement processes that go beyond data collection to create genuine organisational insight and sustainable action.

Where is your organisation on the engagement cycle right now?

24/07/2026

When organisations struggle with culture, engagement, or performance, the conversation usually starts at the top - executive leadership, board direction, strategic clarity.

But in our experience, the most impactful variable is often somewhere in the middle.

Middle managers are the translation layer of any organisation. They are the ones who turn strategy into daily behaviour, who handle the messy reality of performance, conflict, and change, and who either amplify or absorb the tone set by senior leaders.

And they are consistently the most under-developed cohort in the organisation.

Here's what we see regularly in NZ businesses:
→ High-performing individual contributors promoted into management with no formal transition support
→ Managers who default to doing the technical work because they were never equipped to lead people
→ Middle managers carrying enormous pressure - from above and below - with little coaching or support
→ Leadership development investment concentrated at the executive level, bypassing the managers who have the most direct impact on frontline engagement

The research is unambiguous: the relationship between an employee and their immediate manager is the single greatest driver of engagement, retention, and wellbeing at work.

If your organisation is investing in executive coaching but not in your middle management cohort, you may be solving the wrong problem.

Our leadership development programmes are tailored for managers at every level - not just those at the top.

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21/07/2026

Recent research from Glassdoor reveals a trend that mirrors what we're hearing from NZ organisations: employees are losing faith in their senior leaders.

Employee ratings of senior leadership have been in decline since late 2023 - and heading into 2026, this trend is deepening.

Factors include:
• "Forever layoffs" - serial restructuring that leaves remaining staff anxious and disengaged
• Perceived unfairness around in-person vs remote career progression
• A widening gap between stated organisational values and lived experience

The impact?
Sceptical, disengaged workforces are harder to retain, less productive, and more likely to explore the exit door the moment conditions allow.

For NZ leaders, the message is clear: restoring trust requires consistent, visible action - not just communication.

Start with these questions:
1. Are our leaders modelling the values we espouse?
2. Do our people genuinely believe their concerns are heard and acted upon?
3. Is our culture driving the behaviours we need for our strategy to succeed?

We can help you understand and address the trust gap in your organisation.

17/07/2026

CONTRACTOR VS EMPLOYEE - the new gateway test explained

One of the most practically significant changes in the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026 is the introduction of a contractor gateway test.

For years, NZ businesses have grappled with the "employee or contractor?" question - and the legal consequences of getting it wrong have been significant (think: holiday pay obligations, personal grievance rights, ACC levies).

The new gateway test clarifies this by establishing specific criteria that, if met, will confirm genuine contractor status. This gives businesses greater certainty - but also greater responsibility to ensure their contractor arrangements genuinely meet the threshold.

Key questions to ask:
→ Is the contractor genuinely operating an independent business?
→ Do they set their own rates and working arrangements?
→ Are they engaged for a specific result, not ongoing services?
→ Is the relationship arm's-length and commercially structured?

If any of these don't clearly apply, you may have more employee-like relationships than you realise.

We're helping NZ businesses review their contractor arrangements right now. Get in touch.

16/07/2026

Emotional intelligence is a core leadership competency.

Leaders who understand their own emotional landscape - and who can read and respond to the emotions of those around them - consistently outperform their peers on engagement, retention, and team performance metrics.

Our leadership development programmes combine NLP and Neuro Semantics practice with practical, on-the-job learning to build genuine emotional intelligence - not just conceptual awareness of it.

The question isn't whether EQ matters.
The question is: are you actively developing it in your leaders?

I'd love your thoughts - what's the most important leadership quality you look for in your organisation's leaders?

13/07/2026

Organisational restructuring is one of the highest-stakes HR exercises any leadership team faces:
Done well, it re-aligns your structure to your strategy and positions the organisation for growth.
Done poorly, it damages culture, triggers personal grievances, and can take years to recover from.

Here's what we consistently see separating successful restructures from costly ones:

1. Genuine strategic rationale - the change is driven by organisational need, not just cost-cutting optics
2. Meaningful consultation - affected employees are engaged early and their input is genuinely considered
3. Process integrity - every step is documented, compliant, and treated with care
4. Cultural sensitivity - leadership communicates honestly and treats people with dignity throughout
5. Capability investment - those remaining are supported to step into new or expanded roles

With NZ's new employment law changes, the stakes around restructuring process compliance have increased. The bar for what constitutes a sound process has not lowered...

If your organisation is contemplating a restructure in 2026, get independent advice before you begin.

08/07/2026

He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

What is the most important thing in the world?
It is people, it is people, it is people.

This whakataukī sits at the heart of how we work at Three Sixty. Every piece of advice we give, every solution we design, every coaching conversation we have - is ultimately about people.

We'd like to ask you a genuine question: what is the single biggest people challenge your organisation is facing in the second half of 2026?

Whether it's:
📌 Retaining your best performers in a tightening market
📌 Building leadership capability at speed
📌 Navigating the new employment law landscape
📌 Getting your culture to reflect your values
..we'd love to hear what's on your mind.

Drop it in the comments below, or send us a direct message.
No obligation - just a genuine conversation.

05/07/2026

Simple. True. And consistently underestimated.

In our work across organisations of all sizes, the single most consistent predictor of organisational performance is leadership quality.

Not capital. Not technology. Not market position.

People. And specifically, the quality of the leaders who develop and direct those people.

Investment in leadership development is not a cost line - it's a return on capability.

Where is your organisation investing in its people in the second half of the year?

30/06/2026

A question for NZ CEOs and senior leaders:

If you could change ONE thing about how your organisation manages and develops its people - what would it be?

After working across New Zealand businesses, government agencies, and not-for-profits for over 15 years, we've heard almost every answer. And we're always surprised by how often the most senior leaders already know exactly what needs to change - they just haven't had the right support to make it happen.

So - what's yours?

Share below, or if you'd prefer a confidential conversation, reach out directly. We're always happy to talk.

027 245 9535 | [email protected]

28/06/2026

"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership."
- Harvey Firestone

We return to this idea often - because it runs counter to how leadership is sometimes framed in organisations.

Leadership is not primarily about personal achievement, strategic vision, or even results (though all of those matter). At its core, it is about creating the conditions for the people around you to grow.

This is why our leadership development programmes are built around a holistic model that includes:
Self-leadership - understanding your own personality, emotional patterns, and blind spots
Interpersonal influence - how you build trust, resolve conflict, and inspire others
Resilience - the capacity to sustain performance through complexity and adversity
Team cohesion - creating the collective capability for sustained high performance

If this resonates, we'd love to hear what development is happening in your organisation right now.

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Grants Road Papanui
Christchurch
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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+64272459535

Website

http://www.three-sixty.co.nz/

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