Resolve Group takes all health and safety seriously, mental health and wellbeing no less than any other, and is always looking for ways to build resiliency within our organisation and alongside our clients. Recently, Keith Swedhin attended a HASANZ safety conference in Wellington at which one of the major, over-arching themes was supporting the mental health of staff. The keynote speaker, Dr Lucy Hone, provided a wonderful rendition of her 2020 TedTalk on Resiliency. The original talk is just under 16 minutes, and worth the watch (it rated in the top 20 talks of 2020 globally).

Resolve Group’s leading H, S & W goal for 2023 is to embed an understanding of NZS 45003:2021 within the business. This is a new Standard, currently being piloted, that puts in place “Guidelines for managing phycho-social risks”. Resolve Group is looking to pioneer its adoption to ensure we are supporting the mental wellbeing and psychological safety of every member of our staff. We also hope that we can be leaders and mentors to other organisations in a wider attempt to improve effective responses to mental health issues as part of a greater overall concern with the wellbeing, not just of our own people, but society in general. This attitude helps strengthen one of our fundamental company values – recognising the importance of staff wellbeing to the wellbeing of the company as a whole.

On November 4th, Resolve Group celebrated 20 years helping our clients navigate complex problems. We combined an elegant evening of entertainment with the announcement of a leadership change and a rebranding.

Our 20-year anniversary party was the perfect time to acknowledge the inspiring work our Managing Director, Martin Leak has delivered in a long career in the industry, and in the establishment and growth of this exceptional boutique company, and to look forward from here at how we might best serve our clients in the 20 years to come. While Martin will remain a key figure in the business, we are delighted to announce the following revised roles across our Leadership Team:

• Ben Sherriff – General Manager (commencing July 2023)
• Dawn Collyns – Business Manager
• Karen Fehl – Operations Manager
• Steve Griffith – Delivery Manager

As a way of marking this change, Resolve Group has gone through a rebranding exercise, some elements of which you can already see on the website. This new branding better reflects our current service offerings and capabilities and is not simply a logo refinement but rather a celebration of the journey we have been on and the journey we hope to take with our people, our staff and our clients, in the twenty plus years to come.