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Stacey Kelly and Julia Fiore of Seed People Consulting at the 2026 HR and L&D Innovation and Tech Fest in Auckland, standing beside a large light-up 'L&D' marquee sign.

What We Brought Home from Auckland

September 28, 2026

| News

Two days at the HR & L&D Innovation & Tech Fest in Auckland. What Stace and Jules took away on AI adoption, workforce demographics, leadership…

Julia Fiore of Seed People Consulting facilitating a Values Workshop — the day-to-day moments where self-aware leadership shapes team culture.

The culture your leaders create starts with how well they know themselves

September 5, 2026

| Leadership

A leader can follow every step correctly and still leave people afraid to speak up. Why self-awareness, not knowledge, is what shapes the culture a…

Comparison table of six talent and succession planning frameworks: 9-Box Grid, 4-Box/Skill-Will Matrix, Competency-Based Framework, Talent Pools, Continuous Multi-Source Input, and Data & AI-Informed Insights, showing what each is best suited for, its strengths and its watch-outs.

What’s Next for Talent and Succession Planning? Life After the 9-Box Grid

August 15, 2026

| Leadership

The 9-box grid is showing its age. Compare six succession planning frameworks, what each suits, and how to choose the one your organisation can actually…

Stacey Kelly, Director at Seed People Consulting, presenting a client recommendations debrief.

Leading in the Sandwich Generation

August 2, 2026

| Leadership

Almost half of leaders aged 40-59 are caring for ageing parents and children at once. Here’s what good leadership looks like for the sandwich generation.

Julia Fiore of Seed People Consulting working at her dual-monitor workstation — an example of a well-designed role and work environment.

Is Your Job Design Working For or Against You?

July 16, 2026

| Leadership

Job design is one of the most underused levers for engagement and wellbeing. Discover what research says about designing roles that motivate people and meet…

9 Lessons in 9 Years: Celebrating nine years of working together

July 10, 2026

| Leadership | News

This month marks nine years since Jules joined Seed, and nine years of the two of us working alongside each other —…

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9 Lessons in 9 Years: Celebrating nine years of working together

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