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38 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS April/May 2018 SOUTHWELL SCHOOL Bright new learning environment for Southwell students WEDDINGS AT From page 37 He’s very well networked and a great relationship builder,” Jason says. He has been chairman of the Hamilton Golf Club, a member of the MacKenzie Trust and is a Rotarian. He is a life member of the World Squash Association. He was chair of the Southwell Trust Board through the 90s. His wife Ann has similarly been involved with the school over many years, and the couple sent their two sons there. Both Murray and Ann are fellows of the school. During the construction, existing buildings were used to accommodate the pupils, including a historic homestead on the grounds, which was modified to create learning spaces. A timelapse on the Southwell website shows the construction of the new building, from July last year to the beginning of March this year. “We have a world-leading campus, and the new building enhances that,” says Jason. Southwell is a Waikato independent co-educational Anglican boarding and day school, for children aged 5-13 years, set in 13 hectares of park-like grounds. It opened in 1911 and is New Zealand’s only co-educational primary and boarding school. We are proud to be the exclusive distributor of Proud to be associated with Watts and Hughes Construction on the new Lowers building · MOE approved contractor specialising in schools · Special low maintenance rates for schools · LED lighting Staged conversion’s · Loyalty rewards program · Exit and emergency lighting designs and installations · Commercial installations and maintenance · Client based minor electrical works projects · Thermal imaging checks (Check for hot spots in switchboards) · SineTamer ® Agent NZ (surge and transient protection) Mickor Electrical Contractors | 21 Bristol Place, Te Rapa Mike 021 125 0551 | Ryan 021 232 6203 | miker@mickor.co.nz www.mickor.co.nz J3602P The Team at Asphalt Shingle are proud to be associated with Watts & Hughes Construction and Southwell School with the Lowers Building. CONTACT US ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOFING Freephone: 0800 261 116 Phone: (09) 636 7051 28-30 Miami Parade, Onehunga, Auckland J6170P
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS April/May 2018 Developing soft skills for a successful future Four essential skills for doing well in today’s fast-paced, highly social, ultra-competitive and globally connected world are creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration, as identified by the ‘Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills’ (ATC21S) – an organisation at the University of Melbourne that includes more than 250 researchers from sixty different institutions worldwide. THOUGHTS FROM AN EDUCATOR > BY GRANT LANDER Grant Lander is the Headmaster at St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton. Email: stpauls@stpauls.school.nz 39 Dr George Vaillant completed a famous study of adult development that followed 268 male Harvard undergraduates throughout the course of their lives. Adaptability was determined as the key determinant of success. Dr Vaillant described the mature adaptive style in the men studied as being able to “make a lemon into lemonade”, meaning to adapt creatively and positively to any situation. He also states that a sense of altruism – the willingness to give of yourself for others – and a sense of humour in handling conflict and stress were key features of this adaptive style. The St Paul’s senior students who were awarded tertiary scholarships for 2018 didn’t just have high Grade Point Averages; they had shown collaboration skills in their leadership of teams and groups and through their involvement in the school’s ‘Over the Fence Ministry’ service initiative; were able to effectively communicate and get along with others; illustrated initiative and flexibility in their thinking; were often described as ‘being their own man/woman’ and were able to be independent and stand apart when needed. So if we know what we need to be striving for in our young people, how do we make those first correct steps in that direction? An address by Dr Shimi Kang at an International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC) conference identified the potentially toxic culture often surrounding young people and stressed the importance of the following things: basic sleep, nutrition and exercise to enable the brain to function; mindfulness – the ability to pay close attention to the world around us; creating a community for children to grow up in – based on the quality of relationships, not the quantity of people; teaching and modelling the values we want our teenagers to develop; encouraging a sense of gratitude and appreciation about what we should be thankful for; letting our children try first before stepping in to provide feedback and advice. Creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration are often referred to as ‘soft skills’. The 21st century workplace is increasingly complex, diverse, interdependent and connected. People with Booming tourism sector drives growth in hospitality Monthly consumer spending across the restaurant, cafe, bar and nightclub sector grew by 15 percent in the past two years, according to ANZ transactional data. But with the number of food and beverage providers in New Zealand continuing to grow it will mean businesses need to be creative about managing costs, including wage pressures, to stay profitable, says a new ANZ Bank New Zealand report. ANZ commercial and agri general manager Penny Ford said the report showed the tourism market, coupled with a strong domestic dining out scene, had helped contribute to the sector’s growth. “Businesses are really responding to the demand for a different dining experience, whether that is through a sustainably grown paddockto-plate story, catering to the increasing number of people moving out of major cities into the regions, or growth in centres like Christchurch and Auckland.” Key findings of the report are: • international spending peaks at around 24 percent of total credit card expenditure in the summer months, dropping to around 9 percent in winter; • domestic spending averaged around 75 percent – 85 percent of total spending in the sector over the two year period; • the number of food and beverage providers grew by 7.4 percent; and • New Zealand’s main destinations recorded growth in food and beverage providers, with Christchurch leading the way with 11.6 percent growth, likely due to progress of the earthquake rebuild, followed by Auckland with 10 percent, Waikato 8.6 percent, Otago 4.6 percent and Wellington 3.3 percent. “All this points to the hospitality sector being in good shape, but despite this strong backdrop we know businesses are facing some challenges,” Ford said. ANZ benchmarking of 43 businesses shows revenue growth is only marginally up and the median results for wages and salaries as a proportion of revenue was around 35 percent. With the Government indicating the minimum wage will increase to $20 per hour by April 2021, a 27 percent increase from $15.75 per hour in March this year, she said businesses would need to be proactive around managing costs. “While forecasting wage growth is difficult, and a 27 percent increase would apply only to employees on the minimum rate, any increase would have an impact on the bottom line. “Finding a point of difference, structuring service offerings and looking at different ways to manage supply chains are ways businesses can deal with this cost increase. “If businesses are relying on one input being cheap – like wages – the reality is that business will be vulnerable.” ‘soft skills’ typically have strong social skills and are often associated with leadership. Strong successful lives thrive with these characteristics; trustworthiness in the job, home and community; respect for family, friends, colleagues and neighbours; responsibility for the task at hand; and fairness towards others. These are the things we need to be fostering in our children. As a society, we value those who think of others first and ideally we want our teens to become adults who strive for a win-win solution and are confident, caring social beings. 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