On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors to the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s 28 initiatives. Colin Lynch, whose video is featured below, spoke about identifying the talent you want – the second initiative in the Attract category of the Menu.

Colin is the Deputy Government Statistician and Deputy Chief Executive of Customer Strategy and Delivery at Statistics New Zealand where he has worked since 2020.

Be sure to visit talentnzmenu.org where you can download the Menu and access more information about the 28 initiatives. To watch more videos from the night, see the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch playlist on our YouTube channel.

If you would like to learn more, visit the TalentNZ project page on the McGuinness Institute website. You can also connect with TalentNZ to receive updates and the TalentNZ Newsletter.