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What does high performance look like, and how do organisations create it intentionally?

Join us for an engaging morning of leadership insights and real-world experiences with Simon Wickham, Chief Executive of Rowing New Zealand, whose leadership career spans more than 25 years across sport, professional services, hospitality, retail, tourism and events.

Having led organisations through growth, transformation and change, Simon brings a unique perspective on what drives sustained success. Drawing on lessons from both elite sport and business, he will share practical insights into building high-performing cultures, leading teams under pressure, aligning people with purpose, and developing the resilience needed to navigate an ever-changing environment.

The conversation will explore:
• The building blocks of a high-performance culture
• Leadership lessons from elite sport
• What enables teams to perform when the pressure is on
• Aligning strategy, people and purpose
• The role of resilience, adaptability and continuous improvement
• What businesses can learn from New Zealand's sporting success

Whether you're leading a business, managing a team, or looking to elevate performance within your organisation, this session will leave you with practical ideas and fresh perspectives on creating high performance by design, not by chance.
 

• Event sponsored by Vision Complete Earthworks
• Venue is provided by Wintec 
• Speaker gifts are provided by Wild River & Co
• Coffee provided by Corporate Coffee

Tea and coffee will be available.

For enquiries or to cancel your registration email events@waikatochamber.co.nz

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About Simon Wickham
Simon Wickham is the Chief Executive of Rowing New Zealand and has built a distinguished leadership career spanning more than 25 years across sport, professional services, hospitality, retail, tourism, events and charitable organisations.

His career has been defined by leading organisations through growth, transformation and change. From his first CEO role at Yachting New Zealand at just 28 years old, to leading the award-winning Trusts Stadium, driving a major cultural and commercial turnaround in a $100 million business, and serving as CEO of both Baker Tilly Staples Rodway and Harkness Henry in the Waikato, Simon has consistently demonstrated that high-performance leadership principles can be successfully applied across sectors.

Beyond his executive roles, Simon has made a significant contribution to New Zealand sport, serving with the New Zealand Olympic Committee and High Performance Sport New Zealand, and overseeing the selection of more than 2,500 athletes across Olympic, Winter Olympic and Commonwealth Games teams since 2005. In recognition of his services to sport and the Olympic movement, he was awarded the prestigious New Zealand Olympic Order in 2022.

A passionate advocate for leadership development and organisational performance, Simon has completed executive programmes through Harvard Law School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and IMD Switzerland, and continues to share insights on building high-performing cultures, resilient teams and effective leadership.