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When it comes to sport, New Zealand tends to punch above its weight on the world stage. But, what’s our win rate on infrastructure projects? Infrastructure is the backbone of our entire economy, yet we underperform on delivering and maintaining our most essential facilities and systems.

During conversations we have with businesses about risk, it’s eye-opening to see how many aren’t really making it a priority.

Does your company have a purpose, a vision, and accompanying values? As a business owner you know what your company does, but do you have a clearly stated purpose about why you do it – the values and behaviours that you and your whole team understand, embrace and live by?

Naturally, the construction sector is hyper-aware of health and safety – they pride themselves on it. But now is the time the sector must start focussing on mental health. There’s increasing evidence of the mental health challenges being faced by construction workers; the statistics are alarming from a human wellbeing point of view, and lives are being put at risk.