January 2012
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Sysdoc
In these austere times, simplification, business optimisation and change are order of the day.
With our 25 year track record and reputation for innovation and service excellence, our teams commit to delivering you transformational change.
If you want to know how, please contact me directly at katherine.corich@sysdoc.co.uk or visit one of our regional offices.
The Poverty Project
Poverty and Child abuse are rising globally and we all need to take collective action to ease the suffering of children.
Katherine is leading an initiative to establish child protection projects in the UK and New Zealand.
Three things underpin our preparation and thinking:
Every child has the right to dignity, food, shelter and education
Public Agencies currently operate in silos. A joined up...
December 2011
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Sysdoc awarded the Intellect Business Professional...
Sysdoc has been awarded with the Intellect Business Professional Certificate - a recognised marker of quality and professionalism.
Developed by Intellect, the UK trade association for the IT, telecoms and electronics industries, achievement of the Business Professional Certificate demonstrates professionalism and commitment to quality across a company’s operations.
“We are...
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International Green Awards 2011 - Bronze Award...
Sysdoc along with the Carbon Trust has won the Bronze International Green Award in the Best Green Government category for the highly successful carbon reduction programme we did with the Carbon Trust.
The Judges had the below comments about our entry:
“The energy and achievement of this effort is impressive and a good exemplar of practical action and good communication.”
Katherine and...
Positive Change
Katherine has recently invested in two fantastic businesses, both with the potential to deliver disruptive and positive change in their respective industries.
Greentide provides a non chemical alternative for crop protection. The product is available for global markets now. It is used in over 70% of the greenhouse market in New Zealand
http://cropsolutionsnz.com/
Brilliant People is a...
November 2011
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Game Changing Success
Click here to read an article on page 18 in Canterbury Magazine about Katherine and her game-changing success.
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Katherine at the Global Forum, Shaping the Future...
Katherine was at the Global Forum, Shaping the Future 2011 in November in Brussels, Belgium
The forum ‘Vision for the Digital Future’ is focussing on Mobilising Organisations and People for Sustainable Growth.
Katherine spoke on day two of the conference about the Women talent pool programme launched by the Women in Leadership. See more here
September 2011
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Katherine highly recommends the book Women’s work, Men’s Cultures by Dr Sarah Rutherford. Katherine attended the book launch in London recently and advises ‘this book provides a pathway to organisational change and overcoming resistance which can be applied to all types of organisational change’
International Change Agent
Click here to read an article in the New Zealand Herald about Katherine being an international change agent
August 2011
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Sysdoc is Twenty-Five!
Twenty-five years ago, Sysdoc Ltd was founded by Katherine Corich who had a vision to bring the excellence in end-to-end process thinking, user-centred documentation and simulation based learning, from the Aviation Industry into business. It was 1986, and Katherine had just successfully qualified as a Commercial pilot whilst working for IBM and as a...
Concours d'Elegance
London’s Hurlingham Club hosted the annual Concours d’Elegance event in July which took place from 27-29 July over a three day period.
Sysdoc along with the New Zealand High Commission was fund-raising during the three day event in aid of the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal and managed to raise quite a lot for Christchurch. The elegant Sysdoc volunteers wore the Christchurch colours whilst...
June 2011
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UK SME Panel to evaluate SME programme progress
Following the Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) Strategic Supplier Summit in February, Sysdoc are one of twenty-five SMEs selected from around the country to be part of a regular SME Panel to represent the wider views of SME’s and evaluate progress on the SME programme. Francis Maude, the Cabinet Minister and Head of the Efficiency & Reform group will be chairing the panel and other key...
Katherine Named as Champion for the Equalities Act...
Katherine has been invited by the UK Government Equalities Office Board to become a Champion to help with a major initiative which aims to tackle red tape and regulation.
The UK Government recently launched the Red Tape Challenge website to assist with a commitment to reduce the volume of regulation and legislation which hinders business and growth. Whilst Government has no intention of...
May 2011
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Modern Workplaces consultation
Katherine attended the launch of ’Modern Workplaces’ hosted by Rt Hon. Vince Cable MP, Rt Hon. Theresa May MP and Rt Hon. Ed Davey MP,a consultation on proposed changes to employment law to encourage a more fair and flexible approach at work. The consultation seeks views on proposals to make employment practises in the UK more flexible and family-friendly. Katherine was invited to this...
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KEA breakfast with John Key
Katherine met with the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key at a breakfast organised by KEA and sponsored by Sysdoc Ltd. The Prime Minister’s speech was very insightful and impressed everyone who attended the event. Katherine added “I think that everyone left feeling that New Zealand is in good hands”.
April 2011
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Supporting the Christchurch Earthquake Victims
I promised to update you all of some of the awesome things Sysdoc people have been doing to help Christchurch.
Sysdoc / Orion Health Fundraiser: Our UK Executive Assistant organised a series of fund raisers in conjunction with Orion Health who recently moved into our building. A raffle and bake sale raised over £500 for Christchurch.
UK Schools for Christchurch Kids: My daughter started a...
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CBI People Awards 2011
The CBI People Awards honour forward-thinking, people-centred organisations as they change to meet new social, economic and technological realities.
Sysdoc Ltd was a finalist in the Growing Business category at the CBI People Awards 2011.
March 2011
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Christchurch Earthquake
The past few weeks have been traumatic and challenging for all New Zealanders, most especially for our loved ones and friends in Christchurch, and also for the wider country, as we try to come to terms with the devastation and loss of life caused by the earthquake.
My husband and I met in Christchurch during our 5 wonderful Canterbury University years. On the day of the earthquake, and for many...
UK SME Strategic Supplier Summit
Katherine recently attended the Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) Strategic Supplier Summit, which was organised by Intellect UK and the Cabinet Office. Since its inception the coalition government has been keen to improve SME involvement in delivery of public services. This event was organised to launch a number of initiatives designed to make it easier for SMEs to do business with government...
February 2011
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Air New Zealand - New Zealander of the Year 2011
Katherine was a finalist in the NZ Society Air New Zealand New Zealander of the Year 2011. The awards dinner was held in London on 4 February as an early celebration of Waitangi - New Zealand day. Click here for the award announcement. and here for more information on Katherine.
Katherine said she found sitting beside the fellow finalists, Barrie Nielson of www.Sailingholidays.com and Terry Smith...
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Gazing Skywards
Click to read a profile of Katherine in the article Gazing skywards on the Unlimited magazine website.
November 2010
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Top UK employers for Working Families 2010
Sysdoc was shortlisted for four categories at the recent Top Employers for Working Families Awards and is now officially in the list of the top 30 UK employers for Working Families 2010.
http://www.topemployersforworkingfamilies.org.uk/index.php/archive/2010
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Ernst and Young NZ Entrepreneur of the Year Awards...
Katherine Corich was awarded the Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010 in New Zealand last week!. This is a highly prestigious award. The Master Entrepreneur category is awarded to leaders of well established businesses who have demonstrated a significant commitment to entrepreneurship. This is a huge achievement and one which we are all very proud of.
NZ Management magazine recently...
June 2010
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Judging the 2010 European Business Awards →
May 2010
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UK Institute of Directors (IOD) Young Directors... →
Katherine is a keynote speaker at the UK Institute of Directors (IOD) Young Directors Conference in Manchester on 25 May.
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New Zealand Sharepoint Conference 2010 →
Sysdoc is a bronze sponsor of the New Zealand Sharepoint Conference 2010 to be held in Wellington on 9-10 June.
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Sysdoc have been named the Opportunity Now Agile...
We are delighted to announce that Sysdoc have been named the Opportunity Now Agile Organisation 2010!!!
The award was presented to us by Alison Platt, Director of BUPA, at an awards ceremony in East London on Wednesday night.
The other finalists in our category were KPMG & National Grid. This is a wonderful achievement for Sysdoc particularly in light of the other finalists and it really...
November 2009
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Finalist for Most Innovative Firm in the... →
Sysdoc is a finalist for Most Innovative Firm in the Management Consulting Association awards 2010.
About
Katherine’s passion for business dared her to grow a small team into a global enterprise. Her ‘can do it’ pioneering spirit drives Sysdoc to take on projects and deliver solutions which the industry has not dreamed possible. As a result, Sysdoc has earned a reputation for producing world-leading innovations in knowledge management, business process and online solutions.
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October 2009
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Highflying Sysdoc entrepreneur shortlisted for... →
The founder and director of Sysdoc, a specialist knowledge training and information management company based in Rickmansworth, Katherine Corich, has been shortlisted as Entrepreneur of the Year in the British Business Awards 09.
September 2009
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Kiwi businesswoman nominated for UK award →
New Zealand businesswoman Katherine Corich has been named a finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year category of the 2009 British business awards.
July 2009
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UK Trade & Investment produces Sysdoc case study →
British Government organisation, UK Trade & Investment, have produced a case study about Sysdoc.
June 2008
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The IT girls →
Women are under-represented in New Zealand’s IT sector but there are some successful female entrepreneurs breaking the mould.
May 2008
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Sysdoc spearheads global growth through UK... →
Sysdoc is proud to have been selected for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s UK Beachheads programme. We are delighted to be part of this programme, which is making significant inroads into New Zealand being recognised as a cost-effective, high-quality outsource option for UK clients.
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Patience pays off for Sysdoc →
Having people on the ground in the UK is absolutely vital if you want to build a successful and sustainable business, says Katherine Corich, Founder and Director of Sysdoc, New Zealand’s leading document and learning organisation.
April 2007
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Speaking events
Upcoming events
November 2011 - Global Talent Pool - Brussels
November 2011 – Entrepreneurs Conference, Boston, USA
Past events
August 2011– Sysdoc 25th Year – Masterclass Series
August 2011– Keynote - HR Institute of NZ
July 2011 - London NZ institute of Chartered Accountants
June 2011 – Global Women Conference, Australasia
March 2011– International Speaker –...
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A boss to die for →
Katherine Corich, founder of knowledge management company Sysdoc, is a different sort of transformer. She runs a Kiwi firm that really does do human resources with imagination.