Outplacement – Are you ready?

We’ve all heard the terms before; Restructure, redundancy, down-sizing and RIF (reduction in force).  These events can quickly mutate from jittery whispers into fear and paralysis as employees begin to seek answers and obtain some form of assurance during times of workplace disruption and uncertainty. For a Manager, restructure or downsizing can be a very […]

People Management Series Part 2: The Importance of Career Development Conversations

People Managers across every industry sector are competing to find ways to engage and retain the people they can’t afford to lose as global economies improve and skill shortages reach new peaks.  Historically, career development has been regarded as the responsibility of the employee – ‘I want my people to be empowered and to be accountable […]

People Management Series Part 1: Square Employee, Round Job Role? Round off their Edges with Effective Performance Conversations.

Every manager has, at some time or other, had at least one ‘problem’ employee who simply doesn’t fit (square peg, round hole).  This is someone they inherited, recruited (only to find the employee who shows up to work is not the one they recruited!) or someone who started with a bang and then lost momentum. […]

The Top 9 Things That Ultimately Motivate Employees to Achieve

When you wake up in the morning, what is the passion that fuels you to start your day? Are you living this in your work? If others asked you what drives you to achieve, would the answer be obvious? The triggers that motivate people to achieve are unique for everyone. Many would say its money; […]

Supporting our charity, Project Jonah on Recent Whale Stranding Farewell Spit

The recent whale stranding at Farewell Spit was one of the biggest New Zealand has ever seen. As our sponsored charity, we are proud to be associated with Project Jonah, a not for profit registered NZ charity focused on the protection and preservation of the marine mammals that call NZ waters home. Three of the […]

2016 L&D Programme of the Year Award

GROUND CONTROL TO L&D – the theme for the 2016 National Conference of the New Zealand Association for Training and Development (NZATD) Conference, paralleled the musicality of the unforgettable David Bowie, who through a variety of music outputs, stayed forever true to the quality of his music. This very same ethos applies to today’s L&D […]

Managing an Ageing Workforce

Baby boomers are approaching retirement.  By 2031, the number of New Zealanders aged 65 and over is predicted to exceed one million (Ministry of Social Development, 2011), and 85% of New Zealand companies are concerned that this will consequently lead to negative impacts on their businesses (Robert Half, 2016).  What will happen when older employees […]

Transitioning from Co-Worker to Manager – A guide

For many of us, work is a big part of our lives.  We typical spend over forty hours per week at work and generate social connections with workmates as a by-product of our career.  These relationships play a significant role in team building and make work more social as we strive toward progression in our […]

Market Pulse July 2016 – Comments from our General Manager of Operations

In thinking about market pulse this month, I thought – wouldn’t it be interesting to review the Market Pulse I presented to you in July 2015? Looking back at July 2015 One year ago clouds were gathering over the New Zealand economy.  Global Economic Recession continued to plague and harass our society as we knew […]

How to Improve Your Employee Performance Management in 4 Steps

Some people are probably wondering ‘what is performance management?’ Generally speaking, employee performance management allows people managers at all levels to measure if their employees are performing efficiently and effectively.