HR on a Shoestring
How Small Businesses Can Build Culture Without Big Budgets When you run a small business, culture matters as much as cash flow. A strong culture keeps good people, lifts performance,…
Posts by Author: Ainsley Palairet
The Cost of Kindness: How Avoiding Hard Conversations Hurts Your Bottom Line
I care deeply about kindness. I AM that person! It is one of the reasons I started FixHR, it’s why I like Brene Brown, and it’s why I love certain…
The HR Blind Spot in Family Businesses: Familiarity Can Mask Risk
An interesting feature of New Zealand’s economy that’s easy to forget (or not know?) is family businesses form the backbone of it. Many of these businesses are in the farming…
When Good Staff Stay Too Long: The Risk of Loyalty Without Growth
Is it a Kiwi thing? Does everyone love loyalty? Who doesn’t find it comforting to have someone who knows the ropes, who’s been with us through thick and thin with…
The Quiet Crisis of Unused Leave: What It’s Costing Your Business
In small businesses, it’s easy to let leave balances slide. After all, it’s much nicer having your team at work, doing what you pay them to do, than paying them…
Digital Dialogue Gone Wrong
Work Messages Are Never Truly Private When the NZ Herald asked us to comment on workplace messaging risks, we were glad to contribute. It’s a topic that catches many small…
Start with Your Candidate
At FixHR, we have seen a number of small business owners trying to fill roles without much insight into what their candidates are actually looking for. Do you know how…
How External HR Support Helps Small NZ Businesses Thrive
Have you ever heard of the 10 Hats of small business? Most small businesses in NZ/Aotearoa are run by people wearing multiple hats, juggling operations, finances, staff, and everything in…
Hiring Your First Salesperson? Why It Feels Risky and How to Get It Right
Hiring your first salesperson is momentous for any small business. As our promised economic improvement draws nearer, more of us will be in a position to consider this next step.…
Using Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) in Your Small Business
Most performance issues can be addressed through early conversations, clear expectations, and good coaching. In fact, that’s where we always encourage businesses to start. Sometimes, though, performance concerns persist despite…