Five HR Checks You’ll be Glad You Did Before Spring
August is a funny month in business. For those of us who haven’t managed a mid-winter-get-away, summer feels like a distant memory. Days are only just beginning to lengthen and…
Posts by Author: Ainsley Palairet
What I Notice Just Before Organisations Get Stuck
For some business owners, FixHR is still a baby-organisation. At the time of writing we are nearing our 6th birthday (🥳). But we are a business that spends all day…
How to Lose Sight of Your Business Strategy
Recently, the EMA sent out their regular newsletter to members (of whom, for full disclosure, FixHR is one) with a highlighted “insight“. It caught my attention for all the wrong…
Is AI a Good Proxy for an ongoing HR Service?
Lately, I’ve noticed a new and exciting thing when I sit down with business owners who come with staffing issues. Instead of a policy downloaded from Google, a template shared…
Why Trying to Be a “Good Employer” Sometimes Makes Things Worse
I work with many business owners and leaders who care deeply about their people. I like to think of it as a particularly kiwi thing – we all know even…
When HR Starts Carrying the Thinking, Not Just the Paperwork
The reality is, most growing businesses already have some form of HR support in place. (If you don’t, sing out – we can help you with that!) Employment agreements are…
HR Is Not a Support Function: Why HR Is a Business Strategy
I know, the secret – or not-so-secret – many small business owners harbour is that HR lingers awkwardly and unflatteringly in the background. It’s an annoying something that seems to…
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,…
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…