Benefits, Culture, Leadership
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,…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Uncategorized
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…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Culture, Leadership, Organisational structure, Uncategorized
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…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Culture, Leadership, Organisational structure, Training & development
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…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Absence, Culture, HR Compliance, HR info & payroll
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…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Uncategorized
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…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Recruitment, Uncategorized
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…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Uncategorized
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…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Recruitment, Training & development, Uncategorized
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.…
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Employment relations, HR Compliance, Leadership
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…
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Recent Posts
Recent Posts
- HR on a Shoestring 11 January 2026
- The Cost of Kindness: How Avoiding Hard Conversations Hurts Your Bottom Line 17 December 2025
- The HR Blind Spot in Family Businesses: Familiarity Can Mask Risk 25 November 2025
- When Good Staff Stay Too Long: The Risk of Loyalty Without Growth 10 November 2025
- The Quiet Crisis of Unused Leave: What It’s Costing Your Business 30 October 2025
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Author: Ainsley Palairet
Benefits, Culture, Leadership
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,…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Uncategorized
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…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Culture, Leadership, Organisational structure, Uncategorized
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…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Culture, Leadership, Organisational structure, Training & development
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…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Absence, Culture, HR Compliance, HR info & payroll
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…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Uncategorized
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…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Recruitment, Uncategorized
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…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Uncategorized
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…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Recruitment, Training & development, Uncategorized
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.…
Read More
Author: Ainsley Palairet
Employment relations, HR Compliance, Leadership
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…
Read More
Recent Posts
Recent Posts
- HR on a Shoestring 11 January 2026
- The Cost of Kindness: How Avoiding Hard Conversations Hurts Your Bottom Line 17 December 2025
- The HR Blind Spot in Family Businesses: Familiarity Can Mask Risk 25 November 2025
- When Good Staff Stay Too Long: The Risk of Loyalty Without Growth 10 November 2025
- The Quiet Crisis of Unused Leave: What It’s Costing Your Business 30 October 2025
Categories
Month and Year
Was that helpful?
If you still have any questions, reach out and make an appointment or a phone call. We promise not to put you on a weekly call-cycle! But we would love to help if we can.