Leadership

31Jul

Author: Ainsley Palairet

Leadership

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…

16Jul

Author: Ainsley Palairet

Leadership, Leadership and People, Uncategorized

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…

30Jun

Author: Ainsley Palairet

Culture, Growing Small Business, Leadership and People, Uncategorized

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…

26May

Author: Ainsley Palairet

Leadership, Leadership and People, Uncategorized

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…

11Jan

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,…

25Nov

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…

10Nov

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…

11Aug

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…

07Jul

Author: Ainsley Palairet

Culture, Leadership, Uncategorized

Keeping a Hold of the Reins: Why Staff Performance Metrics Matter in Small Business

If you’re like most small business owners we know, your team is both your biggest asset and your biggest expense. Wages, salaries, ACC, training, leave, benefits — it all adds…

28Apr

Author: Ainsley Palairet

Business Sale, Case Study, Culture, HR Compliance, Leadership, Organisational structure

Fairness and Sustainability in Commercial Cleaning: What Small Businesses and Franchise Models Need to Get Right

In the competitive world of commercial cleaning in New Zealand, questions about fairness, sustainability, and the treatment of workers have become increasingly visible. Franchise-based models in particular have come under…

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.

Leadership

Five HR Checks You’ll be Glad You Did Before Spring

What I Notice Just Before Organisations Get Stuck

How to Lose Sight of Your Business Strategy

Why Trying to Be a “Good Employer” Sometimes Makes Things Worse

HR on a Shoestring

The HR Blind Spot in Family Businesses: Familiarity Can Mask Risk

When Good Staff Stay Too Long: The Risk of Loyalty Without Growth

Using Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) in Your Small Business

Keeping a Hold of the Reins: Why Staff Performance Metrics Matter in Small Business

Fairness and Sustainability in Commercial Cleaning: What Small Businesses and Franchise Models Need to Get Right

Recent Posts

Recent Posts

Categories

Month and Year

Was that helpful?

Blogs

Five HR Checks You’ll be Glad You Did Before Spring

What I Notice Just Before Organisations Get Stuck

How to Lose Sight of Your Business Strategy

Contact Us