Everyone Loves a Bonus!
We all love Bonuses and will do what is required to get those bonuses, unfortunately if they are designed wrongly, the consequences can be a nightmare.....
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Posted: Thursday 1 July 2010
When does banter become bullying?
NZ has been identified as having one of the highest levels of workplace bullying in the developed world. But what is bullying and how do you protect against it? This article gives you some practical advice and guidance....
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Posted: Saturday 5 June 2010
HRtoolkit Service Tips - My Employees don't like feedback...
Actually, mostly it is the managers who don't like giving feedback. But feedback is critical to the success of your business. So here is the why and how of performance management systems......
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Posted: Tuesday 25 May 2010
HRtoolkit Service Tips - Do you want to be the best of the best?
If you want to be the best you need to train, and here is how we can help...
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Posted: Wednesday 21 April 2010
Lean Manufacturing (or Lean Management?)
Lean manufacturing my be the brain child of 1950's Toyota, but the principals can also be applied to management and how we run any business......
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Posted: Thursday 15 April 2010
Do sweat the small stuff...
Recent Studies have shown that 55% of NZ clients leave because they are not happy with the personal relationships that they have with their key contact in an organisation, so how do you make sure that the relationship is working?...
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Posted: Thursday 1 April 2010
How to Gain from Giving
Networking is an essential part of busienss, but how can we maximise our memorabilty and get our foot in the door for a follow-up call?...
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Posted: Thursday 25 March 2010
HRtoolkit Service Tips - First Impressions Count
How well you induct a new employee is critical for their first impression of your business. In addition, the better the induction, the quicker they will be up to speed and serving as an effective team member....
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Posted: Tuesday 16 March 2010
Submission to Government Review of Personal Grievance Process
HRtoolkit recommends changes to personal grievance legislation. Specifically adding a justification test and provision of without prejudice adjudicators...
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Posted: Wednesday 10 March 2010
How does a manager become a leader?
What sets a manager apart from a leader? And how can we become great leaders? Lisa Mackay explores this question and proposes that Martin Luther King may hold the answer....
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Posted: Friday 12 February 2010
HRtoolkit Service Tips - Recruitment the $100K plus decision
Would you make a $100K expenditure decision without getting advice from a professional? Recruitment is that decision and here are some tips on getting it right (without spending a fortune)......
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Posted: Thursday 28 January 2010
Keeping your team motivated when the going gets tough
Your staff members are only human, and after a manic Christmas period energy can begin to flag. Lisa Mackay looks at how to keep those energy levels up and deal with fatigue when it strikes. Published in Host Magazine January 2010....
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Posted: Wednesday 20 January 2010
New Years Resolutions, How to set realistic Goals
Yes, those are the thinks that we drunkenly promise at midnight on the 31st. Then by the 2nd January we have forgotten/come up with an excuse not to/or plain decided against it. Unfortunately, if we are to succeed in business we can't so callously dismiss those resolutions (Alternatively known as goals)...
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Posted: Monday 18 January 2010
HRtoolkit Service Tips - Congratulations, the easiest motivational tool
The smallest gestures mean the most......
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Posted: Thursday 17 December 2009
What is the value of HR?
The more productive you and your team are, the better your business. Here are some top tips on how to drive the productivity in your business up....
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Posted: Thursday 10 December 2009
Networking 4 - Tricks and tools to maximise your profile
Tricks and tips to help people remember you...
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Posted: Thursday 3 December 2009
Networking 3 - Using Words to make you Memorable
6 quick and easy tips to increase your memorablity...
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Posted: Thursday 26 November 2009
Networking 2 - How we take on information
The communication model shows us that every moment there are two million bits of information coming at us. Our brains cannot cope with this volume so we filter the information by deletion, distortion and generalisation....
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Posted: Thursday 19 November 2009
Hrtoolkit Service Tips - Does a Hangover count as sick leave?
A bit of practical advice on dealing with sick leave abusers, and managing your annual leave balances......
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Posted: Wednesday 18 November 2009
Networking 1 - Dont Expect to be noticed if you go incongnito
We need to promote and sell our own talent. If we play incognito we can't expect people to recognise us, we need to tell them who we are, and how good we are ... and we are!...
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Posted: Thursday 12 November 2009
HRtoolkit Service Tips - The truth about disciplinaries
The truth is that it isn't legally difficult to fire someone, but it is hard to have the conversation......
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Posted: Monday 12 October 2009
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