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Laying strong foundations for council success

Laying strong foundations for council success

Getting a clear picture of where your council is at is essential. Only with this baseline can you prioritise effectively, knowing exactly where to focus your efforts to guide the development of your...

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The art of bringing your people on the journey

The art of bringing your people on the journey

How engaged are your people in your journey of continuous improvement? The irony is that all too often employees disengage from the engagement process. They suffer from ‘survey fatigue’ when insights...

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Unblocking bottlenecks by helping turn insights into action

Unblocking bottlenecks by helping turn insights into action

As an HR, P&C, or OD leader in Council, you’re tasked with the critical role of creating a culture that views the big rock challenges as opportunities. A culture that enables Council to find a way to...

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Closing the insights gap for council's outdoor workers

Closing the insights gap for council's outdoor workers

Your employee engagement survey results are in! But the participation rate of your outdoor workforce is in stark contrast to office-based teams. So you’re left with no choice but to make decisions...

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Unlocking the art of doing more with less: A guide for Councils

Unlocking the art of doing more with less: A guide for Councils

Anyone working in local government will be familiar with this conundrum: service delivery expectations from the community and legislative and reporting requirements are both on the rise. But funding...

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Dealing with Community Incivility: A Growing Concern for Councils

Dealing with Community Incivility: A Growing Concern for Councils

Absolutely no one should have to deal with death threats, physical abuse or verbal harassment when they come to work. And yet increasingly this sort of behaviour is becoming ‘part of the job’ for...

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Addressing new hire performance - a must do for every leader

Addressing new hire performance - a must do for every leader

Most of us avoid conflict and difficult situations like the plague. Maybe it’s because we don’t know how to broach the subject, or haven’t had the training. Maybe we can’t separate the person from...

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Be purposeful about communicating purpose

Be purposeful about communicating purpose

Are you clear on your organisation’s purpose? And can you articulate it? Research by KPMG showed that purpose is fundamental to a great employee experience, and builds the crucial connections between...

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Is your business suffering from high employee churn?

Is your business suffering from high employee churn?

Job ad data hot off the press from Seek paints a sorry picture for New Zealand Inc. Vacancies were up 3 per cent in April compared to March, up a sizeable 15 per cent compared to 12 months ago, and...

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The Great Reset: Hybrid Workforces and New Leadership Strategies

The Great Reset: Hybrid Workforces and New Leadership Strategies

A little over two years ago New Zealand plunged into lockdown due to the appearance of COVID-19. Overnight our working world changed. Bustling office buildings became like ghost towns, complete with...

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It's time to up the ante on employee experience

It's time to up the ante on employee experience

New Zealand is not immune from the Great Resignation. Large numbers of workers are resigning, and with the labour market tighter than a drum, those workers are not so easily replaced. Through...

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Meaningful work: a must have in the war for talent

Meaningful work: a must have in the war for talent

In an earlier post, we talked about Global HR analyst Josh Bersin’s latest research into employee experience, which is fast emerging as the new frontline in the global war for talent. For...

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Employee Experience: The Secret Weapon to Attract Top Talent

Employee Experience: The Secret Weapon to Attract Top Talent

The war for talent is being waged on the new frontline of employee experience, and it just got a whole lot tougher, according to latest research from global HR guru, Josh Bersin. With the number of...

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Designing a better employee experience

Designing a better employee experience

Is your thriving organisation really involving and empowering people to do their best work? We think it’s timely to share some fresh insight from Deloitte’s new 2019 Global Human Capital Trends...

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