Ask Your Team

19/12/2022

30/11/2022

We are proud to support the Taituarā Local Government conference this year, where local government professionals from across the motu come together to discover opportunities and get inspired! Mike Russell and Stephen Frawley are joining, so come say hi if you see us!

24/11/2022

As a leader, coaching should be a part of every 1:1 discussion with your team, especially in the early months of their roles. Our Financial Controller Matt Ovenden shares his insights into the importance of not shying away but instead lean in and normalise them. Read more here 👇

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 the behaviour, or perhaps as a leader we just want to be everybody’s friend?

22/11/2022

One of the ways Central Hawke's Bay District Council uses the AskYourTeam system is to ensure all voices across their organisation are heard, and to build stronger leaders from the executive team through to emerging leaders.

"The feedback helps us grow and learn as leaders. I'm proud of the way our people have grown and what they have learned about themselves. They have learned how to lead and how to connect." says former CEO Monique Davidson.

18/11/2022

We are so excited to be in our new head office here in Hawke’s Bay, right in the heart of Hastings. The development of this amazing project was a massive team effort and we thank each and everyone that was involved.

It is safe to say that our AskYourTeam whānau are feeling right at home!

17/11/2022

We're here at the Local Government NSW Human Resources Summit in Sydney. We are excited to share the Ask Your Team system that is designed to help the local government sector and enable people at all levels of the council and communities to have a voice and create cultures of involvement.

Global Director Jen Mckay and Commerical Director Andre Clarke are there so call in and say hello to find out more about Ask Your Team.

07/11/2022

We're proud to sponsor the upcoming Local Government NSW where local government will come together.
Our Global Director Jen McKay and Commercial Director Andre Clarke look forward to sharing AskYourTeam's unique single platform solution system designed to help local government sector connect and gain feedback from multiple stakeholders.

01/11/2022

Our Pou Tikanga, Cultural Advisor, Conrad Waitoa has made the learning and development of Te ao and Te reo Māori easy and accessible with Inspire In Education E-Learning platform.
It tackles the barriers of time and access to learning for those organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand who are interested in developing their Māori cultural capability. Find out more below! 👇

If Mahuru Māori (Māori language month) has your team fired up to venture further on the journey to Māori cultural competency, and you’re not sure how to take a meaningful next step, then help could be at hand.

25/10/2022

In this fourth in a series of blogs on employee recruitment and retention, our Consultant Gavin Still talks about how regularly communicating your organisation’s purpose with your team members can lead to deeper commitment, stronger engagement and better performance. Read here 👇

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 people, their work, and the organisation.

10/10/2022

In this third in a series of blogs on employee recruitment and retention, our CEO Chris O'Reilly shares his top tips for leaders when it comes to communication with their people. Too often, employees’ expectations are significantly out of alignment with their reality. It all starts with communication and clarity.

Do you remember what it’s like to land a new job? The interview process, the hope, the anticipation? You turn up on ‘Day One’, bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready. Ready to make a difference, ready to learn, ready to make connections, and ready to be part of a new work family.

04/10/2022

In this second in a series of blogs on employee recruitment and retention, our Commercial Director Andre Clarke highlights the importance of employee recognition and making sure your people feel valued at work.

For the first time we’ve taken an indepth look at onboarding and offboarding survey results to find out just how things change during employee tenure, and the findings paint a concerning, but addressable picture.