Robyn Young HR

09/09/2026

It's official: Becoming a Supervisor / Team Leader (23 September) is full. Thank you to everyone who jumped on it - we can't wait to see you in the room!

If you missed out this time, don't worry - we want to know if it's worth running again. If there's enough interest, we'll look at adding one more Becoming a Supervisor / Team Leader session in November.

👉 Comment "interested" below or flick us a message, and we'll keep you posted first if it goes ahead.

In the meantime, our final two workshops of 2026 are locked in for October - Essential Employment Law (14th) and Dealing with Disciplinary Issues and Beyond (21st). More on those soon.

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08/09/2026

It sold out the first time we ran it this year. Now it's back.

Becoming a Supervisor / Team Leader is for anyone who's recently stepped into a management or supervisory role (or is about to) and needs practical support - not textbook theory.

We cover:

💥 Understanding what's expected of you as a leader
💥 Understanding how you work, and how to bring out the best in people who are different to you
💥 Communication, communication, and more communication
💥 Managing performance and having the hard conversations
💥 Delegation and decision-making
💥 Why looking after yourself matters too

📅 Wednesday, 23 September 💰 $450 + GST ⏱ 4 hours

👉 Registration link: https://ryhr.co.nz/workshops/becoming-a-supervisor-team-leader

Know someone who's just stepped into a manager or supervisor role? Tag them below.

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Becoming a supervisor / team leader$450 + GST4 hoursIn many organisations, you become a supervisor or team leader because you are good at what you do and/or you’ve been there the longest. That’s cool with us. What we then see are people in these positions who need help understanding what being a...

02/09/2026

To celebrate 10 years of RYHR - we're profiling some of the amazing people we've had the privelege of working with 🎉

⭐ Up this month is Whakauae Research Services ⭐

Dr. Amohia Boulton leads Whakauae Research Services - the only iwi-owned health research centre in Aotearoa. She didn't come into leadership wanting to manage people; she came in as a researcher. As Whakauae grew, she needed HR support that could hold two things at once: legal compliance, and a genuine commitment to tikanga.

Since 2022, that's what the RYHR partnership has been about. Not RYHR telling Whakauae how to be an organisation - but RYHR bringing the employment law and process lens, while Whakauae brought the tikanga lens, and each side respecting the other's ground.

In Amohia's words:
"Robyn and her team can give me clear advice without making me feel as though our Whakauae values are a problem to be worked around."

Her advice to other leaders? Start with the relationship. Get someone who understands the law - but fit matters just as much. The right HR partner helps you strengthen your organisation in a way that still feels like you.

Read the full story 👇
🔗 https://ryhr.co.nz/news/whakauae-ryhr-partnership

A conversation with Dr. Amohia Boulton and Robyn Young, reflecting on Whakauae transforming Māori lives through excellent research and the journey of leading their people with confidence.

01/09/2026

You get promoted because you're good at your job.

Then, overnight, you're expected to:

⭐ Give feedback that actually lands
⭐ Manage someone who used to be your peer (or is still your mate)
⭐ Have the underperformance conversation
⭐ Delegate without micromanaging
⭐ Build a team that actually wants to do good work

Nobody teaches you this before you're in the role. Most new supervisors and team leaders learn it the hard way - on the job, through their own mistakes, usually under pressure.

The good news? These are learnable skills. You don't have to figure it all out alone.
More on this next week. 👇

26/08/2026

📣 We're hiring a Business Development Manager📣

TRS Tyre and Wheel are on the hunt for a go-getter BDM to take on nationwide growth.

📍Full-time | Mount Maunganui
👉Check out more detail here : Business Development Manager - RYHR
📞Helen 021 225 4145 or [email protected]

24/08/2026

Honest question for the managers and business owners here:

Have you ever had to run a disciplinary process and just...hoped you were doing it right?

You're not alone. It's one of the areas where the stakes feel highest and the guidance feels thinnest - especially in small and medium businesses without an in-house HR team.

Our Dealing with Disciplinary Issues and Beyond workshop is tomorrow and we designed it especially for managers/people leaders in this position. If getting this right (and protecting your business and your people) matters to you, this is worth the four hours - it’s not too late to jump in!

👉 Registration link: https://ryhr.co.nz/workshops/dealing-with-disciplinary-issues-and-beyond

Dealing with disciplinary issues and beyond$450 + GST4 hoursWhen the situation arises (and we know it does) people managers and leaders need to understand the steps involved in a good disciplinary process (in a legal sense).  From initial inquires and investigation (at a high level), disciplinary i...

19/08/2026

HR PROFESSIONALS EVENT

We were worried about no one turning up to this event.
What on earth were we worried about?!

🎉 Seeing a room full of HR professionals enjoying themselves, connecting and asking "when are we doing this again?" made it clear 👉 We need more of this.
Fear not - plans are afoot 😉

To everyone who joined us, thank you - and to those who couldn't make it - see you next time 👋 ..And to anyone in HR who is interested, reach out to the RYHR team - everyone is welcome!

Finally, a massive shout out to Chrissy from E.A.T for the catering. You smash it, always.

17/08/2026

Less than 10 days to go. Our “Dealing with Disciplinary Issues and Beyond” Workshop is on the 26th August.

When a potential disciplinary situation arises (and we know it does), people managers and leaders need to understand the steps involved in a good disciplinary process, from the very start.

We cover:
👉 Initial inquiries and investigation (at a high level)
👉 Running a disciplinary meeting
👉 Asking good questions
👉 Consideration, outcomes and warnings
👉 Setting future expectations
👉 What to do if it turns into a complaint or Personal Grievance - and
when to get professional advice

You'll leave more confident in knowing the required process, and clearer on managing the risk.

📅 Wednesday, 26 August 💰 $450 + GST ⏱ 4 hours 📍 BNZ Partners Centre, Palmerston North

👉 Register here: https://ryhr.co.nz/workshops/dealing-with-disciplinary-issues-and-beyond
(and tomorrow 👉 Becoming a Supervisor/Team Leader - there's still time to register! https://ryhr.co.nz/workshops/becoming-a-supervisor-team-leader)

Dealing with disciplinary issues and beyond$450 + GST4 hoursWhen the situation arises (and we know it does) people managers and leaders need to understand the steps involved in a good disciplinary process (in a legal sense).  From initial inquires and investigation (at a high level), disciplinary i...

14/08/2026

Employment Leave Bill is now law, and we know you probably have a lot of questions.

If you’re not on our newsletter yet, jump on it.

👉 We’ll be sharing lots of insights here, but we’ll be sharing more on our emails. Follow the link to subscribe: https://ryhr.co.nz/contact

13/08/2026

Most managers dread the word "disciplinary."

Not because they don't care about doing it right, but because they've never actually been shown how.

❓ What counts as a reasonable inquiry or investigation?

❓ What has to happen before a warning?

❓ What do you do if it turns into a Personal Grievance?

❓ When do you actually need to get professional advice?

Get it wrong, and the risk isn't just legal - it's the toll it takes on everyone involved: the employee, the manager, and the wider team.

This is one of the most requested (and most avoided) areas of people management. More on how we tackle it, next week. 👇