People Management Series

This professional development series helps you build your people management skills to deal with the human aspect of business success.

The series consists of 7 x 2 hour group sessions, including a final session to reflect, adopt and plan. This immersive process, with post-session action planning, and progress-checkpoint calls, allows you to put theory into practice. Expert facilitators will guide your discussions, identify common pain points and provide insights that you can take away and use with your team to overcome day-to-day management challenges you face.

Limited to only 12 participants, this small group format is designed to encourage valuable connections with other managers. You’ll support one another and share ideas along your journey to become better people leaders.

To register your interest for the 2025 series, contact trina@commerce.org.nz

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Session One	Help team members identify and set objectives that benefit themselves and the business.
Session Two	Develop your ability to communicate baseline expectations with new and existing team members.
Session Three	Understand your obligations as an employer, and how to navigate potential employment law pitfalls.
Session Four	Nailing the basics of building your employer brand.
Session Five	Strategies and tools for dealing with poor performance and recognise your high achievers.
Session Six	Conversations that Matter: Getting the most from your 1-2-1 meetings.
Session Seven	Reflections, plans for adoption of learnings and next steps for participants.

Testimonials;

“This was great, lots of learning!” Mathew Hay, Fineline Architecture.

“A diverse range of topics from expert professionals. Takeaways include, the importance of brand ambassadors, spreading values through our team & living and breathing these.” Nick and Holly Rowney, Tasman Roofing.

“A really valuable series covering a large topic. I gained so much from it”. Kim Allan, Mountain Valley Honey.

“Great to get people in the same situation talking about how they deal and manage things in their industries, opened my eyes to different techniques and how to manage different people within my business, I would recommend to anyone managing staff.” Karin McKenzie, McKenzie Painting Contractors