Welcome to
HR Fundamentals
Retaining and motivating good people while lifting performance is important. We’ll help you get the people stuff right so you can spend more time running your business.
HR Fundamentals is about getting human resource basics right for small to medium professional service firms. Our practical approach to your HR needs reduces management time and costly mistakes while lifting business performance.
You may not require full-time senior HR but you recognise the need for some expertise to get the fundamentals right. That’s where we come in. HR Fundamentals is a flexible and affordable way to get quality HR assistance suited to the professional services environment. It may be a one-off project, some small improvements or being on call to assist with day-to-day issues.
About Us
HR Fundamentals is about getting human resource basics right. We specialise in small to medium businesses.
We do this by utilising our in-house skills and using specialist partners to extend our services at the appropriate time.
Principal consultant, Lisa Donohoe, has accumulated a wealth of HR experience working in the corporate sector over the past 15 years. Her experience covers a range of industries including high profile brands such as Commonwealth Bank, Morgan & Banks and Virgin Mobile Australia.
More recently Lisa spent four years in the professional services environment as HR Manager for Cutler Hughes & Harris, a commercial mid-tier law firm.
Holding a Bachelor of Commerce, with a major in HR and industrial relations, Lisa has a reputation for delivering pragmatic, commercial HR services and solutions that get results.
Services
Recruitment
Do your hiring managers know what to ask in an interview?
Are they picking the right people?
HR Fundamentals can design recruitment processes and interview guides, train hiring managers or assist recruitment to improve selection results.
One-to-One Coaching
Do your supervisors have the skills they need to manage their people?
Are there specific people skills or scenarios you’d like them to work on?
Standard people management training often misses the mark for partners. We provide one to one coaching for partners and managers on all aspects of people and team management, development and getting organised about it.
Performance
Is your performance appraisal process easy to complete?
Does it deliver the business results you want?
HR Fundamentals are experienced in designing, implementing or improving performance appraisal and career planning systems to suit your business, and coaching supervisors to get the most from the process.
Restructuring
When you need to make changes do you know where to start?
How do you assess what you need for the health of your business?
We can assist in planning, skills analysis, communication and implementation.
Training and Development
Are you developing your people to take on new business challenges?
Can you access training that suits your business and your availability?
HR Fundamentals can design and deliver short, tailored training sessions for small groups on delegation, supervision, feedback and other team management skills.
Engagement and Retention
How much discretionary effort do your staff give?
Do you review what motivates those staff?
Are you focused on keeping the right staff?
HR Fundamentals can create, review or benchmark your engagement & retention strategies, recommend the right way forward and help you to implement them.
Testimonials
“One of the biggest challenges in starting my firm was managing my staff. I found it often stressful dealing with staffing issues. I started working with Lisa about six months ago and within a very short period started to see results.
Lisa’s relaxed style made it very easy for me to speak with her about my staffing issues and she was able to quickly gain the trust of my staff. Lisa was able to provide me with positive and constructive feedback and within a short period, I felt far more accomplished in managing my staff.
Lisa was always very good to bounce ideas off and always followed up on things to make sure that I achieved positive outcomes for myself and my staff.”
Contact
To discuss your HR needs on a project, daily or hourly basis, please contact us via email or telephone.
+61 418 290 181
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