Saturday, 02 May 2015 12:09

Workshop to promote team culture

Written by Rural News Group

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Attendees and last year's DWN conference.

A focus on people to create a positive, productive workplace culture will benefit everyone, says the Dairy Women’s Network, promoting human resources training it will offer next month.

It comprises free workshops titled ‘The drive behind your team’, to be presented by DWN project manager Lynda Clark, Whangarei regional co-convenor Cara Pinny, North Island convenor Alison Ferris, South Island convenor Rebecca Miller and Veronica Briggs of DairyNZ.

“Working in the field of farm-focused human resources, I can say most farmers appreciate that people are their greatest asset,” says Clark.

“We have a young workforce, with 44% of farm assistants aged 24 years or younger. Young people have different influences in their lives. They want a positive, productive workplace culture and a good work environment today – not in 20 years.

“The workshops will [help] attendees to review their farm team culture and look at ways to get the best for them and their team. A positive team culture and good morale make a big difference to productivity.”

The workshops will also cover what “decent” employers and employees look like and how they behave, and creating a win-win situation for employer and employee. And they will explore various roster options and hear from someone using a five-two. There will be plenty of take-home tools and tips.”

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