Friday, 05 September 2014 13:24

Certified people manager

Written by Pamela Tipa

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WAIKATO FARM consultant Sharlene Charleston is the first to achieve accreditation under a new people management certification scheme launched last month at the NZIPIM's annual conference.

Charleston works for Te Awamutu-based farm people management consultancy, No.8 HR.

NZIPIM chief executive Stephen Macaulay says the programme, supported by funding from DairyNZ, was introduced to provide farmers with confidence that industry standards have been met by the consultant in 10 key areas. They include performance management; coaching and mentoring; recruitment; and health and wellbeing.

"People on-farm are key to productivity and business growth and too often this is stunted by high staff turnover," says Macaulay. "Certified people management consultants can improve the way farmers manage their staff and then everybody wins – the farmer, the employee and the industry."

Charleston is a former dairy farmer who started with No.8 HR in January 2011.
Visit www.nzipim.co.nz

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