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I loved the opportunity to talk to other HR Advisors about the issues they face in their organisations and understand what other things are out there.
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Admin/Coord/Advisor... lots of career tips, inspiration from HR leaders on their personal career journey, additional perks of interaction from other HR pro’s/networking to build relationships.
All topics were very relevant, was a great way to meet people in the same or similar roles and the workshops were delivered well. I absolutely loved this conference!
The Elephant team did a brilliant job in sourcing top-
This was one of the best conferences I have been too as the interactive workshops were long enough to be applied to a very small project. Such really interesting topics were very hard to choose, final choice came down to what I need to know about right now!
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2014
2015
The history of the HR Advisors Conference
In January 2014 we ran the inaugural HR Advisors Conference. We know it’s a difficult role to juggle and we thought it was time there was a conference to support those in an HRA role. The 75 HRA’s who attended said it was a brilliant two days and they got a huge amount of practical tips and techniques as well as inspiration and ideas to use back on the job.
In 2015 we focused on how you become operationally strategic and really add value and had another fantastic two days of learning’s, inspiration and discussion in both Auckland and Wellington. For 2016 our theme was Culture Champions. While the senior leadership team might set the direction for the business, it’s line managers and HR Advisors who have the most impact on culture and we explored how HRA’s can do this.
What’s the focus for 2017?
20 years ago Personnel changed to HR. Recently HR has started to transform again and HR Advisors roles are going to morph too – with new business models changing how we work, technology and systems taking reactive work away and silo’s breaking down between talent, capability and learning.
We believe the HR Advisors role is still vital – you are at the coalface of a business advising managers and employees. In 2017 the HRA’s conference explores what the ‘new’ HR Advisors role will look like, and give you practical tools, techniques and ideas to deliver!
2016
AGENDA DAY 1
Morning sessions 9am -
The evolving role of an HR Advisor. In this first session Angela Atkins will present on what skills you’ll need, responsibilities to take and tools to use to deliver effectively. You’ll get the chance to discuss what areas you’re concerned about changing most and how you can deal with these concerns!
Your HR Career Path. In each city we have an awesome panel of experienced HR Managers and HR Directors who will share their career paths and what you can do to develop yourself for the future.
Think Tank: Lisa Bell from enableHR will run our first think tank of the day on how you can get the most from the conference and what are HR priorities for 2017.
Afternoon sessions 1.15pm -
HR operational excellence ideas. For the afternoon we have a range of sessions for keeping your knowledge up to date. You’ll hear about:
- Working through disciplinary procedures: recent cases that you need to know about to ensure you advise managers correctly
- Being involved in restructuring: the case law around some of the steps
- Finding amazing candidates and the future of recruitment and resourcing: Troy Hammond presents on new ways to source candidates and what’s going to change in the next couple of years
- Dealing effectively with unions: for HR Advisors in unionised companies, its important to know how to work productively with your union. Andre Lubbe, Head of ER for Auckland Council is going to share his thoughts on how you can do this.
- What to consider with global mobility: the future of HR is going to involve bringing more candidates in from overseas. This practical session will cover what you need to consider and how to do it!
5pm: Think Tank followed by drinks and nibbles!
Our NZ presenters
We had a fantastic line up of inspiring and knowledgeable HR Directors, employment lawyers and other experts to share practical tips and techniques that you can use back on the job! Those attending in NZ heard from:
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Nikki Iuli, HR Manager, Sanford
Susan Lowe, GMHR, Repco
Aaron McIntosh, People Concierge
Troy Hammond, TalentArmy
Lisa McCarthy, HR Expert, .adiact
Andre Lubbe, Head of ER, Auckland Council
Penelope Barton, Chief People Officer, Vend
Tash Pieterse, Senior People Advisor, Intergen
Kylie Telford, Recruitment & Employee Brand Lead, NZME
Angela Atkins, People & Learning Director, Elephant
Linda Bateson, Executive HRM, Xero
Angela Evans, Senior Associate, Langton Hudson Butcher
Lisa Bell, GMNZ, enableHR
Megan Applegate, Independent HR Consultant
AGENDA DAY 2
Morning sessions 9am -
Using sales and marketing techniques. As an HR Advisor you often need get managers on board with new HR initiatives and the advice you’re giving them. To start day 2 we learn how to create real engagement and buy in from managers about your HR processes and policies and advice by using some tools from a sales and marketing expert -
Building a safety and wellness mind-
Think Tank: This one will be about team building.
Afternoon sessions 12.45pm -
New HR tools. In this session you’ll hear about:
- Using Social Media for HR engagement, presented by SoMe stars Kylie Telford and Tash Pieterse.
- Learning technology: what are other HR and L&D teams doing to build capability? Rob Leyland from Optimism is going to take you on a tour of what’s being done.
- Trends for 2017 and how this will impact HR and recruitment technologies.
A word from the fringe. Lisa McCarthy is going to show you what’s happening on the cutting edge and give you a fresh perspective on how to provide the right HR advice and support.
Your path to HR Success. Dr David Keane was a stand out presenter from our last conference and has agreed to return and share some amazing tips on how you can be as successful as you want to be.
Think Tank & Action Plan. To finish Lisa Bell is going to run our last think tank on how HR can handle emergencies, and give you some final tools to use to get the actions you want, across the line.
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Association of People Professionals
Some of our presenters are on the HR Advisory Panel for APPNZ which is working to charter the HR profession. If you’d like to see what APPNZ is about just click here.
Rebecca Armour, GMS National Leader, KPMG
Bridget Romanes,
Principal, Mobile Relocations
Rachel Klaver, Parenting & Marketing Guru, Identify
Dr David Keane,
The Art of Deliberate Success
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Simon Oldham, General Manager, QJumpers
Networking Drinks Partner: KPMG
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Rob Leyland, Capability Partner, Optimism
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