Focus HR

IR Compliance: Understanding the Pyramid - FREE webinar
2022-06-16 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Online
Ever been confused by which piece of legislation you should be paying attention to when? You are not alone. Awards, Agreements, Fair Work Act, NES, WHS Act, Policies … the list goes on.
Join the Focus HR team as we break the system down into a logical order and help you understand how to not just ensure your business’ compliance, but better still, achieve best practice in your people practices.
Register for this FREE webinar here

Feedback & Performance Appraisals: A Development Focus - FREE webinar
2022-05-12 12:00 - 13:00
Performance reviews don’t improve performance. We know … that is like excommunicating ourselves from the HR profession … but they don’t. We need to move the mindset from performance review to performance development. Every manager also needs to see a key part of their role as coaching the people in their teams. Not just training, monitoring, performance managing, but genuinely coaching them to succeed.
Because of this, Focus HR has adapted the contemporary Tim Baker’s ‘5 Conversations’ Model for performance appraisals and added a 6th topic where Success Indicators (KPIs/Targets or other similar measurements) apply. Together, they form our 6 Coaching Conversations.
Join us as we take you through this new way of developing your people.
You can watch the recording of this webinar here
Not sure whether this webinar is for you? Take our free 3 minute scorecard and find out!

Communication - A Leading Teams Workshop
2022-05-05 12:00 - 14:00
Communication is a huge topic, so we focus on a few key areas that deliver great results for teams and businesses. We’ll talk about communication styles and channels and how to adapt to get the best results, communicating both success and failure effectively, and communicating with the right people at the right time. And because it is so often a stumbling block for managers, we’ll cover in more depth how to broach difficult conversations with team members, peers and their own managers.
Agenda

What makes a great communicator?
Importance of communication
What communication model should I use?
Preparing and planning your message
Techniques for communicating the good, the bad and the ugly
The simple trick to stop repeating yourself
Communication mediums
Communicating up

No availability in this session? We will be holding another session in the near future. Please contact us to register your interest in the next date for this workshop.

Managing Leave - A Leading Teams Workshop
2022-04-14 12:30 - 14:30
Leave, whether it is sick leave, carer’s leave, compassionate leave or annual leave, is something that all managers have to deal with, but few understand what they can and can’t do.
This session takes a detailed and practical look at the different types of leave, employee rights, employer rights and record keeping with the aim of building confidence to respond when leave questions and issues arise. We cover the most frequently asked questions that managers face when managing leave.
Agenda

The right mindset
Annual leave
Personal leave
Long service leave
Other leave
Managing Leave
FAQs

No availability in this session? We will be holding another session in the near future. Please contact us to register your interest in the next date for this workshop.

Workforce Planning: Getting the Right People, doing the Right Thing, the Right Way - FREE webinar
2022-04-14 10:00 - 11:00
Leveraging is essential for business success. It is about having the right people doing the right things in sync. Business owners need to be able to focus on the areas of their business where they can deliver the most value. By leveraging the right people doing the right things at the right time, the owner is freed up to focus on the vital, high value work and outsource, insource, eliminate or delegate the functional tasks for greatest efficiency and maximum reward.
Join Focus HR as we look at the what, how and who of workforce planning with the introduction of some powerful tools to start the process.
Register for this FREE webinar here
Not sure if this is for you? Take our free three minute scorecard and find out!

Effective Meetings - A Leading Teams Workshop
2022-03-31 09:30 - 11:30
Meetings can often be a ‘we’ll do this because we have to’ race-through or a drawn-out time waster for everyone involved. Both options are expensive for the business.
This session will look at when to have meetings, types of meetings, how to have meetings (format and structure) and what to record. We’ll also focus on setting ground rules for the meeting to ensure they add value and encouraging different perspectives to get the best from participants. Deliverables from the workshop include a guide to the perfect meeting and meeting agenda templates.
Agenda

Why are effective meetings important?
What is the true purpose of a meeting?
Different types of meetings – and when to use them
The benefits of more frequent meetings
The ultimate guide to the perfect meeting
How to deal with the dominator
Meeting agenda templates

No availability in this session? We will be holding another session in the near future. Please contact us to register your interest in the next date for this workshop.

Creating a High Performance Culture
2022-03-17 15:00
Managers play a key role in influencing the performance and productivity of their teams. While the temptation is to sit back and expect that goals are met, and scramble to find answers when they aren’t, the more useful approach is to be proactive and involved right from the start.
We’ll cover effective goal setting, communicating clear and reasonable expectations, and increasing motivation, alignment and buy-in.
Agenda

Performance and Productivity in Practical terms
Performance and Productivity in the Workplace
Motivation
Expectations
Goal setting

No availability in this session? We will be holding another session in the near future. Please contact us to register your interest in the next date for this workshop.

Strategy: Using Vision and Purpose to Drive your Business - FREE webinar
2022-03-17 12:00 - 13:00
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing” – Stephen Covey
A clearly identify and articulated vision, purpose and goals empowers owners to align their team and maintain a laser-like focus on the bigger picture. Owners who are effective at strategic thinking and implementation planning create an environment where everyone is pulling in the same direction. Join Focus HR as we explore how strategy forms both the foundations and the guiding light for businesses who excel. Attendees will be taken through practical exercises and receive some powerful tools to help kick-start your strategy journey.
Register for this FREE webinar here
Not sure if you should attend? Take our three-minute Strategy and Vision Scorecard and find out!

Culture, Values and Team Building webinar
2022-02-17 12:00 - 13:00
“People are the most powerful, inimitable asset in your business” Naomi Wilson
You can copy machines, IT systems, procedures, software etc. What you can’t copy is your people, your team and your culture. This is why it is inimitable.
And until you’ve harnessed the power of your team, your business will not reach its full potential.
Not sure if you need to attend this webinar? Take our 3 minute scorecard here and find out!
So how do you do this? In our next free webinar, Focus HR will take you through:

understanding the competitive advantage of a great culture;
give insight into how to understand, build and protect your culture and values; and
show how understanding each other leads to powerful team building (using the DiSC model)

Plus there will be a special offer for attendees for our upcoming full day workshop where we dive deeper into setting the culture; defining and living the values and implementing DiSC for team building.
You can watch the webinar recording here – and please get in touch if you would like to chat.

COVID in the Workplace Webinar
2022-01-28 10:00 - 11:30
In this webinar presented by Naomi Wilson from Focus HR and Chrissy Leong, Specialist Lead Stakeholder Management from WorkCover Queensland, we will cover:
• How to treat COVID-related Leave
• Implementing mask mandate (specifically those who won’t/can’t wear)
• Vaccination policies (mandate vs encouragement)
• Vaccination exemptions
• Hiring unvaccinated persons (and measures to protect other employees)
• Asking for Test results & evidence of vaccination
• Q&A from Fair Work Website
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEud-qvrz0tHt3QCYrpFa8limBodNMojTEv

Reinforcing, skill-building & corrective feedback
2022-01-20 12:30 - 14:30
Everyone can give feedback, but giving effective feedback in a way that gets the desired result is a learned skill. This session will cover both formal and informal feedback and discuss the differences in purpose and delivery of reinforcing (‘positive’) feedback, skill-building (‘coaching’) feedback and corrective (‘negative’) feedback.
We’ll look at the importance of timeliness, confidentiality, listening well and provide you with feedback models that ensure clarity and purpose in your message.
We’ll finish up with when it is important that records are kept and some practical ways to make sure that happens.
Agenda

The Importance of Feedback
Skill, Will, or Leadership issue
Types of Feedback
Key Elements of Feedback
Common Performance Issues
When to Escalate
Record Keeping
Feedback Models

No availability in this session? We will be holding another session in the near future. Please contact us to register your interest in the next date for this workshop.
