HR Development at Work is an attraction, retention and change management consultancy, based in Adelaide, South Australia.

As part of our service we run in-house and public workshops on topics such as attraction and retention, change management and interview skills. An overview of some of our most popular workshops follows.

Please contact us if you would like more information about any workshop, if you would like to attend a public workshop, or if we can assist you by designing and running an in-house workshop for your staff.

To make sure you don’t miss out on any of our public training workshops make sure you receive Dinkum Oil – Adelaide’s monthly attraction, retention and change e-newsletter. Click on the newsletter link above to see the latest issue and to request that we send you the newsletter with updates on forthcoming public workshops.

Recruitment tends to hot up after Christmas so we are running a public workshop to help train managers to conduct a really effective recruitment interview. Our next public workshop “Interview Skills", for managers who need to conduct recruitment interviews, is in Adelaide on February 26th 2010. Click here to see the flyer, what the workshops covers and to book your place.

"Thank you for facilitating a workshop for our organisation on interviewing skills. I thought the workshop was extremely useful and practical. The practice and feedback on our interviewing technique was great. Having participated in this day I feel more confident in my interviewing skills and look forward to putting them into practice in the near future."
Taryn Elliott, Adelaide to Outback GP Training

To hear what other participants say about how this training really helped them, have a look at the testimonials section of this website.

The Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass is next in Adelaide on March 19th 2010. Places are limited so reserve your place soon. Email for a flyer and to book. (To see what previous participants say about this amazing Masterclass have a look at the testimonials section of this website).

“I'd just like to say that your Attracting and Maintaining Talent Masterclass was fantastic. It was practical, relevant and the most useful course I have been to since my time in HR. The content was readily translated in the workplace and I have used all of the materials that you gave us for writing reports and guiding our workforce planning, attraction and retention strategies. Very rarely do you attend a course and take away so much from it! Thanks Bridget.”
Antonietta Girolamo, HR Officer Training and Development. Adelaide City Council.

Both of these workshops can be delivered in-house so please contact us if you would like an in-house workshop to help you.

Popular workshops that we can tailor and run for your organisation

If your organisation needs training or development in the areas of leadership skills, attraction, retention, change management or creating a happy organisation, please contact us. We can design, tailor and facilitate workshops on many such topics. A few of our most popular workshop titles are:

Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass – for the top team, HR Managers and those who need to write a        Strategic Attraction and Retention Plan

The Managers Role in Retention™ - for any people manager

Planning and Managing the People Aspects of Change – for change leaders and the HR team.

Understanding and Managing Your Team’s Reaction to Change – for team leaders and managers at all levels

Building Resilience in a Time of Change and Uncertainty – for professionals with no staff management         responsibilities and team members

Performance Conversations – for people managers

Recruiting for Success in a Tough Marketplace – for business owners and people managers

Interview Skills – for managers responsible for recruitment interviewing, or for interviewees

Finding a Job - resume writing, job search and interview skills, what employers are looking for – for job seekers,         those seeking internal promotion, those being re-deployed or whose position has been made redundant.

Energising Your Team - The Three Signs of a Miserable Job for managers and the HR team.

Creating Workplace Happiness – for everyone

Managing Outplacement and Redundancy – for business owners and managers

Situational Leadership – for people managers

Competences and their use in organisations – for business owners, managers and HR.

Getting the Values Off the Wall – and into people’s hearts and minds and the practices of the organisation – for         everyone

Exit interviews – for the HR team or business owners

Our client experience – what our clients say

Here are just a few of our client testimonials – to see more, click on the testimonials page above.

Managing the People Aspects of Change

"Bridget was highly recommended to me by another organisation and when the time arose to use her services I could not have been more pleased. Part of our organisation was going through a restructure, so with Bridget's expertise we were able to offer external support to our employees and this service was used by a number of them. To also assist myself and a couple of managers, I sought Bridget's expertise to run a workshop on "Managing the People Aspects of Change". This was presented professionally but flexible to those attending."
Paula Ridge, (formerly Human Resources Coordinator, South Australian Cricket Association)

"I found Bridget to be a true professional. In her pre-workshop briefings, in her delivery and in her post workshop follow-up she impressed everyone with her attention to detail, her understanding of the client's needs, her thorough approach and her personable, capable manner. I recommend Bridget to you without hesitation."
Adrian Skull (formerly OD Manager, Adelaide City Council, now at City of Marion)

Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass

"The Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass was probably the best one day training course I have attended in the last ten years. Bridget's easy-going presentation style enabled plenty of interaction amongst the attendees and we were able to share our experiences in trying to attract and retain staff. The Masterclass was extremely informative and provided a very useful, practical and appropriate model for the development of a Workforce Attraction and Retention Plan. I have already used the model to develop a strategic plan for a specific work group. I wish more training courses were as good as the Masterclass!"
John Windsor, Human Resource Manager, SA Dental Service

Interview Skills

“Well done, interactive, involving, you kept us engaged. You are a gifted teacher"
from a participant on our Interview Skills for Small Business Owners workshop

The Managers Role In Retention™

"Well done Bridget on another riveting and inspiring workshop! The Managers Role in Retention is a brilliant opportunity to further understand the importance of attracting and retaining talent, particularly with the prediction of staff shortages over the next few decades. This workshop encourages you to think laterally and consider various scenarios and strategies. Although we all endeavour to retain our staff, this workshop is a reminder that we can always do it better..." Dee Kazek-Hoad, Human Resources Manager, d'Arenberg Pty Ltd

Performance Conversations

"The Performance Conversations and Feedback session run by Bridget was extremely useful. Having only managed staff for a few years, I was keen to extend my thinking about managing performance. The day reiterated to me the importance of continuous feedback and communication. The workshop assisted me to develop some strategies to ensure that this topic stayed on my agenda and becomes part of my everyday practice with staff. The workshop allowed us to also share some of our more frustrating performance management issues, and work through these. It was a great exercise to see how different people approach different situations and what may be the consequence of various approaches. Bridget lead the group well, allowing the group to drive some discussions, but bring it back in line when needed. The workshop has motivated me and given me more direction in my supervisory role with my staff."
Jane Rajkowski, Regional Community Care Manager - Southern Region
Masonic Homes Incorporated

Managing Pressure at Work

"Team Dynamics was an area of concern within our business. With HR Development at Work's input, and hands on workshop, we were able to isolate some of the major breakdowns and areas of communication, probe these areas in more detail and then actively work on the repair process. Today, we're a better company for this....."
Peter Whalley, Managing Director, Sybiz Software.

"The best thing was... having the opportunity to voice my opinions in a safe environment."
Christine Morris (formerly HR Consultant, DAIS)

Situational Leadership

"The best thing about this (Situational Leadership) workshop for me was the realisation that style relates to task rather than individual – can use different styles for the same person. As a result I am going to review my relationships with my team, particularly expectations, and fellow party's performance with their team." Bruce Spangler, CEO, Bentleys MRI

Free workshops for businesses with under 20 employees

Some of our workshops – such as Managing Change and How to Attract and Retain Good Staff - are sponsored by the Better Business Series of the Department of Trade and Economic Development. This makes them free for businesses with under 20 employees. For news about these workshops for small businesses ask to subscribe to Dinkum Oil by emailing or contact Small Business Services at DTED direct.

Call us to discover how we can assist you to develop your staff. We can design workshops to meet your particular needs. Our workshops are fun, participative and informative.

HR Development at Work is there for you

HR Development at Work can help you.

Contact us on +61 8 8322 8455 or for help and advice about attraction, retention, managing the people aspects of change and creating a happy workplace.