Testimonials
Affinity Services
Edit is an experienced HR professional who knows how to get results. She understands the importance of getting the basics right and is equally adept working issues through at governance and operational levels.
Edit is highly organised and is able to engage staff at a personal level assisting them understand the importance of their contribution to the organisation and bringing them on board to effect lasting change. Her work with our organisation has contributed significantly to turning things around and getting us to where we are today.
Frank Tracey
CEO Affinity Services
p: 09 526 0321
m: 027 465 0406
e: frank.tracey@affinityservices.co.nz
www.affinityservices.co.nz
From my experience knowing you, I don't think anything could, would or be able to hold you down. You truly are one of a kind Edit!
Brad Stewart
Director
Talent Capital
p 09 271 3374 | m 021 887 914 | PO Box 64159 | Botany 2163 | Auckland
Action Painters, Auckland
"Thanks very much for all your great help this year, you have been awesome." (15.12.2010)
Courtney Pearce
Director, Action Painters
Phone: +64 9 485 3002
Mobile: +64 0222222 68
Email: courtney@actionpainters.com
Website: www.actionpainters.com
Brunton (NZ) Ltd
Active WorkLife Solutions assisted us with the timely development of a recruitment policy, new positions descriptions and related questions for selection interviews.
Edit met with me during a weekend and delivered the documentation overnight. These processes have saved me time and money, with recent interviews and staff reviews.
This week using the interview process document, I was amazed at the replies I received when interviewing a candidate for a position we currently have available. On this occasion I took 1.25hours at the interview, but saved the Company paying the candidate for a three month trial period and realising the candidate was not a suitable applicant. The candidates CV read as if he was made for our vacant position.
Please call me if you wish to discuss Active WorkLife Solutions.
Sue Brunton
Director
Brunton (NZ) Ltd
www.brunton.co.nz
Phone: +64 9 529 4492
Mobile: +64 21 837 400
Email: Sue.Brunton@brunton.co.nz
Office of Ethnic Affairs
Edit has demonstrated her professional approach and sophisticated facilitation skill. The feedback from participants has been extremely positive. Additionally, she also facilitated the Planning Day for the Ethnic Affairs Advisor Team, which was very purposeful and productive.
Vivien Wei Verjeijen
Ethnic Affairs Advisor
Office of Ethnic Affairs
Level 7, 99 Albert Street
P O Box 2220, Auckland
Email: vivien.verheijen@dia.govt.nz
Ph: (09) 3627911
Fax: (09) 3627969
Mobile: 0272448958
Website: www.ethnicaffairs.govt.nz
Kaipara District Council
Edit was employed as a short-term, additional resource for Council's Policy and Planning Team. The team’s key project was the Review of Council's District Plan. Edit’s role was to provide the team with adequate resources across all of its functions. She had wide-ranging responsibilities from basic data gathering to detailed analysis and reporting. She was also responsible for drafting submissions on strategic issues for Council.
In addition to this role, she coached and mentored two staff who were recently appointed to the team.
I also used Edit to give me a general organisational overview of how the organisation worked during my absence on extended leave. She provided me with excellent feedback, which enabled me to identify strengths and weaknesses of my management team, and put in place processes to assist with the team's development.
Council's Planning and Policy Manager and I found Edit to be versatile, innovative, thorough and conscientious. She also has a can do attitude and will take on all types of tasks of differing complexity with equal enthusiasm.
She produced excellent results, which exceeded expectations. We would welcome her back when we again need such support.
Jack McKerchar
Chief Executive
Kaipara District Council
Private Bag 1001
Dargaville 0300
New Zealand
64 9 4397059
64 21 941984
jmckerchar@kaipara.govt.nz
www.kaipara.govt.nz
Nicola Jones
Dear Edit
Thank you for the time we spent together recently discussing my Business Plan. Before we met I was really uncertain why I needed a Business Plan and how it would help me in my business. You were able to explain in plain English the benefits of having a well-worded plan and what the key points were that needed to be in it.
You helped me realise that without a Business Plan I had no direction in my business and that I didn’t know it well enough for it to grow. You have also made me realise that businesses can have several strategies and goals and that these could change depending on how one’s life changes personally, as well as professionally.
The time we sent together has helped me in many ways and I would like to thank you for your time and effort.
Kind regards
Nicola Jones
The University of Auckland
Dynamic organisations need dynamic people to maintain direction and ensure organic growth. To focus strategy and operations on the complex nexus of futuristic expectations and past experience requires a praxis of professionalism, analytical insight, clarity of focus and purpose and determination. These are the qualities and attributes that Edit has brought to our organisation – shepherding us through assessment of scenarios, innovation, change and strategic outcomes in a way that would not have been possible with our own resources. We have achieved great outcomes on the basis of her input and contribution.
Edit’s organisational skills, insight, ability to dissect complex issues and clarity of thought bring a significant value proposition to any project and I have the highest regard and gratitude for her work. Prompt and efficient, with a no-nonsense approach to all that she undertakes, Edit has time and time again assisted this organisation to achieve important strategic and operational goals.
Dr Wayne Clark
Director, Student Administration
The University of Auckland
Phone: +64 210 336 403
Email: dr.wayne.clark@gmail.com
www.auckland.ac.nz
Vaka Tautua
5th November 2008
In 2008 Edit provided Vaka Tautua with organisational development consultancy services. As part of this work, she has conducted an organisation audit of systems and processes. The report Edit collated and presented has been invaluable in helping us refine our internal systems and structures, and re-focus our strategic direction.
Edit has demonstrated an ability to work sensitively, professionally and in a culturally safe way, alongside our Pacific staff. This has been appreciated by all staff who have had dealings with her.
Vaka Tautua has no hesitation in recommending Edit’s services to other health and disability providers.
Philip Beilby
Chief Executive
VAKA TAUTUA
www.vakatautua.co.nz
Phone: +64 9 589 1922
Email: Philip.B@vakatautua.co.nz
Level 3, 15 Sultan Street, Ellerslie
Auckland
New Zealand
Waikato Primary Health
Hi Edit,
This morning the 100 Healthy Smiles team met to sign off your evaluation so we can ‘release’ it to various parties. Everyone acknowledged this was a tough task for you, but we are very happy with the evaluation. Thank you for your patience with us. Our next steps are to present to managers within MSD and the DHB, put out a press release and present at a couple of conferences. Plenty of work yet to do!
Thanks again, Edit. I’m sure we will work together in the future,
Regards,
Erica
Erica Amon
Clinical Operations Manager
Waikato Primary Health
Making a Difference to Health
T +64 7 857 1559 DDI
F +64 7 857 1550
M +64 275 90 1243
E erica.amon@waikatopho.org.nz
Kakariki House
293 Grey Street
PO Box 4338
Hamilton East 3247
New Zealand
www.waikatoprimaryhealth.org.nz
Focus Group
Edit has provided a highly responsive, professional and effective HR consulting service to Focus 2000 Ltd, bringing a strong strategic and operational perspective.
Edit assisted the organisation through a comprehensive change management process, effectively helping to design and implement a new management structure. She has applied a broad and detailed knowledge of organisational HR that assisted the CEO and management team to establish a HR structure that will drive effective performance.
Key to the powerful contribution that Edit makes is her ability to listen, to understand the needs of the organisation and to quickly establish relationships that facilitate getting the work done.
John Wade
Chief Executive Officer
FOCUS 2000
P.O Box 16 067
Sandringham
Auckland, New Zealand
P: (+64 9) 846 6295
F: (+64 9) 846 1232
M: 0275 976 792
E: jwade@focus2000.org.nz
W: www.focus2000.org.nz
