Our philosophy is simple: let’s be pragmatic.

People are complicated, and workplaces can be minefields of politics, dramas, ego and misunderstandings. Managers just need people to get along, and get on with it.

Pragmatic HRM is about finding pragmatic solutions. ‘Isms’ in the workplace- get in the way of you and your employee finding practical ways to work together, and we help you find it.

Teaching you to fish: HR and management training

People management is as much an art as it is a science. Getting the best out employees, keeping them happy and engaged, and heading off issues before they death-spiral, is the art of HR. It’s easy to do averagely and hard to do well. Through a combination of real world experience, intellectual insight and academic expertise, we help HR professionals get practicing HR in a pragmatic way, and become more than just admin, but real assets to the organisation.

We offer:

  • Courses for new HR professionals (e.g. admin or junior Advisors)

  • Courses to develop HR professionals (e.g. Advisors looking to step up their capabilities)

  • Courses for Senior HR professionals looking to add strategic value (Business Partners and Managers)

  • Courses for Line Managers

See our current offers for the best course for you or your team.

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We fish, you watch: Our consulting services

At Pragmatic HRM we help you run your business smoothly. We have expertise across of a range of services:

  • Performance management

  • Change & restructures

  • Disciplinary

  • Conflict resolution and mediations

  • Engagement and retention

If you have people situation that holding the business back or putting a department at risk, and doing nothing is not an option, then get in contact.

What’s with all the bridges? We love a metaphor, and a bridge is a good one for what we do, because we build connections. You and your employee(s) can be on opposite shores, expecting the other meet you half way. Through practical solutions (and what’s more practical that a bridge?) we get you together and get things moving.

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Contact us

Can we help?

Email us at: admin@pragmatichr.nz, or complete below for us to contact you.