Testimonials

"Pod Consulting have fostered a strong interpersonal relationship with us and given a fast response time to moderately complex HR issues. Their comprehensive end to end service has been a worthy investment and encouraged Senior Manages to be responsible for their employee’s and to serve as the employee advocate.

The Leadership team has increased focus and understanding of excellence in HR principals and practice. The goal is continuous improvement in every people management process. The net result has been a streamlined HR process, which has helped our company shift the responsibilities of owning the employee productivity from the Company Director to Line Managers who will now focus on measuring, recognising and rewarding productivity; which permeates the entire culture and everyone’s way of thinking.
Pod worked with us in delivering a strategy that supported our business objectives and consulted on the alignment and prioritising of the various activities to ensure our company met the key milestones and business objectives."
Michelle, General Manager, Telecommunications

“When I first met Sharn from Pod Consulting I was very impressed with her approach to HR. She was very knowledgeable and really gave you the confidence that she knew her stuff. If anyone is facing a tricky employment situation and are debating whether they need help, I would absolutely recommend calling Pod Consulting. The peace of mind and the confidence in knowing everything has been done correctly is worth it 100 times over.”
Sarah, Director, Marketing

“Sharn continually amazed me at her incredibly quick response to emails and phone calls. She was very supportive, clear and helpful with her advice. I would definitely use Pod Consulting again and I have recommended them to a number of my friends looking at career changes. I have also recommended Pod Consulting to my employer.”
Cathy, Career Transition Client

“Dealing with Sharn is great. She is intuitive and adaptive to our business needs. It’s like paint by numbers with Pod Consulting, you can choose colours or processes along the way. Pod Consulting helped us gain clarity around HR issues, though it spreads wider than that, in to all areas of our business. All the preconceived ideas most of us have about HR processes, will change when dealing with Pod Consulting, they shine a different light on HR matters.”
Michael, General Manager, Marketing

“It was very easy to work with Sharn to address HR processes and she manages up well! Pod Consulting have enabled a hassle free HR escalation and solution design process. We can confidently delegate issues to Pod Consulting for effective and efficient resolution. The ability to safely delegate important HR tasks, knowing that a professional response will follow, enables us to focus on other business issues.”
Greg, General Manager, Security

“Positive changes in our business are having someone to run HR issues by and getting professional advice in a timely manner.”
Janet, Director, Communications and Media

“The processes introduced by Pod Consulting helped us not just knowing what we have in the business in terms of human capital but starting to identify how people respond to certain situations and types of training that will bring the best out of them. Pod Consulting is able to engage at the right level for our business and provide value for money and a responsive service. Sharn provides great insight and cares personally about our business. I have no hesitation recommending Pod Consulting to assist organisations form a better understanding of not only what they have in terms of their existing team, but also how to recruit to achieve balance and to then effectively manage and up-skill key team members.”
Jeremy, Director, Property Management

“It’s good to know that everything is now streamlined, tidy and bought in to line. I am extremely happy with the services provided by Pod Consulting.”
Sue, Director, Recruitment

“Having met and worked with Sharn to go through our HR systems, she has given us the tools, knowledge and confidence to ensure that our HR processes are up to date, streamlined and easy to understand. Her ongoing support and advice has been invaluable! We would totally recommend Sharn and the team at POD to any other business for their HR needs, and will continue to work with them into the future.”
Rebecca, Auckland Branch Manager, Manufacturers

“We have worked with Pod Consulting for the past year and we have seen extreme growth for the business in all areas. Sharn and her team have added a depth of support for both the senior managers and employees of SUAL that we had no chance of doing using our own resources.

Sharn has personally been working with the Senior Managers to develop, refine and enhance their individual leadership skills, of which the benefits could be seen instantaneously with a staff environment changing to become balanced and stable. She has also helped the managers recognise their strengths and weaknesses and pushed them outside their comfort zone to confront their weaknesses and to try different techniques to enable them to relate to all types of personality types.

I have always been a little sceptical of HR consultants not understanding businesses and being all about the theory and knowing nothing about the practical. However, I must say that Sharn and POD Consulting has really changed my view. Sharn is certainly not the traditional HR consultant, but the leader of the firm’s Professional (and I’d say Personal) & Organisational Development.

Put simply, without Sharn’s input:
• We would not be where we are today with a stable workforce achieving their goals
• Our management would not be providing stable leadership to our staff
• The business would not be achieving their financial goals and targets”
Nicholas, Director, Professional Services