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A human approach to people and culture management.

Real

Bring the fun, be authentic and act with integrity

Resilient

Be tenacious, brave and deliver dynamic solutions

Relatable

Be approachable, pragmatic and always human-focused.

Meet the team

About

Human Focus Consulting was founded in 2017 to inject a fresh and personal approach into people and culture management in today’s modern business environment.

 

Over the past 20 years, Human Resources has evolved from a back-office function, to being a strategic driver of organisational advantage and success.

 

As HR continues to evolve, Human Focus is right at the forefront of these changes, disrupting how businesses view HR and ushering in a more respectful, empowering way to get the best out of people.  It’s what sets us apart. It’s why our clients love us.

 

We partner with business owners, chief executives, directors and leadership teams to develop bespoke, sustainable people and culture management solutions that are tied to sound commercial thinking. These solutions add immense value to businesses and the people within them.

 

Human Focus is an Auckland, NZ based People & Culture and Coaching consultancy, servicing clients across NZ, and some as far afield as Europe.

 

Human Focus will partner with you to deliver commercially savvy outsourced People & Culture results.

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Frances Bearne,

Founder and Director of Human Focus Consulting and International Certified Coach

With over two decades of experience, Frances is a skilled executive, leadership and career coach as well as a high-performance team coach and strategic people and capability consultant.

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Frances is passionate about cutting through traditional HR bureaucracy and created Human Focus Consulting to provide businesses with a fresh and innovative approach to people and culture management.

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Frances has worked with clients from various industries, including finance, research and development, I.T., engineering, freight and logistics, government and construction both in New Zealand and overseas. She has held senior HR positions and commercial roles in sales and management.

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Frances is an internationally certified leadership and team coach, accredited in Hogan Assessment Systems and is a trained conflict management coach through the Australian and New Zealand Resolution Institute.

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When she isn’t working, Frances enjoys travelling, anything to do with the outdoors and spending quality time with her family and friends.

Chris Broadbent

Senior People + Capability Consultant

Chris is a highly experienced People and Capability Consultant with a depth of experience across strategic HR management, employment, and industrial relations, change management, leadership and governance.

 

Over the past two decades, Chris has worked with organisations across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, both in New Zealand and internationally, including Australia, USA, Europe, and North Africa. Chris believes that in order to be effective, the human resources function must create value for organisations, by operating as a key enabler, ensuring that its people are a key competitive advantage. His depth and range of experience means he is able to support and enhance organisations to get the best out of their HR function and, ultimately, its people.

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Chris applies insight and experience in providing assessment and implementing solutions and strategies for people-related challenges and opportunities. He has a calm and unruffled approach to work and relates easily with people from all walks of life, from executive leaders to coal-face workers. He is skilled in directly dealing with complexity and conflict and loves to solve a tricky problem.

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Ann Lake

Senior People and Capability Consultant

Ann is a highly experienced and degree-qualified professional who began her career in counselling before transitioning into People & Culture Management. With over 20 years of experience, Ann has had great success transforming various organisations' people programmes across several industries, including IT, health, trades, construction, social services, and transport.

 

Ann is adept at building long-term relationships with her clients, sharing her knowledge and coaching leaders at all levels in both large and medium-sized businesses. She possesses commercial acumen and a robust understanding of best business practices.

 

Ann excels in working with high-growth organisations and specialises in developing people and culture frameworks, including talent management, onboarding, performance management, and training and development. Ann has a passion for employment relations and is adept at providing value-added services to leaders in complex situations.

 

As a Co-Founder and Director of a successful IT start-up, Ann knows how to balance her understanding of people with the practical needs of businesses.

Vanessa Moselen

Executive Assistant 

As our Executive Assistant, Vanessa’s purpose is to provide valuable administrational support to Frances and the Human Focus Team. Using her sharpened organisational skills, passion for systems and previous experience as a PA, Vanessa is a savvy problem solver and detailed proofreader, offering creative solutions along the way. Vanessa has a pragmatic and down to earth approach and she enjoys building strong relationships and working as a trusted support member.

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With a background of over a decade supporting business’ with their administration, account management and all the niggly jobs in-between, she excels in driving efficiencies, developing processes and harnessing technology to make life easier. Vanessa’s expertise and dedication ensures efficient and seamless workflow for Frances and the business. 

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On weekends, Vanessa can be found dashing between netball courts or exploring new adventures with her family and friends.

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Outsourced People & Culture Solutions 

We’re passionate about providing our clients with a responsive and flexible outsourcing partnership, providing bespoke solutions that suit your needs. 

 

  • Trust us to act as your whole people and culture team or as a strategic partner or project support to your existing team.

  • Bring us on board for specific projects.

  • Call on us for ad-hoc advice.

  • Onsite, offsite, long-term, short-term.

 

We’re invested in helping you and your people to succeed.  We love being part of that. We love to develop authentic, meaningful partnerships with our clients.

 

We take a fresh, commercially focused approach to people and capability management, by offering outsourced solutions that are agile and get to the heart of the matter quickly.

 

You need confident, expert guidance that is frank and honest - guidance that protects you and your people, helping you to fast track your success.

 

We’ll never offer you a cookie cutter approach. We develop tailored strategies that truly speak to your people. We focus on the potential that exists among them and will get the best possible result for you.

Recent Projects 

Bring us on board to deliver successful people projects.  We'll partner with your existing team or deliver your project from start to finish. Examples of recent projects delivered successfully:

  • Full organisational review, development of fit-for-purpose change proposal, process and end to end implementation of new structure.

- Medium-sized NZ business.

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  • Creation of a bespoke talent development programme for 25 businesses under one corporate umbrella.

- Large NZX Listed Company.

 

  • Full team psychometric testing, development coaching and key performance setting for a team of senior professionals and the wider leadership team. 

 - Medium-sized NZ business.​

  • Development and delivery of a global diversity and inclusion strategy. 

- Large NZX Listed Company.

 

  • Delivery of global HR audit and People and Culture strategy. 

- Large NZX Listed Company.

 

  • Design and delivery of leadership workshops. 

- Medium-sized NZ business.

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