Managing your team

This section covers everything you need to know about management, from setting clear farm goals to motivating, managing and retaining staff.

Farm policies, procedures and rules

Set out how work is to be completed in your business with clear, documented policies, procedures and rules.
Performance and discipline

Having a robust system in place for managing staff performance helps employees stay on track and allows you to get the most from your team.
Coaching and mentoring

Encourage and guide individuals to achieve their potential and goals with tips and help from the Coaching and Mentoring section.
Team meetings

Ensure your team know what is happening on-farm and why with structured and effective team meetings.
Rosters, pay and leave

Getting good systems in place for rosters, timesheets, pay and leave is an essential part of managing staff.
Ending employment

Employment can end in lots of ways and ideally, an employer and employee will part company amicably and professionally.

People publications

The following publications are available for order or download from DairyNZ. The HR Toolkit offers practical and effective solutions to develop better employer-employee relationships, while the People Productivity Kit is your solution to managing employees for great performance and includes a holiday and leave calculator, planning and review guides and lots more.