Who
actually does the hiring and firing of those entrusted to protect the
Real Sector?
I present you my
questionings of our Government via the Official Information Act in
regards to the hiring and firing processes of our public service. It
is quite clearly evident that our elected representatives, when not
in collusion with them, play a role of ceremonial token gesture to
global executive recruitment agencies and other corporate top heavy
institutions who's interests may well be that other than longterm
peace and prosperity of all in our nation, but only short term gain
for foreign interests.
I believe there is a
strong case to suggest there has not been a true change of government
in this country since we were liquidated as a nation in 1961, and a
foreign trained Economic Advisory Board imposed upon us that has
remained very much intact behind the diplomatic curtain, thus even
when a non foreign monetarist aligned Government has been at the
helm, they have been powerless to stop those in the bereaurcracy
co-operating with them to achieve their aims under the guise that is
international law, law that is dominated by international money.
It is clearly
evident that Annette King, the Minister of State Services at the time
had not a clue of what she had signed off on, or if she did she has
told several untruths in regard to Hudsons Global Resources and the
Leadership Development Centre not being involved in Government
appointments;
I
sent this email to the Prime Minister 16 May 2007;
Regards
Prime minister,
I
am seeking information in regards to the time at which you, or any
elected minister gets involved in the hiring of public servants,
economic and social policy advisors etc to the treasury or advisory
institutes of the Department of the Prime minister and Cabinet.
Specifically
the rolls of Hudson global resources etc, Leadership development
centre and Cerno. Specifically at what stage of state sector
employment vetting does an elected member of the NZ house of
representatives become involved.
Yours
Iain
Parker
I
received a letter in the mail from the Prime Ministers Office 24 May
2007;
Dear Mr Parker
You wrote to the
Prime Minister on 16 May 2007 seeking, under the Official Information
Act 1982, information concerning the employment of public servants.
The information
you have requested is more closely connected with the
responsibilities of the Minister of State Services. Your request has,
therefore, been transferred to the office of Hon Annette King under
section 14 of the Act.
Yours sincerely
Heather Simpson
CHEIF OF STAFF
On
28 June 2007 I chased up Heather Simpson for my overdue reply;
Regards Heather
Simpson,
I have not
received any correspondence, confirmation or reply, on this question
from any parties, since your typed letter, dated 24 May 2007, I'm
sure I don't need to remind yourself, the Prime Minister or Annette
King of the provisions of the official information act 1982.
Thank you
Iain Parker
To
which I received this reply 29 June 2007;
Dear Mr Parker,
I am responding
to your email of 28 June advising that you have not yet received a reply
to your OIA request concerning the hiring of public servants. I've
been told that a response to your request was signed out on 27 June and should be
with you shortly.
regards
steve w.
Office of the
Prime Minister
On
30 June 2007 I received in the mail a reply from Annette king,
Minister of State Services,
dated 27 June;
Dear Mr Parker
Official
Information Act Request re Hiring Of Public Servants
You have asked
fro information about the time in which the Prime Minister or any
elected Minister gets involved in the hiring of public servants,
economic and social policy advisors etc to the treasury or advisory
institutes of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Specifically the roles of Hudsons Global Resources etc, Leadership
Development Centre and CERNO. Specifically at what stage of state
sector employment vetting does an elected member of the New Zealand
House of Representatives become involved.
Public
servants are employed in the departments of the Public Service and
the State Sector Act 1988 gives the responsibility of appointing them
to the Chief Executives of each department. Therefore, for example,
the Secretary for the Treasury and the Chief Executive of the
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet appoint employees of their
respective departments.
The State Sector Act 1988, in section 33,
specifically states that the "Chief Executive of a department
shall not be responsible to the appropriate Minister but shall act
independently" when making decisions about individual employees,
including on matters relating to appointments.
The
State Services Commissioner has the responsibility for appointing
Chief Executives of Departments in the Public Service. The process
for appointment is prescribed in section 35 of the State Sector Act
1988.
In
Subsection (2) of section 35 the Commissioner, where there is a
vacancy or impending vacancy, "shall-
(a)
inform the Minister of that vacancy or impending vacancy; and
(b)
invite the Minister to inform the Commissioner of any matters that
the Minister wishes the Commissioners to take into account in making
an appointment to the position."
Once
the panel to appoint a Chief Executive has carried out its interview
function it deliberates and the Commissioner is required to make a
recommendation to the Minister for an appointment.
The
Minister refers the recommendation to the Governor-General in
Council, who can accept or decline the recommendation.
I
enclose a copy of section 35, which sets out the statutory
requirements for appointments and a diagram that explains the
appointment process and the stages at which Ministers are involved.
(No appointment recommendation has been declined by the
Governor-General to date.)
So
in relation to the Public Service, it is only in respect of
appointment of Chief Executives that Ministers become involved.
As
for the involvement of the organisations you mention, Cerno Ltd is an
organisation that the State Services Commissioner uses in the Chief
Executive appointment process but
neither Hudson nor the Leadership Development Centre are involved.
(Enclosed, for your information, is a printout from the Leadership
Development Centre website that sets out the Centre's functions.)
Yours
sincerely
Hon
Annette King
Minister
of State Services
==================
The
following arrived 30 Jan 2008
Dear
Mr Parker
Please
find attached our response to your Official Information Request.
Yours
faithfully
John
Ombler
Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services Branch
State Services Commission
Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services Branch
State Services Commission
=================
Ref:
SSC2007/08-008
30
January 2008
Mr
Iain Parker
mite4@xtra.co.nz
Dear
Mr Parker
Official
Information Act request for Government Expenditure on external
Consultants and Contractors
Please
find attached a list of contractors, being individuals with whom we
have contracted consultancy firms and companies together with
information about the type of service and actual cost of the service.
The list begins from 2003/04. We changed our finance system in 2003
and we are unable to readily access similar information prior to
2003/04. To provide such information back to 1984 as requested would
require substantial collation or research incurring significant cost
which you would be liable to meet.
Yours
sincerely
John
Ombler
Deputy
Commissioner, Corporate Services
2006/07
|
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FY
06/07
|
FY
07/08
|
||
Contract
|
Type
of Service
|
TOTAL
|
TOTAL
|
10065
- Hudson Global Resources
|
CE
Appointment
|
28,431
|
-
|
10067
- Boyden Global Executive Search
|
CE
Appointment
|
53,975
|
-
|
10068
- SHL
|
CE
Appointment
|
34,269
|
-
|
10070
- Bell McCaw Bampfylde Ltd
|
CE
Appointment
|
60,627
|
-
|
10071
- SHL Auckland
|
CE
Appointment
|
43,629
|
-
|
10072
- Cerno Limited
|
CE
Appointment
|
23,970
|
-
|
10073
- Lee-Ann Newton
|
Leased
Executive
|
22,150
|
5,040
|
10074
- Executive Appointment
|
CE
Appointment
|
42,411
|
-
|
10075
- Bell McCaw Bampfylde
|
CE
Appointment
|
65,418
|
-
|
10076
- Swann Group Ltd
|
CE
Appointment
|
57,236
|
-13,500
|
10077
- SHL Auckland
|
CE
Appointment
|
25,675
|
-
|
10078
- Martin, Jenkins & Associates
|
CE
Appointment
|
50,000
|
-
|
10079
- EQI Global
|
CE
Appointment
|
50,362
|
-
|
10080
- Cerno Limited
|
CE
Appointment
|
25,500
|
-
|
10081
- Cerno Limited
|
CE
Appointment
|
14,380
|
-
|
10082
- Cerno Limited
|
CE
Appointment
|
20,175
|
-
|
10083
- Cerno Limited
|
CE
Appointment
|
26,000
|
-
|
10084
- Executive Appointment (Wgtn) Ltd
|
CE
Appointment
|
12,000
|
36,000
|
10085
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
Consultancy
services
|
-
|
125,000
|
10086
- Boydon Global Executive Search
|
CE
Appointment
|
-
|
36,541
|
10087
- SHL New Zealand Limited
|
CE
Appointment
|
-
|
24,735
|
10088
- Bell McCaw Bampfylde Ltd
|
CE
Appointment
|
-
|
49,500
|
10089
- Cerno Limited
|
CE
Appointment
|
-
|
20,175
|
10090
- Executive Appointment (Wgtn) Limited
|
CE
Appointment
|
-
|
40,000
|
21011
- Colmar & Brunton Research Limited
|
Research
|
80,880
|
-
|
21013
- UMR Research Limited
|
Research
services
|
23,630
|
18,225
|
21014
- Career Options
|
Assist
in Refresh the Milestone/SD Goals
|
14,888
|
24,444
|
21015
- Career Options
|
NZ
Experience 1st Measurement
|
17,681
|
11,177
|
21016
- Howard Fancy & Assoc Ltd
|
Consultancy
services
|
27,000
|
-
|
21018
- A C Nielson (NZ) Limited
|
Research
|
-
|
55,500
|
21019
- Career Options
|
Refresh
milestones/SDGoals Report
|
-
|
19,178
|
23003
- Colmar & Brunton Research Limited
|
Qualitative
Research
|
98,630
|
-
|
23005
- Dot Kettle
|
Agency
engagement & Comms Advice
|
55,230
|
-
|
23006
- Martin Jenkins & Associates
|
Project
Management
|
66,550
|
-
|
23007
- Careering Options Limited
|
Writing
and editing
|
22,895
|
-
|
23008
- Careering Options Limited
|
Relationship
management
|
17,652
|
-
|
23009
- Keith Johnston & Patricia Sarr
|
Working
framework for dev goal coordinat
|
25,000
|
-
|
23010
- The Ethics Resource Center
|
Survey
|
41,042
|
28,500
|
23011
- Origin Design Company Ltd
|
Design
work
|
16,268
|
-
|
23012
- Hay Group Limited
|
Expert
in job sizing
|
11,450
|
-
|
23013
- NZ Inst of Economic Research Inc
|
Facility
study
|
24,000
|
-
|
23014
- BoardWorks International NZ Limited
|
Crown
entity governance
|
15,000
|
-9,000
|
30132
- Davidson Consulting Ltd
|
Evaluation
consultancy
|
57,060
|
-
|
30133
- Rozanne Gardine H2R
|
EEO
development services
|
53,515
|
4,290
|
30134
- Personnel Pysch
|
Research,
advice, report and guidance wr
|
44,123
|
-
|
30135
- Brand Capital
|
Research
services
|
263,178
|
-
|
30137
- Ideas Shop
|
Communications
consultancy
|
67,200
|
-2,250
|
30141
- H2R Limited
|
Learning
& development services
|
33,357
|
-
|
30143
- Three Trees Communications
|
Communications/publishing
consultancy
|
12,021
|
|
30145
- Intergen
|
Website
template design/program
|
23,496
|
-
|
30146
- Experience Networks Ltd
|
Interface
design
|
16,602
|
-0
|
30147
- Burleigh Evatt Holdings Limited
|
Project
management
|
-
|
114,925
|
30148
- Cerno Ltd
|
Web-based
competency assessment tools
|
40,000
|
10,000
|
30152
- Inglis & Broughton Ltd
|
State
sector advice
|
-
|
26,400
|
50007
- Chapman Tripp
|
Legal
advice
|
47,972
|
-
|
50009
- Elwood Consulting
|
Specialist
ICT contract services
|
10,000
|
-
|
70077
- Hewlett-Packard NZ Ltd
|
General
review
|
46,787
|
-
|
70078
- Ross Human Directions Ltd
|
IT
services
|
16,294
|
-
|
70079
- Hudson Global Services
|
HR
services
|
21,146
|
-
|
70081
- Frintier Software Ltd
|
Software
services
|
13,875
|
-
|
70086
- Influence Consulting Limited
|
Training
Services
|
22,587
|
-
|
70088
- Probity Consulting Ltd
|
Procurement/Process
consulting
|
13,365
|
-
|
70092
- Clayton Ford
|
Leased
person
|
61,560
|
22,900
|
70096
- Bell McCaw Bampfylde Limited
|
Recruitment
services
|
75,829
|
-
|
40666
- Amos Aked Swift (NZ) Limited
|
IT/Telecom
consultancy services
|
25,340
|
2,730
|
40680
- Vision Recruitment Limited
|
IT
& HR skills to do research & analysis
|
17,423
|
-1,680
|
40718
- Amost Aked Swift
|
Telecomunications
industry consultancy
|
-
|
14,100
|
40633
- TNS New ZEaland Ltd
|
Survey
and analysis
|
22,330
|
-
|
40639
- Gspin Limited
|
Planning,
strategy & Proj Mgmt
|
45,428
|
-
|
40652
- Stratway Trading Limited
|
Business
Dev/Acct Mgmt serv
|
60,842
|
65,556
|
40705
- Ephemeral Consulting Ltd
|
Business
Dev/Soln Mgmt serv
|
-
|
11,719
|
40607
- McDonnell Business Intelligence
|
Specialist
services for Contract Negotia
|
11,581
|
-
|
40627
- Steve Seaton
|
Proj
& risk mgmt expertise
|
13,278
|
-
|
40635
- VoCo Limited
|
Consultancy
|
21,598
|
-
|
40641
- McDonnell Limited
|
Commercial
advice & contract draft
|
11,981
|
-
|
40643
- Catalyst IT Limited
|
Specialist
technical services
|
20,040
|
3,980
|
40658
- Catalyst IT Limited
|
Specialist
technical services
|
20,000
|
-
|
40663
- Anna Maree Chambers
|
Project
Management
|
32,980
|
43,280
|
40695
- Cognitum Group Limited
|
Specialist
IT services
|
-
|
23,700
|
40710
- Helium Work-Search Limited
|
Team
leader
|
-
|
20,190
|
47241
- Sysdoc Group Ltd
|
Specialised
technical writing skills
|
21,959
|
-
|
47261
- Emmanuelle Radha Hendrikx
|
Specialised
technical writing services
|
17,435
|
660
|
40566
- CityLink Limited
|
Network
circuits & services
|
158,536
|
45,028
|
40567
- Revera
|
Data
storage & datacentre services
|
30,582
|
6,428
|
40570
- Ross Capill Consulting Ltd
|
ICT
Project Planning Services
|
-
|
177,600
|
40586
- Marcel van den Assum
|
Independent
advice
|
53,000
|
6,000
|
40587
- Pasman Consulting & Publishing Ltd
|
Network
Design & Planning
|
170,940
|
20,680
|
40602
- Vector Communications Limited
|
Network
connectivity
|
60,900
|
18,900
|
40628
- Telecom NZ Ltd
|
Telecom
wholesale service
|
98,339
|
-70,396
|
40629
- PA Consulting
|
Mgmt,
systems & tech consulting
|
22,000
|
28,160
|
40624
- Lazyjack Ltd - Stephen Tierney
|
Network
Deployment Consulting
|
177,000
|
-
|
40616
- Brynstar
|
ITIL
Service Management Consulting
|
273,350
|
-
|
40662
- Datacraft
|
Consultancy
|
85,023
|
-
|
40657
- Absolute IT
|
Network
Consultancy
|
90,000
|
-
|
40597
- Prophecy
|
Network
Consultancy
|
166,850
|
-
|
40583
- Prudence Hunter
|
Programme
Manager
|
60,280
|
-
|
40577
- Hewlett-Packard Business Consulting
|
Testing
Services
|
376,625
|
54,262
|
40585
- Synergy International Limited
|
Prototyping
on-line services
|
253,538
|
-
|
40591
- Optimation New Zealand Limited
|
Design
review
|
47,658
|
-
|
40596
- Senate Communications Limited
|
Communications
services
|
31,779
|
-
|
40593
- Hudson Global Resources Ltd
|
HR
Services
|
161,963
|
-
|
40606
- Azimuth Consulting Ltd
|
Serv
to Govt Online Authentication
|
127,834
|
41,342
|
40613
- Prudence Hunter
|
Programme
Manager
|
110,700
|
37,460
|
40626
- PA Consulting Group Ltd
|
Quality
assurance
|
37,279
|
-
|
40630
- Fronde
|
Technical
prototyping
|
654,552
|
172,882
|
40631
- Marie-Antoinette Nordstrand
|
Strategy
services - feasibility study
|
83,025
|
-
|
40642
- Experience Networks Ltd
|
Comm
& interface design
|
15,783
|
-
|
40615
- Enspier Technologies Inc
|
Review
AoG Authen GLS programme
|
49,656
|
-
|
40681
- KPMG
|
Consulting
services
|
17,000
|
-
|
40683
- Clear View Consulting Limited
|
Consulting
|
4,580
|
48,800
|
40693
- Buzz Channel Limited
|
Online
survey
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
40721
- Management Integration Limited
|
Consulting
services
|
-
|
25,675
|
40612
- Helium Work-Search Ltd
|
Snr
Business Analyst
|
143,955
|
51,615
|
40678
- Hudson Global Resources Ltd
|
Professional
Advice
|
40,573
|
24,111
|
40601
- McGovern & Associates Ltd
|
Assist
with user requirements understand
|
14,710
|
-
|
40604
- Colin Jackson-IT.GEN.NZ
|
Technology
services
|
12,000
|
-
|
40623
- David Hume
|
Research
& specialist advice
|
41,200
|
-
|
40659
- Colin Jackson-IT.GEN.NZ
|
IT
advice services
|
20,000
|
-
|
40711
- Wayne Pincott-Compos Mentis
|
Project
Management
|
19,713
|
-
|
40599
- ProActive Services
|
Capability
Audit
|
31,718
|
5,720
|
40605
- Transfer Protocol Limited
|
Web
Consultancy Services
|
23,661
|
-
|
40609
- Entity Group Limited
|
Develop
ITIL related documents
|
64,190
|
75,540
|
40621
- IBM New Zealand Limited
|
Maintenance
& support services
|
15,290
|
15,290
|
40622
- IBM New Zealand Limited
|
Purchase
of maint & supp services
|
4,234
|
48,803
|
40632
- CQB Limited
|
Operational
expertise
|
128,213
|
51,513
|
40650
- Hudson Global Resources (NZ) Limited
|
HR
services
|
18,270
|
32,856
|
40674
- McDonnell Wellington Ltd
|
Consultancy
& Advice
|
20,026
|
35,863
|
40677
- Affinity Ltd
|
Dev
work prog for managing govt.nz space
|
36,960
|
7,040
|
60070
- Aatea Consultants Limited
|
Moderation
|
13,943
|
-
|
60071
- Rhonda Thompson
|
Analytical
Services
|
10,835
|
-
|
60072
- Malcolm Lloyd Cooper
|
Moderation
& writing
|
47,037
|
-
|
60073
- Karen Schellevis
|
Moderation
& writing
|
17,587
|
-
|
60075
- Elizabeth Marie Cooper
|
QA
advice
|
10,538
|
-
|
60076
- Robyn Skelton
|
Moderation
& writing
|
12,894
|
-
|
60078
- Jane Elspeth Muru
|
Moderation
& writing
|
26,223
|
-
|
60082
- Right Management Consultants Ltd
|
HR
|
13,468
|
-
|
60086
- Write Group Limited
|
Communications
|
19,449
|
-
|
60087
- Origin Design Co Ltd
|
Communications
|
84,384
|
-
|
60091
- Rhonda Thomson
|
R
& D of strategy framework
|
17,000
|
-
|
60092
- Sytec Resources Limited
|
IT
services
|
16,100
|
-
|
60093
- Ange Wither
|
Develop
Client Services Model
|
17,775
|
-
|
60097
- Dave Mason Productions
|
Production
of TV series
|
10,000
|
-
|
60099
- Diane Lesley Lithgow
|
Coordination
services in Akl, Ham & BoP
|
4,950
|
11,200
|
61005
- Training & Energy Limited
|
Coordination
services
|
-
|
12,400
|
69004
- Information Power Limited
|
IT
support services
|
-
|
10,875
|
69005
- David Marsh
|
Develop
new subsidy model
|
15,000
|
-
|
Total
|
6,891,850
|
1,832,661
|
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Who
Are Cerno?
Cerno
Managerial assessment
When you're making a key recruitment or succession planning decision - we give you new insight into candidates. We can also help your people understand their own strengths to plan career and training needs.
We offer you:
Best practice assessment techniques such as in-depth clinical interviewing, executive simulations and referee checking. These deliver far greater insight than behavioural interviewing and personality testing alone.
Interpretive skill and judgement, ensuring assessments that are meaningful to your needs. We frequently manage high-profile and sensitive appointments, tight time-frames, and political environments.
Totally independent advice so personality aspects do not influence decisions. Unlike recruitment consultants, we have no financial interest in candidates.
About Us
Whether your organisation has 10 or 10,000 employees, Cerno's experienced business psychologists can help you:
Appoint the right person for a senior management role
Enhance your organisation's leadership capability
Develop a successful change management strategy
Get feedback through organisational surveys
Resolve human resource issues
Improve career planning and development
Motivate your staff.
Cerno is based in Wellington, New Zealand, and was founded in 1996. We primarily work with clients around New Zealand. Our clients include leading businesses, government departments and multinationals.
Our mission
Our mission is to help organisations improve through their increased understanding of people.
Specifically:
We provide services that increase management insight about people.
Management use this additional understanding to improve the success of their organisation.
All of our services make a real and measurable improvement to organisations that use them.
The benefits gained from using our services far exceed their cost.
Our customers
Typically, Cerno is called in by the Board, Chief Executive or Senior Management. Our clients include some of New Zealand's best-known corporates and government agencies, including
Telecom New Zealand, Air New Zealand, The Reserve Bank, The Treasury, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, State Services Commission, Department of Corrections, Ministry of Justice, NZ Defence Force, and Inland Revenue.
Our values
We listen to our clients and take notice of what they say.
We have fun but are hard working.
Our services are consistently of the highest quality.
We hire top people, treat them well, and expect the best.
We maintain ethical and professional standards.
We keep ahead - our competitors strive to copy us, we strive to be better than ourselves.
In all things we are enthusiastic, passionate and positive.
From the Profiles page;
It States - Cerno's three Directors oversee all our client assignments.Dr Dave George
Dave is a registered psychologist with a PhD in Organisational Psychology and was previously a Partner at KPMG. Dave's expertise includes management assessment, culture and climate
assessment, designing and supporting change management programmes, and improving executive team performance. Previous clients warn about discussing any of the following topics with him: sailing, wine, Taihape, and the five-day forecastDr Sharon Rippin
Sharon is a registered psychologist who is known for her doctoral research that produced the New Zealand Effective Manager Model. Her extensive consulting experience includes managerial assessment and development, competency development, 360 degree feedback, design of selection and assessment systems, and performance management. Sharon also has a talent for providing life guidance to anyone who will give her the time of day and power-shoppingRussell McMurray
Russell has an Honours Degree in Business Information Systems and 20 years experience in human resource consulting. Over that period he has gained significant experience in survey design, statistical analysis, and database management. His consulting experience also includes competency analysis, HR strategy and planning, and career frameworks. His hobbies include spending time with his 3 children and going on long mountain-bike treks (to escape his 3 children).
Managerial assessment
When you're making a key recruitment or succession planning decision - we give you new insight into candidates. We can also help your people understand their own strengths to plan career and training needs.
We offer you:
Best practice assessment techniques such as in-depth clinical interviewing, executive simulations and referee checking. These deliver far greater insight than behavioural interviewing and personality testing alone.
Interpretive skill and judgement, ensuring assessments that are meaningful to your needs. We frequently manage high-profile and sensitive appointments, tight time-frames, and political environments.
Totally independent advice so personality aspects do not influence decisions. Unlike recruitment consultants, we have no financial interest in candidates.
About Us
Whether your organisation has 10 or 10,000 employees, Cerno's experienced business psychologists can help you:
Appoint the right person for a senior management role
Enhance your organisation's leadership capability
Develop a successful change management strategy
Get feedback through organisational surveys
Resolve human resource issues
Improve career planning and development
Motivate your staff.
Cerno is based in Wellington, New Zealand, and was founded in 1996. We primarily work with clients around New Zealand. Our clients include leading businesses, government departments and multinationals.
Our mission
Our mission is to help organisations improve through their increased understanding of people.
Specifically:
We provide services that increase management insight about people.
Management use this additional understanding to improve the success of their organisation.
All of our services make a real and measurable improvement to organisations that use them.
The benefits gained from using our services far exceed their cost.
Our customers
Typically, Cerno is called in by the Board, Chief Executive or Senior Management. Our clients include some of New Zealand's best-known corporates and government agencies, including
Telecom New Zealand, Air New Zealand, The Reserve Bank, The Treasury, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, State Services Commission, Department of Corrections, Ministry of Justice, NZ Defence Force, and Inland Revenue.
Our values
We listen to our clients and take notice of what they say.
We have fun but are hard working.
Our services are consistently of the highest quality.
We hire top people, treat them well, and expect the best.
We maintain ethical and professional standards.
We keep ahead - our competitors strive to copy us, we strive to be better than ourselves.
In all things we are enthusiastic, passionate and positive.
From the Profiles page;
It States - Cerno's three Directors oversee all our client assignments.Dr Dave George
Dave is a registered psychologist with a PhD in Organisational Psychology and was previously a Partner at KPMG. Dave's expertise includes management assessment, culture and climate
assessment, designing and supporting change management programmes, and improving executive team performance. Previous clients warn about discussing any of the following topics with him: sailing, wine, Taihape, and the five-day forecastDr Sharon Rippin
Sharon is a registered psychologist who is known for her doctoral research that produced the New Zealand Effective Manager Model. Her extensive consulting experience includes managerial assessment and development, competency development, 360 degree feedback, design of selection and assessment systems, and performance management. Sharon also has a talent for providing life guidance to anyone who will give her the time of day and power-shoppingRussell McMurray
Russell has an Honours Degree in Business Information Systems and 20 years experience in human resource consulting. Over that period he has gained significant experience in survey design, statistical analysis, and database management. His consulting experience also includes competency analysis, HR strategy and planning, and career frameworks. His hobbies include spending time with his 3 children and going on long mountain-bike treks (to escape his 3 children).
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