Practical people advice, grounded in organisational psychology.
Every organisation faces people challenges. Sometimes it's a recruitment issue. Sometimes it's leadership, performance, organisational change or a difficult employment matter.
As a Registered Industrial and Organisational Psychologist, I help organisations make better people decisions, using evidence about what drives performance at work.
Why Selectio?
As a Registered Industrial and Organisational Psychologist, I look beyond the process to the people, behaviour and organisational factors behind an issue. That means practical HR advice based on evidence, so you can make people decisions with confidence.
Leadership development
Helping leaders build confidence, improve self-awareness and lead more effectively.
- Leadership coaching
- Psychometric assessment and feedback
- Development planning
- Stakeholder management
- Team leadership
Employment relations
Stay on top of your employer responsibilities and create a great place to work with my employment relations expertise:
- Employment agreements
- Workplace policies
- Compliance checks against NZ employment law
- Resolving disputes, including mediation
- Independent workplace investigations
- Change, restructuring and redundancy
Organisational development
I work with businesses of all sizes on engagement, culture, change and structure, including:
- Culture change and building a workplace people want to be part of
- Team engagement
- Change management
- Continuous improvement
- Organisational design
- Merging cultures, and streamlining processes and policies
Performance management
I can help you lift high performers and support people who are struggling, including:
- Performance Improvement plans
- Capability development
- Manager coaching
- Development planning
- Difficult conversations
- Misconduct, disciplinary processes and dismissal
Recent client work
Improving recruitment outcomes at scale
The Challenge
A large New Zealand public sector organisation was experiencing low pass rates through a high-volume assessment process, creating recruitment bottlenecks and limiting workforce growth.
The Approach
Reviewed the selection methodology, redesigned key assessment components and improved alignment between assessment requirements and job performance.
The Outcome
✅ Assessment Centre pass rates doubled
✅ Improved candidate experience
✅ Maintained workforce diversity objectives
✅ Increased confidence in hiring decisions
Services: Assessment Centre Design | Recruitment Review | Selection Methodology | Psychometric Assessment
Leadership development and coaching
The Challenge
A new leader stepping into a larger and more complex role wanted support to strengthen leadership effectiveness and navigate new organisational demands.
The Approach
Used psychometric assessment, structured feedback and coaching to identify strengths, development priorities and practical strategies.
The Outcome
✅ Increased leadership confidence
✅ Improved stakeholder engagement
✅ Greater self-awareness
✅ Clear development priorities
Services: Leadership Coaching | Psychometric Assessment | Leadership Development
Navigating a workplace performance issue
The Challenge
A business owner was managing an ongoing performance matter with several employees whose performance needed to improve.
The Approach
Provided practical advice, process guidance and ongoing support to the business owner and team leaders.
The Outcome
✅ Improved overall organisational performance
✅ Improved both team leader and employee confidence
✅ Clear coaching process and success measures
✅ Fair resolution
Services: Employment Relations | Performance Management | Manager Support
Why work with me...
There are lots of HR consultants. There are far fewer Registered Industrial and Organisational Psychologists. My approach combines the practical realities of HR with the science of understanding how people perform at work. That means I don't just focus on compliance or process. I focus on helping organisations make better people decisions using evidence. Better data. Better decisions.
Clients work with me because they want advice that is:
- Evidence-based
- Practical
- Fair
- Commercially realistic
- Easy to implement
What others say...
Symphony Research have worked with Lynne Allison for the past 14 years. During this time, we have received outstanding HR support, particularly in the recruitment of staff and ongoing employee relations. Lynne took the time to understand our business needs when we were a start up operation and to this day continues to guide us through a thorough selection process, including psychometric testing for our staff of over 100, which has been invaluable in identifying the right candidates for our business. Lynne's support around HR and employment relations has been practical, responsive, and reassuring, giving us the confidence that we are managing our people fairly and effectively.
Donna Willis, Research Director, Symphony Research - Auckland
Our group of companies including Infield International, Glasshouse Consulting and Market Metrics Data Collection have utilised Lynne Allison's HR expertise for almost 14 years. During this time, she has become an extension of our business providing the hands-on experience we were sorely lacking. In our industry where we employ dozens of casual workers, some regular and some irregular, Lynne helped us navigate the various contracts we needed to protect our workers and the company. When we needed advice on how to handle difficult employees or to restructure our business, Lynne provided the clarity for Managers to follow the correct process. I would have no hesitation in recommending Lynne to any other businesses.
Colin Yee, Director - Auckland