Decipher Group are at the forefront of innovation and have a passion for building capability and diversity within businesses. We deliver a range of complementary service solutions to assist our clients to prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DEI) in the workplace, helping them to navigate a world of constant and dynamic change.
Ready to start your DEI journey?
DEI Programme
Development
Decipher Group has created a framework to support our clients to foster a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) culture in their organisations. The evidence is compelling, companies who invest in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace are setting themselves up for success by future-proofing their organisation, in addition to benefiting from increased employee engagement and trust. They harness the power of diverse thinking to create more effective teams, which positively impacts performance and business results. We can work with you to embed DEI across your entire organisation, from talent acquisition and retention, through to organisational culture and how your business operates.
Diversity of
Thought Scorecard
This innovative tool will enable you to harness the power of cognitive diversity to deliver better group decision-making and create high performing teams in your organisation. Groups with wide ranging diversity of thought draw on different experiences, perspectives, and preferences to deliver greater creativity and innovation. This is particularly valuable when dealing with the complex problems faced by today’s leaders.
Emerging Director
Programme
The Emerging Director Programme helps businesses innovate and bring in new skills required at board level, to effectively lead their businesses in today’s rapidly changing marketplace. The programme provides aspiring directors the opportunity to connect and learn from senior directors and chairs, through the fixed term placement on a board. Decipher Group works alongside businesses to create an Emerging Director Programme customised to their organisation.
Interview Training
for Hiring Managers
The job interview process is a part of talent acquisition that is highly susceptible to unconscious bias, particularly for hiring managers who are unfamiliar with objective candidate selection methods. We provide training to key members of your team on how to conduct structured interviews with a specific focus on the types of unconscious bias that can creep into the recruitment process.
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What they say
about us
"What we are looking for from a recruitment partner is a firm with a good reputation in the market and one that has access to a broad selection of candidates. Having an added level of search and recruitment expertise, really makes the difference. At the time of being introduced to Decipher Group, we knew we needed a new approach and Decipher have certainly delivered."
Richard Greenaway
Chief Executive Officer, Anderson Lloyd.
"I have a long standing professional relationship with Decipher Group, and have enlisted their services to recruit a variety of senior management, executive and governance level positions. The skills and experience of Decipher’s in-house team are outstanding."
Trevor Burt
Chair, Rua Bioscience; Chair, MHM Automation Limited; Director, Landpower Group Limited; Director, MG Marketing Limited; Trustee, Maia Health Foundation.
"Decipher find the right people based on the skills and requirements criteria. In some instances, this can mean a limited pool of candidates, but we trust Decipher to find the right people and when needed, challenge our thinking."
Claire Evans
Partner, PwC Legal; Independent Director, Christchurch City Holdings Ltd; Trustee, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra; Independent Director, Canterbury Linen Services Limited; Trustee, Emergency Care Foundation. Previous: Intern Director, Lyttelton Port Company.
"We typically partner with an external recruitment consultancy when looking for executive level roles. The value for us, is tapping into a consultancy’s wider networks, looking for talent in industries different to ours as well as identifying up and coming leaders and future talent in the regions in which we operate. Decipher Group is great at building networks and relationships in a business environment; they have strong connections in the market and Calder Stewart leverage this when recruiting for roles."
Darren Evans
Chief Executive Officer, Calder Stewart.
"Our partnership with Decipher Group has evolved and we now use them as our outsourced HR provider on a retainer basis. It means we can tap into HR guidance and support on an as needed basis, providing critical and timely advice, while also having a permanent and independent HR contact for our wider team."
Monique Kaminski
Founder, Jeuneora.
"Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research is a Crown Research Institute responsible for supporting New Zealand to develop a sustainable relationship with our land and the diversity of life on land, through the delivery of exceptional science and partnerships across a wide range of disciplines and organisations. We have utilised the services of Decipher Group for a number of executive appointments within our organisation and developed a trusted relationship with them over several years."
Richard Gordon
Former Chief Executive, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research.
