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I am a former Broker Sales Manager and an Operations Manager who is now working as a leadership coach, consultant and strategist across four key areas:

Leadership of successful teams
Optimisation of mental performance
Leadership psychology
High performing teams

Within these areas, I design, coach and facilitate bespoke leadership development programmes for individuals and teams including managers of all levels, directors, executives, professional athletes and aspiring leaders. My clients include the Delegates of the European Union, The Fred Hollows Foundation in Timor-Leste, the Fiji Sun newspaper, Lakes DHB, Kmart and Foodstuffs.

I am listed by Evan Carmichael as one of the top 100 leadership experts in the world to follow on Twitter.

When I design leadership programmes I draw from my twenty five years of managerial experience across a range of industries in the United Kingdom and here in New Zealand. I am accepted in the MBTI suite of tools and I am a professional member of NZAPT (New Zealand Association of Psychological Type) NZIM (New Zealand Institute of Management) and NZATD (New Zealand Association of Training & Development). I am a published author of two leadership books and I've had articles published in a range of magazines including Lifestyle for Men Magazine, M2, New Zealand Management Magazine as well as having a weekly business column with the Fiji Sun Newspaper. I am the current editor of Elite Leadership magazine.

If you want practical effective coaching and facilitation based on a foundation of modern leadership theories then get in touch via Twitter, the enquiry form below or call me direct on 021 354 831 (New Zealand)

Five common mistakes that Managers make during a change process

We are living in a world of change. In tough economic times businesses look at change processes but be aware of these 5 common managerial mistakes

Posted: Saturday 6 April 2013
Does your team want to be successful?

You can ask any team if they want to be successful and they will say yes but how many actually mean it?

Posted: Friday 5 April 2013
Are you walking in darkness?

A lot of people lack the self-awareness required In order to fulfil their potential. Are you one of these people?

Posted: Thursday 4 April 2013
Are you really a Leader?

The word "Leadership" is everywhere yet a lot of people don't understand what Leadership is

Posted: Wednesday 3 April 2013
Are you judging people fairly? The Halo effect

Everyday Leaders form opinions on the qualities of their team members but are they doing it fairly?

Posted: Tuesday 2 April 2013
101 Motivational quotes

We all have good and bad days, sometimes we need to find that little inspiration to keep us on track. Here are a few quotes to help out

Posted: Monday 1 April 2013
Inspirational lessons from Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee is best known as an Actor and Mixed Martial Artist yet his greatest legacy may well be his work as a Philosopher

Posted: Saturday 23 March 2013
Leadership lessons from Sun Tzu and 'The Art of War"

The greatest book on strategy was written thousands of years ago by the military general Sun Tzu. His lessons are still valuable today

Posted: Saturday 23 March 2013
Inspirational UFC quotes

Wherever there is excellence you will find inspiration and there is no better example of excellance than the world of UFC

Posted: Saturday 23 March 2013