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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)

Business Lessons From The All Blacks

Sport is a lot like business. You have to work together as a team to complete against other competitors in order to achieve victory, yet no matter how hard you work that outcome always has an element of uncertainty. The question is, how can you move the odds in your favour so that you win more than you lose? The answer may be to look at how successful sports teams perform.

Posted: Saturday 3 July 2021
7 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know

In these dark times during a global pandemic, it’s difficult to see any positives. People are getting sick, the economy is getting worse and many good people are finding themselves without a job. However, this state of forced change has given some people an unexpected opportunity, which is to live the life of an entrepreneur.

Posted: Wednesday 30 June 2021
How To Deal With Annoying People At Work

Here’s an interesting fact about the people you work with. The chances are that you spend more time with your co-workers than you do with your partner. Think about that for a moment. It’s no wonder that disagreements occur. In this article we explore how to overcome those difficult discussions at work

Posted: Tuesday 29 June 2021
Leadership & The Ship of Theseus

The best Leaders are also the most authentic. The type of Leaders who are not copying other leaders but instead are being true to themselves. Their honesty and passion are obvious for all to see and they just seem to make leading a team so easy and natural, but is it?

Posted: Thursday 3 June 2021
7 Reasons Why There Are So Many Bad Bosses

The majority of people reading this article will share a similar story, one of working for a terrible Boss who was either incompetent or just plain rude and nasty and during that time work became miserable. Why is this Tory so common?

Posted: Tuesday 1 June 2021
What Your Comments On Linkedin Say About You

A good display of behaviour can always be found on social media by not only seeing what people post but more importantly how people respond and through these responses you can tell a lot about a person. In this article I want to share with you what your comments say about you.

Posted: Tuesday 1 June 2021
How To Tell Your Team Bad News

I know many Leaders who are part of businesses that are struggling and this has meant that very difficult decisions have had to be made including decisions on letting people go. Nowadays Leaders are seeking advice on how to convey bad news to their teams. In this weeks article I will share with you some tips and techniques that I passed onto my clients and leaders who have found themselves in these difficult situations of having to tell their teams bad news.

Posted: Thursday 20 May 2021
Things That Bad Bosses Say (and what they really mean)

You can truly identify a bad Boss by what they say because during my years of coaching I’ve seen a pattern of behaviour that the majority of bad leaders adhere to. They have certain sayings that unknowingly to them clearly demonstrate their inadequacies. In this weeks article I’m going to share with you what those common things are that bad Bosses say and I’m going to translate them to what those sayings really mean.

Posted: Monday 17 May 2021
Why Emotional Intelligence Is Important In Business

There are different types of intelligence in the workplace, there are the people who have the classic type of intelligence who have the ability to store and recall a large amount of data. Ask them anything and they will give you the right answer. These academics are highly intelligent and are an asset to any organisation but there is another form of intelligence, one which is much more important if you want to become successful and that is emotional intelligence.

Posted: Tuesday 13 April 2021
How To Turn a Losing Team Into a Winning Team

Last weekend, if you were watching Super Rugby Aotearoa you would have seen a major update when the Highlanders recorded their record win over the Crusaders. You might be surprised to learn that the principles behind their victory is connected to a Chinese military general who lived over two thousand years ago?

Posted: Monday 12 April 2021
The Real Reason Why You Are Not Successful

During my time of working with successful people I’ve identified a similarity between them. There's a key quality that differentiates them from the rest. It's a quality that successful people possess that others don’t and in this weeks article I want to share with you what this key difference is.

Posted: Wednesday 10 March 2021
How Leaders Can Make Better Decisions

As a Leadership Coach, it’s a common occurrence to receive phone calls from Leaders who have to make difficult decisions and want advice so in this weeks article I want to share with you some of the most common advice I give to Leaders so they can make better decisions.

Posted: Wednesday 3 March 2021
The Ultimate Checklist For New Leaders

Congratulations and welcome to Leadership. In this article I want to share with you some of the key things that every Leader needs to focus on a checklist that will help you navigate this difficult transition period.

Posted: Wednesday 24 February 2021
Is Your Team Telling You The Truth?

The only way to improve and get better is to be aware of what you are doing wrong and that is applicable for everyone in the workplace yet there’s an additional challenge when it comes to Leaders. In this article I want to explore just how honest your team is with you.

Posted: Wednesday 17 February 2021
The 6 Steps To Effective Delegation

I know I should delegate but it’s easier if I do it myself

Delegation is one of the main challenges for new Managers, especially those who have a lot of technical expertise in their industry. This is without doubt, one of the statements that I will hear whenever I talk to a Manager who’s been in their role around eighteen months or less.

Posted: Wednesday 27 January 2021
Why 2021 Will Be The Year Of The Entrepreneur

It will be difficult to predict what will happen in the business world in 2021 especially after the uncertainty of the 2020 pandemic but what history has shown us is that during times of economic uncertainty, there will be people who find opportunities that others can not see. This is why I believe 2021 will be the year of the entrepreneur.

Posted: Friday 15 January 2021
The 8 Sides of Leadership

To become a true Leader you can’t just be a master of one skill you have to become a master of several of which there are eight fundamental skills. There are eight sides of Leadership, which are known as the Leadership Octagon. In this weeks article I want to explain to you about these eight sides of Leadership and how by focusing on these different aspects you can become a complete Leader.

Posted: Friday 15 January 2021
Why Leaders Need To Tell The Truth

During the past week the world has been shocked by the events in the United States where a deadly riot took place in the Halls of Congress and while the political situation in America is a complicated situation and would require more time to explore than this article would allow there’s no doubt that the disgusting actions last week occurred because of one reason, there was a Leader who refused to tell the truth.

Posted: Thursday 14 January 2021
How To Achieve Your Goals in 2021

Every year millions of people around the world see the New Year as an opportunity to make positive changes to their lives. Whether it’s a desire to get a promotion, start a new business or even something more personal like losing weight, there are people who desperately want to achieve success in 2021. However, these resolutions are in reality, empty promises

Posted: Wednesday 13 January 2021
Lessons In Leadership From The All Blacks

Wherever you find success you will also discover valuable lessons that will help you on your own personal journey. If you are a Leader responsible for a team then when you look around for a team that has found continuous success you can’t look any further than the All Blacks

Posted: Wednesday 2 December 2020