Guiding the room. Holding the thread. Inspiring leaders. 

​​​When the stakes are high, the way a room is lead makes all the difference.

A skilled facilitator helps people talk about what really matters. Not just what’s safe.

 

A great speaker sparks new thinking that lasts well beyond the session.

 

An experienced MC keeps the day cohesive and energised.

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That’s what we do.

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For more than a decade we’ve supported senior leaders, boards, and cross-agency groups across New Zealand. We’re regularly asked to facilitate strategy offsites, lead culture and performance conversations, MC national events, and deliver keynotes that bridge leadership theory with lived experience.

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Our clients include private sector business, government agencies, councils, not-for-profits working with small leadership teams to large 100+ leadership conferences

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When we facilitate, our role is to make it easier for people to do their best thinking together.

We design the structure, hold the process, and ensure outcomes are captured.

Clients describe our facilitation as “anchored but light” strong enough to hold difficult issues, yet flexible enough to let the conversation breathe.

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Typical formats:

• Executive and board strategy days

• Team offsites or planning retreats

• Cross-functional or cross-agency leadership forums

• Culture and values workshops

• Post-change reflection or reset sessions

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Our experience

We’ve facilitated:

• Multi-day leadership retreats for executive teams navigating restructure and change.

• Strategy and values workshops for boards wanting alignment and clarity.

• Cross-system collaborations where agencies needed to build trust and shared purpose.

• Large-scale leadership forums that blend reflection, energy, and practical outcomes.

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We’ve spoken at:

• National HR, wellbeing, and leadership gatherings.

• Sector summits and professional development events.

• Internal leadership networks across the public service.

 

Typical speaking topics include:

• Leadership under pressure: staying calm and effective when stakes are high.

• Performance & Wellbeing: evidence-based strategies for sustainable leadership.

• Leading change & complexity: shifting mindsets from control to collaboration.

• The future of leadership: courage, consciousness, and connection.

• Effective Coaching: holding the conversations that matter.

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Our approach & style

Every session is designed, not improvised.

We start by understanding your goals, audience, and context, then shape a flow that balances structure with responsiveness.

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You can expect:

• Preparation and partnership: we help you clarify purpose, outcomes, and logistics before the day.

• Safety and stretch: psychological safety first, then challenge that moves people forward.

• Energy and focus: practical use of movement, reflection, and dialogue to keep attention alive.

• Action and insight: people leave clearer, connected, and ready to act.

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People describe us as:

• Grounded, warm, and relatable

• Skilled at balancing logic and empathy

• Calm under pressure

• Able to draw out insights from any group

• Trusted partners who make leaders look good

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We don’t perform for the room, we work with it. Our aim is always the same: clarity, connection, and momentum.

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We bring backgrounds in leadership development, psychology, coaching, law, strategy, accounting, and organisational change plus hundreds of hours facilitating live group work.

 

​​Who we work with

 

Our facilitation and speaking work supports:

• Chief executives and commissioners leading transformation

• Senior leadership teams and boards clarifying direction

• People and culture teams building leadership capability

• Conference organisers seeking authentic, practical voices

• Cross-sector collaborations tackling complex issues

 

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