No.8 wire won't fix Kiwi teams!

We’re world-class at rugby, coffee, and innovation… but when it comes to team coaching, Aotearoa's "she'll be right" attitude isn't cutting it! 

Globally, team coaching has become a game-changer for organisational performance. Here? We’re falling behind.

I asked 20 local experts - HR specialists, consultants, coaches, and thought leaders – what’s holding us back and how can we catch up? They said we need to:

·       Boost education and awareness

·       Share more real client stories

·       Get leaders, HR, and decision-makers to embrace new approaches

Curious about what else they had to say? Read the full article here Resources - HR & Change

Download it and share it with your networks. The more people talk about team coaching, the faster Aotearoa can lift its game.

Guess who finally met in person!

After years of working together remotely, Ro Gorell and I finally got to share a hug and a smile in real life — it felt super comfortable, like catching up with an old friend.

Working virtually is amazing. It provides opportunities to collaborate with people we wouldn’t otherwise have even met — let alone work with.

But meeting in person adds laughter, warmth, and time for stories and walks in the park (even if it was a bit grey and damp), that would never happen in a Zoom call.

Moments like this are great reminders that connection isn’t just digital — it’s human. And so great to share time with you in person Ro Gorell.

Here's to more walks in the park, less screen time! 🌸

And enjoy the rest of your holiday in New Zealand Ro! 🥝

Put your own oxygen mask on first!

✈️ In coaching and other helping professions, we live this every day — often on autopilot. 

We know our influence and impact depend on being fully present, which takes plenty of self-awareness and emotional energy. So, we invest in ourselves: training, mindfulness, supervision, reflection, and self-care. We do it naturally – like breathing. Without it, we couldn’t do the work we do.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several reminders that others probably don’t.

Leaders are expected to stay clear-headed, calm, resilient, supportive, manage change, and deliver results - all at the same time. Yet few invest in themselves as intentionally as we do. The result = stress and burnout.

Putting on your own oxygen mask isn’t selfish — it’s essential. If you have no oxygen yourself, you can’t support others to breathe.

✈️ If you’d like to talk about self-care on autopilot, please get in touch. I’d love to have a chat about it.