We’re here to fire up your people and freshen up their thinking. What will this achieve? If you change the way people think and behave, then you can create a new and different future. That future may be for a whole organisation or a team.
Your people will be energised, engaged and learn new skills. Boring? – you must be joking.
You’ll find us practical, sharp and in-depth. We deal in the ground truth – what really happens and what really works.
Hilary Bryan
Hilary is a sparkling dichotomy of action and thoughtful reflection. She is creative and has a voracious appetite for new ideas and how they can be practically applied. Hilary is a straight talker with a real world approach to life and work. She has qualifications in political behaviour, communications and management, and is qualified in emotional intelligence. Formerly she worked in central and local government, consultancy and politics. She develops and delivers some of the best quality programmes you can find.
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Marie Kiely
Marie is a former leader in Career Services. She has been a board member of the Nursing Council of NZ and also facilitated numerous leadership and communications programmes for public and private sector clients. Marie is a skilled facilitator and strategic planner who has a strong social presence and is expert in raising performance within a group setting and one-on-one coaching. She is qualified in counseling, group facilitation, and industrial relations from the University of Otago and international training in team management and leadership.
Pip O'Connell
Pip has worked as a Business Development Manager, Recruitment Consultant, and Speech and Drama teacher. In the role of Business Development Manager with The Training Practice Pip is leading the team to develop and grow the business focussing on sales and marketing opportunities. Pip is passionate about Learning and Development and enjoys talking through and assessing training needs for organisations.
Murray Short
Murray is an experienced leader, public servant and people developer. He led the Probation Service, and the Fines Collection and Courts departments.. He was also Acting Chief Executive, Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs. Until recently Murray was a Relationship Manager with the Leadership Development Centre. He’s studied leadership worldwide and is guest lecturer at Victoria University. Murray brings his vast experience, expertise and in-depth knowledge to his facilitation and coaching.
Karen Schellevis
Karen develops assessments and designs training programmes. She's a key player in training needs analyses and developing competency frameworks. Karen develops and delivers management and writing training, and is a workplace assessor and assessment moderator. Karen's thinking is systematic and sharp. She delivers on time, every time.