This photo is from my first Bold Steps Conference (On Being Bold), and I have my ticket for 2025. With the theme “Embracing the Future”, the day was absolutely packed with inspiration, ideas, and insights shared generously by many accomplished New Zealand and Global leaders. A few

I am incredibly grateful for and proud of our many facilitation opportunities over the years, particularly in the second half of this year. Whether facilitating leadership programmes, high-performing teams or bespoke, I love facilitating and work really hard to deliver outcomes that our clients

Congratulations to the 2024 Channel Leadership Development Programme Graduates! Your commitment to the LDP was outstanding, as shown by your investment in your own and others’ learning. Together, this team explored many leadership challenges, opportunities and practices: ✴ Building

LEADERSHIP MATTERS at My Food Bag. It matters at a personal, team, and organisational level. We know that good things will happen when everyone in the business is engaged and collaborating towards shared outcomes. My Food Bag is strengthening leadership capability and confidence across the

It was a fantastic two weeks at Mather Consulting! In this short space of time: We worked with clients across 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Financial Services, Education, Technology, Energy, and Retail and simply love adapting to meet the needs

So much evidence shows that teamwork facilitates better results, whether in sports, the community, or business. So, how can you better leverage the power of collaboration to deliver outcomes for your customers and your business? You can do this successfully if you are purposeful and deliberate in

In today’s ever-changing business landscape, preparing leaders to effectively engage their teams through change is crucial for success. Leader-led change not only delivers faster outcomes but also ensures sustainability. If you believe there’s room to enhance how you navigate change

The best leaders know what energises people to be their best. Take a moment to think about your best leader experiences. What did those leaders do that inspired you? Of course, engagement surveys tell us how people feel (and want to feel) at work. Still, leaders can get ahead of these surveys by

Have you ever worked on a team where everything clicked? Where everyone seemed to be on the same page, moving effortlessly towards a shared goal? That’s the power of SYNERGY — a team that becomes more than the sum of its parts. But how do we achieve this state of synergy? It doesn’t

“The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team” Development Experience is available through Mather Consulting, including the optional in-depth Five Behaviours assessment. Why Five Behaviours? You’re not alone if you want to move your team into one that collaborates, achieves goals, and has

6 SELF-REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR TEAMS The New Year is a great time to think about ways your team(s) can foster ongoing development and growth. One idea is to get more disciplined around Team Reflection. Reflection is key to teams staying ahead of the game and performing to their full potential. It

Leaders, how are you influencing the performance of your teams? If the line is similar (over time) to the one illustrated above, you are helping to create the environment and conditions for others to succeed. However, as noted in the book “Unleashed” (*), if the line is (and remains)