Testimonials
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"There is no way we could have achieved our goal if we hadn't used the programme to sort out the team."
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"When we began some people were strongly at odds and it was quite dysfunctional. The perception now is that everybody has lifted their game and we are now working together to get business results."
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"We are now delivering far more strongly than we were. For example we have introduced a whole new online platform for the business, which should have taken 18 months but we did it in 9 months, which is a huge achievement. There is no way we could have achieved our goal if we hadn't used the programme to sort out the team."
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"As a business we are now headed for our biggest business revenue year, which will be a record. Also our business metrics are headed for their best-ever year."
Blair Glubb
Marketing Manager
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Ricoh Office Solutions
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"Our market share went from 21 percent of the Wellington market to 43 percent. Profit rose by 10.8 percent for the year ...this has been our best-ever sales year."
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"The sales team has matured and is taking responsibility and ownership of their business."
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"Guys doing the work used to stand out - now the guys not doing the work stand out."
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"Productivity has increased 100 percent."
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"People are now coming to me with solutions - or at least ideas about what to do."
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"The team is more professional, doing more planning."
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"We all now have a common set of standards and language that we have all bought into and all understand."
Chris Thornton
Wellington Branch Manager
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Air New Zealand
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"There was concern that we may not have the goods. Now our team’s sales are 13 percent above last year. ...our best-ever year!"
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"Now strongly on-track to hit an ambitious set sales target that we were not confident of getting to."
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"The sales team had a paradigm shift in the people, both personally and professionally."
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"There's a better atmosphere in the team – they're more energised, having more fun."
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"Everyone is working towards a common goal."
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"...people have become very supportive and not divisive."
Mike Trim
Group Sales Manager
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Duncan & Ryan Associates
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"Within three months, we had lifted our sales by 20 percent, within six months we had our two highest-ever sales months and highest-ever quarter - tangible, measurable benefits."
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"Staff are much happier as a result of the programme."
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"We have much more of a team environment."
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"Everybody seems to have lifted their game up a notch or two."
Tracey Johnson
Wellington General Manager
Vodafone New Zealand Warriors
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We have thoroughly enjoyed working with you Nick... you have made an invaluable contribution to our club. As you would be aware we had some issues with our culture, work ethic, etc when you started and you have assisted greatly in the improvement so far."
Wayne Scurrah
CEO Vodafone Warriors
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Retail World Resourcing
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"In the four months since (the programme) we have exceeded our sales targets by 10 percent. However for me, the most satisfying part is the energy and positive feel we have in our workplace. The infectious enthusiasm of a handful of people has spread through the office. Even now people still quote phrases from Nick’s session. Nick’s contribution was a key component to the success of our conference."
Ben Harman
Managing Director
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NDA Engineering
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"I started off with a mission to find something different and not the usual regurgitated team-building days. We had some issues to fix within our team and Nick really delivered. I have never heard such positive comments about the relativity of the entire course. Someone has kidnapped our team and replaced them with a new re-energised team!"
Melinda Deller
HR Manager
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Deloitte
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"Please accept my sincere thanks for the fantastic programmes you have delivered to our people over the last couple of years. It has been a pleasure to work with you, to deliver such inspiring events that have made our people challenge the way they think and act. Feedback from participants has been outstanding. Here are just a few of the comments we received about the programmes you have delivered:
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"(Nick was) very effective and really forced us to look at our own behaviours and how we project ourselves to others - very useful."
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"Brilliant and very motivating."
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"Really engaging and I'm sure, will be very useful. Excellent speaker."
I look forward to working with you again in the future, Nick."
Liam McGee
Learning & Development Senior Advisor
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Canterbury Health Board
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"The team has really come together after our work with Nick. Yesterday we had our first meeting since 8 June and it ran beautifully, with people praising (genuinely) the biggest issues that the team had previously been encountering. People have blossomed and of course changes are occurring in a different way to all of us. We still all go below the line at times but none of us have a problem at gently pointing out to anyone on the team that we've dropped below the line and we endeavour to bring ourselves up again. In fact ,since the event, I haven't heard any complaining or niggles - it's fantastic."
Ainsley Oberg
Team Leader
(Letter from participant - 6 months later)
"The course you delivered to my work colleagues and I this year would have to be the most influential training I've ever done. Who knew that a one day course could achieve so much change and positivity? Thank you."
A Rolleston
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Red Bull NZ
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"I thought the session from Nick was outstanding. I found it interactive which kept everyone interested - it wasn't just sitting there and listening to theory. Content was very good and found the techniques to be very helpful in not only work-related situations, but also in personal life."
Mike Hewitt
Territory Manager
"The programme was really good, interesting and captivating. Not boring and repetitive like some other speakers. I would definitely recommend it to others. Some useful mind tools that, when applied, can change your thoughts and even your mood. After using the Jack Niklaus theory I decided to try it at Motor-X last Sunday. The meeting prior I had placed 19th, 23rd and 20th. Visualising the whole race, then in reverse and back again, saw me gain a 12th, 10th and 7th placing for the day! The best results I have made in my short but illustrious race career!!! Cheers Nick!"
Blair Forbes
"Nick’s programme was good, precise and related to our job."
Peter Manase
National Key Account Manager
Vodafone New Zealand Warriors
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Nick has helped me step away from the sh.. and be able to concentrate on things I can control ... and now I'm just more confident in myself"
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I've worked really hard and worked a lot this year, not so much about football but the way my mind works. I've learnt more in the last year than the rest of my career combined."
Todd Byrne
Winger, Vodafone Warriors
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NDA Engineering
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"This was the best course I have ever been to. Nick is a very open, easy person for us to relate to, who puts things across in a way that is easy to understand."
Mike D.
"It was a really valuable course, which has given me the confidence I need to become an effective leader. Now I can put it into practice."
Craig M.
"Nick made it really simple and easy to understand what I needed, to be a better team leader. He is a really good communicator and gets straight into solutions for us, rather than having us all talking about the problems. He has given me the confidence in myself to become a team leader."
John F.
"I found Nick’s style really good. The session was very interactive but also relaxed. I found it really easy to open up and share my personal experiences."
Will D.
"What I found great was that the programme was very practical and used a lot of activates. Nick allowed the group to direct the flow and the whole thing was very well presented."
Paul T.
"It was an excellent display and extraction from us of the big problems and then the easy-to-implement solutions. This programme will produce big gains for the team and changes for the better."
Rich L.
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