A job is only as good as your boss.

Most managers want to lead well but few get the tools to do it. I know this because I've been on both sides. I've worked for great leaders and I've been one who wished I'd known better from the start. Today I help managers move from Boss to Coach.

My work starts with CliftonStrengths because understanding what is right with people is often the fastest path to improved performance, engagement and confidence. When people understand their natural talents, they make better decisions, have better conversations and contribute more effectively.

CliftonStrengths is one of three practical tools I use to help managers and teams perform at their best.
- First, identify what matters most through a Team Health Check.
- Second, understand the people behind the results using CliftonStrengths.
- Third, turn insight into action through five practical coaching conversations that improve performance, engagement and accountability.

Together these tools help managers increase their own performance and the performance of their teams through simple coaching conversations that work, without the back-breaking admin.

Before moving into coaching, I spent 20 years in sales and marketing with brands including NESCAFÉ, KLEENEX and HUGGIES. That experience taught me that people development only matters when it translates into better business outcomes.

Over the past decade I've coached and trained thousands of leaders and teams from organisations including Chapman Tripp, Downer, Freightways, Nestlé, Reckitt and Millennium Hotels. Different industries. Same goal. Better performance by focusing on what’s right.