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Impact Stories

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Geoff and Andrew

Vision Beyond Sight: Geoff's Inspiring Path

When Geoff was paired with Andrew, a mentor whose experience and approach aligned well with Geoff’s aspirations, it didn’t take long for Geoff to realise the value that Andrew brought into the mentoring relationship...

 

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Aynsley and David

Investing in Leadership for Impact at the Grassroots

Aynsley works as a Clinical Pharmacist and has been involved in the health sector for more than a decade. She cares about her community and enjoys seeing the positive impact health education intiatives can have...

 

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Lisa and Alan

A Mutually Beneficial Relationship

With a background in IT database programming, after finding herself made redundant from a job, Lisa began work developing her own creative ideas for an innovative digital platform...

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Marcus and Phil

Hitting the Mentor Jackpot

Marcus Niles isn’t prone to exaggeration.  Described as your typical Kiwi bloke, he tends to be more understated. Unless you ask him about his first experience at being mentored...

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Julia and Leanne

Authenticity and Rapport - Building Leadership Confidence

When skilled mentor Leanne Elder met mentee Julia Linde, Leanne says “we focused on building a sound rapport right from the get-go...”  

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Vicky and Andrew

Positive and Creative Leadership Flourishes

When Vicky Hintz moved quite quickly into a leadership position as the newly appointed manager of an early childhood centre, Vicky needed support and guidance...

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Kat Mcmillan

Going for Gold

Kat Macmillan knows leadership. 

After moving to Aotearoa 16 years ago, Macmillan has turned her not for profit sector background into a career as a facilitator and business coach...​

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Luke Galley

Building Professional Confidence

You don’t always need to be struggling to ask for help. When it comes to building your professional confidence, Luke Galley subscribes to the theory that even when you’re going well, there’s always room for improvement...

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Tracey and Callum

Using Mentoring to Support a Career Shift

We often think of mentoring as something for younger people. But this is just a stereotype - the reality couldn’t be further from the truth...

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Shirley and Ciska

Moving in to a Leadership Role

Becoming a leader – any kind of leader – isn’t just a matter of sitting  behind a slightly fancier desk and giving orders. This isn’t easy...

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Tui and Vanessa

Share, listen and grow - Be a meaningful Mentor

Meet Vanessa Ellingham (Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngā Ruahine). She is an extremely talented writer and publisher of NANSEN, a print magazine that celebrates migrants across the globe...

 

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Amy and Michelle

Unleashing Confidence and Curiosity

Self-confidence is one of the biggest challenges for many people in leadership roles. Too much or too little can be a significant hindrance to a leader’s development and effectiveness. For Amy, it was the latter ...

 

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