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Mather Consulting brings to life a belief that leaders, teams and organisations have untapped potential to achieve and grow. We work with clients in a commercially smart and collaborative way to develop inspiring leaders, high-performing teams and positive engagement.

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The best leaders know what energises people to be their best.

April 24, 2024
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

Unlocking Team Potential: The “Us” Behaviors That Build Synergy

March 21, 2024
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

Why Five Behaviours?

March 11, 2024
“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

WIN – LEARN – CHANGE

January 23, 2024
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

The Leadership Performance Curve

December 3, 2023
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)

What makes teams extraordinary? How does your team stack up?

November 7, 2023
If you have not done so in a while, why not ask your team to assess how they are going as a team, how they are working together to get things done? How would they rate the team on the dimensions that make a team excel? Whatever the gameplan, teams that work together do so much better. These teams

Human Synergistics NZ’s annual Leadership and Culture conference

October 31, 2023
Being part of Human Synergistics NZ’s annual Leadership and Culture conference was fantastic. The range of incredible speakers who shared their insights and successes was inspirational. Core to this conference was the undeniable link between leadership, culture, and organisational performance,

Leaders and Teams at My Food Bag use Insights Discovery®

October 29, 2023
Facilitating Raising the Bar with My Food Bag’s Leadership Cohort 7 is an incredible experience. If you want to create a positive and consistent understanding of LEADERSHIP and CULTURE in your organisation, it starts with developing ALL people leaders, which is the strategy at My Food Bag.
A great day last week when we launched Channel Infrastructure NZ’s Leaders Programme designed to develop leaders who inspire their people, build high-performing teams and a create a great place to work for everyone! 👏 Thanks to all Channel’s leaders and to co-facilitators, Shelley Newey and Anna Hay.

LAUNCHING CHANNEL INFRASTRUCTURE NZ’s LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

September 27, 2023
A great day last week when we launched Channel Infrastructure NZ’s Leaders Programme designed to develop leaders who inspire their people, build high-performing teams and a create a great place to work for everyone!  👏 Thanks to all Channel’s leaders and to co-facilitators, Shelley Newey

AN AWESOME DAY WITH THE LAMINEX DIGITAL & MARKETING TEAM

September 12, 2023
What an AWESOME day with the Laminex Digital and Marketing Team! When your team does important work in the business, you want to ensure you are set up for even greater success and impact! KUDOS to everyone in this team for investing in their development, being clear on their purpose (personally and

TE WHAKAKITENGA: Making the Vision for the School of Population Health a Reality

August 28, 2023
TE WHAKAKITENGA: Making the Vision for the School of Population Health a Reality: Planning Day. What a great morning working alongside this enthusiastic and talented leadership group, focused on how best to deliver on their Vision and shape the future for the School and the communities it serves.

Five ways to optimise your leadership development spend

August 17, 2023
 🚀 We know that organisations invest significantly in developing their leaders, which is absolutely the right thing to do. However, organisations can only realise the REAL value of this vital work if it is carefully planned, designed, and actively supported. Here we are sharing five key ways to