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Passionate in ensuring systems are simple, and relationships are based on open communication, trust and mutual respect, I work to engage clients and students and to smooth their path to success. Focusing on personal development, my skills lie in career development, leadership, coaching, strategic planning, new ventures, and governance. I love learning, constantly adding new ideas and theories to my knowledge kete. A professional member of CDANZ, and a member of CATE, APCDA, NCDA, I teach on the Career Development programme at NMIT, and on the AUT Bachelor of Sport & Recreation programme.
What's New on My Blog ↓
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Monday, 9 November 2026
Where do our school leavers go?
Almost 40% of Kiwis have a level 7 qualification or greater; that is, an undergraduate or post-graduate qualification (Ramirez, 2026). To ge...
Friday, 6 November 2026
Removing all objects from Excel
A lot of systems allow us to export data to Excel, which can be very handy for sorting or filtering. However, I have found a few exports whi...
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
ICT and LMI
The "Labour market factors affect the opportunities available to people. Some industries and occupations decline, whereas others grow ...
Monday, 2 November 2026
2000 year old storytelling tips
When creating a persuasive presentation, we need to tell a story - to work out our story arc ahead of time. PowerPoint or similar apps can h...
Friday, 30 October 2026
Cometh the hour, cometh the man
I have heard the saying - aka metaphor, aphorism, analogy, maxim, adage, axiom, proverb, figure of speech, or idiom - "cometh the hour,...
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
The halo effect
We like to assume that we are - as individuals - pretty unbiased, and that we can make truly independent and objective judgements. Hah! Sure...