Services — Kristen Enright | Leadership & Culture Consultant NZ

Advisory

You know something isn't working. I'll tell you exactly what it is.

Culture problems, leadership gaps, team misalignment — they're rarely invisible. They're just hard to name from the inside. I come in, assess what's actually happening, and give you a clear picture of where you are and why. From there, we build a strategy together — with the priorities, actions, and ownership your team needs to move forward. The work is yours to do. My job is to make sure you're doing the right work, in the right order, with the clarity to see it through.

Using the SGEi Culture Hacker methodology, I assess what your people actually experience day-to-day — where the gaps are, what's driving them, and what it's costing you. You receive a full debrief, a prioritised culture strategy, and a practical action plan your leadership team can execute without needing me in the room every week.

Full culture diagnostic — SGEi methodology
Leadership debrief and strategy workshop
Prioritised action plan with clear ownership
You walk away knowing exactly what to do next

A few questions about your team, your goals, and your current priorities shape the format. Together we decide whether to draw from a suite of industry-leading modules, build something fully custom around your organisation's context, or combine both. Everything is facilitated — your leaders arrive, engage, and leave with a shared direction and clear commitments.

Industry-leading modules, fully custom, or a combination — you choose
Shaped by your goals, your team, and your current priorities
Fully facilitated — your team focuses on the work, not the logistics
Strategic outputs and individual action commitments
Half-day, full-day or multi-day formats available

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Cultural Fluency

Cultural Fluency & Cross-Border Leadership

Your business spans borders. Your leadership needs to as well.

Scaling across markets introduces communication styles, work norms and cultural dynamics that can quietly undermine cohesion. What works in one market creates friction in another — and the gap between intent and impact widens. I help owners, CEOs and executive teams develop the cultural fluency to lead with clarity across geographies, building a unified enterprise identity without erasing what makes each market distinct.

For organisations operating across New Zealand, Australia, the US, Canada or the UK — or expanding into new markets. I work with executive teams to identify where cultural misalignment is creating friction, and build the frameworks and shared language needed to lead effectively across borders.

Cross-market culture and communication assessment
Leadership alignment across geographies
Frameworks for consistent enterprise identity
Practical tools for managing distributed and multicultural teams
Available for NZ-based businesses with international operations

For international operators entering the New Zealand market — particularly those from the US, Canada, UK or Asia. New Zealand business culture has its own norms, expectations and communication styles that differ significantly from other markets. Getting this wrong early is costly. I provide the cultural context, stakeholder intelligence and leadership preparation to ensure you start well.

NZ business culture and stakeholder landscape briefing
Communication and leadership style adaptation
Team integration and local talent engagement
Ongoing advisory support through the establishment phase

With deep professional networks and lived experience across both New Zealand and the United States, I work with businesses navigating NZ-US partnerships, investment relationships or expansion in either direction. This is not generic cross-cultural training — it's specific, practical advisory built on two decades of operating across both markets.

NZ-US partnership and investment advisory
Cultural translation for boards, leadership teams and key stakeholders
Strategic introductions and relationship facilitation where relevant
Preparation for US market entry or NZ-based US operator integration

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Training

Your managers are capable. They just haven't been taught to lead.

The right training, built for the right people at the right time, changes how a team operates. Programmes are built around your people, your context, and what they actually need to do differently — whether that's a single session or a structured 12-month journey. You nominate who needs it. The rest is taken care of.

Award-Winning Programme

I've seen many leadership programmes. The LPP is the reason I partnered with SGEi — because it's the only one I've seen deliver results that actually stick. It's not a luxury reserved for large budgets or time-rich organisations. It's a structured, accessible programme that drives lasting change across every level of your business.

6 or 12-month cohort — structured and progressive
Group sessions plus individual coaching built in
SGEi Culture Hacker methodology
You get regular progress updates — no black box
Accessible for organisations of all sizes

Recognised by

SGEi Awards — Top Change Management Service Company 2021, DotCom Magazine 2022, Top Organisational Culture Transformation Company 2022, Top Leadership Development Services Provider 2023

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Half-day or full-day workshops built around your team and their specific context. Every workshop is tailored to what your people need to do differently — content, examples, and application are all specific to your organisation.

Body Talk — What you're actually communicating (and how to own it)
Lead Yourself First — Resilience, energy and intentional leadership
Be Intentional With Your Time — Boundaries, blocks and focus
Communication and Influence
Conflict as the Catalyst for Innovation — Reframe conflict as a driver of growth and better thinking
CX to EX: Your Only Differentiator — Why your employee experience is your customer experience

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Coaching

You already know what needs to change. You just need someone to say it clearly.

Senior leaders rarely lack intelligence — they lack a trusted person who will tell them the truth without an agenda. The work focuses on what's actually in the way: clarity of direction, communication, team dynamics, or the conversations that don't happen in board meetings. You bring the challenges. The sessions give you the clarity to move forward.

Leadership development is not one-size-fits-all. Every manager and leader has a different starting point, different strengths, and different gaps. Senior Leadership Coaching is a fully customised, one-on-one engagement delivered in partnership with SGEi — bringing world-class methodology together with direct, honest advisory work.

Before the first session, your coach surveys six people close to you — personally and professionally — to understand your leadership style, strengths and blind spots. You complete a self-assessment to provide a comparison. From there, we clarify your leadership brand, identify the gaps between how you currently lead and how you aspire to lead, and build a practical plan to close them.

The initial engagement is five sessions, held every two to three weeks. After that, sessions are available individually as needed.

360° feedback survey — six people, personal and professional
Self-assessment and leadership brand definition
Five structured sessions, fortnightly or monthly
In-person (Auckland / Hawke's Bay) or online
Ongoing single sessions available after initial programme
Delivered in partnership with SGEi International

For high-performing individuals who want to sharpen their edge — communication, presence, influence, or managing the pressure that comes with performing at the top. This is not remedial work. It's precision development for people who take themselves seriously.

Individual sessions tailored to your specific goals
Focus on performance, presence and influence
For managers, executives and high-potential individuals

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Speaking

Your audience will leave with something they actually use.

Every talk is built around your event, your audience and your theme. I read the room from the moment I walk in, and I leave your audience with something they'll actually carry into Monday. You brief me. I take it from there.

Keynote presentations and conference sessions on leadership, culture, communication and high performance. All content is tailored to your event, your audience and your theme. Share the brief and the talk is built around it.

Body Talk — What you're actually communicating and how to own it
Lead Yourself First — Resilience, energy and intentional leadership
Culture as Strategy — Your people are your competitive advantage
High Performance — What it actually takes
Women in Leadership

Experienced with industry associations, professional bodies and membership organisations — from medical associations to hospitality groups. Available as keynote speaker, panel facilitator or MC. The room is taken care of so your members can focus on the content.

Keynote speaker
Panel facilitator and moderator
MC and event host
Available NZ-wide and internationally
Upcoming: HNZ26 Conference, Rotorua, June 2026

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Executive Advisory Retainer

For organisations that want ongoing strategic support.

Some of the best work happens over time — when I know your organisation, your people, and your challenges well enough to give you real counsel. The Executive Advisory Retainer is a flexible ongoing engagement for business owners and senior leaders who want a trusted advisor in their corner.

Monthly strategic advisory sessions
On-call access for decisions and challenges as they arise
Culture and leadership health checks
Priority access to workshops and programmes
Tailored to your organisation's size and needs