Business and Management Coaching
SERVICES
Welcome to Change Your Spots
Business and management coaching
Who is the coach?
Maree Smith
My coaching practice includes clients in Auckland , Wellington and Christchurch . It was born out of my work as an HR Manager, management consultant and voluntary work as a small business mentor. I have been coaching people in the corporate environment for many years but it was when I used a coach myself that I realised that I had found the best career for me!
I believe my strengths as a coach are my enthusiasm and optimism, my belief that anyone can change their life for the better, and the balance that comes from indepth knowledge of business and human nature.
My work experience encompasses roles in both the public and private sectors and includes the IT, education, financial, government and manufacturing sectors as well as small companies of 1-10 people.
I have successfully coached many managers through organisation-wide change initiatives; communication strategies; business planning sessions; personal development issues; dismissals and restructures; and programmes to bring under-performing employees back to the organisation’s standard. I have coached and mentored HR people to build skills and confidence, and I have developed and delivered training programmes that change attitudes as well as develop skills. I have worked with small business owners on business and sales plans which have greatly increased the size of their business.
My other business interests include setting up and developing www.sonsie.co.nz which is an on-line swimwear company. Articles include:
March 08 HER magazine
March 08 Verve magazine
Hawke’s Bay Today September 2007
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
My qualifications and training include:
BA (Sociology) Massey University 1982
DipBusSt, Massey University 1988
Executive MBA, Massey University 1999
Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming 2004
IoD Certificate in Company Direction 2005
Thomas International DISC PPA Accreditation
International Coach Federation (ICF) Australasian Conference Brisbane 2005
Myers Briggs MBTI Step I & II 2006
I am a member of:
NZ Institute of Directors Inc
Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ)
NZ Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming Inc.
Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce
Wellington Property Investors Association
Service Categories
Life Coaching, NLP
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