This is what I’m up to at the moment – I’ll be updating this page at random, either when I start something exciting, or I remember that it exists!
Last updated: June 2026
Personal
House and home
I’m almost done with a major renovation: upgrading insulation, recladding, and double-glazing. So many decisions! It hasn’t been easy, but as the weather gets colder, and I look at my lovely new purple front door, I know it’s been worth the trouble!
Health and wellbeing
I continue to work on my running. I’m more tortoise than hare, but I’m happy with that! I’ve found an awesome physio (walking distance from home!) who is helping me build my strength, flexibility, and balance.
Right now, I’m training to heart rate – keeping myself at 140bpm on most runs. Sometimes I just let myself run whatever pace I want to, and am usually pleasantly surprised at how much my fitness has improved.
Helping out
I love giving my time and energy to good causes, and the one that is closest to my heart is the Kindness Collective Foundation.
They’re all about helping families and communities to live with dignity and joy. Two of their key initiatives are the PJ Project and Christmas Joy Store.
There are so many benefits to volunteering, from the personal psychological boost, to having a positive impact in the world, to meeting new people and strengthening community ties. I gain so much from my volunteering experiences that I can’t imagine life without them.
I’ve also been fortunate enough to get a paid contract with Kindness Collective since the start of this year, supporting their leadership team’s development and helping them update key documents. It’s a genuine pleasure to be working alongside a team that are so committed to making a positive dent in the universe!
Business
New framework just dropped!
I’m really excited to get my latest framework out into the world: Leadership Evolution (trademark pending).
I landed on the framework as a way to describe how to lead effectively and sustainably for the long-term. And, the more I explored it and shared it with colleagues and clients, the more I came to realise that it also reflects my teaching methods. Watch this space for more information (I’m waiting until the trademark is closer to being issued before I go all-in on sharing it with the world).
Leadership development
I continue to deliver bespoke in-house leadership development programmes for long-term corporate clients. Partnering with businesses and seeing people grow their skills and confidence is an absolute delight.
I’m launching my new online leadership development programme for new leaders: The New Leader Accelerator. I’ll run some free webinars to share the key shifts that new leaders need to make – I’m really excited!
It’s the culmination of my 20+ years of experience in leadership as a leader, coach, mentor, and trainer. I’ve done extensive research into leadership development for my next book (see the Products section below), and I know this programme is going to make a massive difference for the leaders who join.
The first cohort will kick off in August, so if you’d like to be kept in the loop for when it launches, sign up to the waitlist here.
Products
I call myself an “accidental” creator – I never planned to make a product, but my frustration with some of the well-known strengths approaches led me to create The Strengths Deck in 2021.
It has been such an amazing experience to work with people 1:1 and in groups, helping them discover their special brand of magic. I continue to use the deck in my coaching and leadership development programmes, and it’s always a hit.
Books
After creating The Strengths Deck, in early 2023 I published my first book ‘Unleash Your Awesome’ (available in print, eBook, and audiobook format).
I was genuinely surprised by how well it did in its first year, and it has continued to sell well (as long as I keep talking about it!). It’s available from my Store, Amazon and all your favourite eBook/audiobook platforms.
Since 2024, I’ve been working on a new book for first-time leaders, called ‘Help, They Put Me In Charge!’. I’ve interviewed emerging leaders to find out how they’re feeling and what they need and want to learn. And I’ve talked with established leaders about their leadership journey, and what they wish they had known when they were starting out. Those conversations have been fascinating, and amplified my motivation to get this book out into the world.
I’m deep in the writing process, and am starting to think I’ve got two books on my hand, not one! I’ll continue with my current draft and see what emerges!
I’m hoping to finish the manuscript in late 2026, for an early 2027 launch.
Services
The Strengths Deck
The Strengths Deck continues to go from (ahem!) strength to strength, for my coaching and corporate clients.
I run 1:1 and group Strengths Discovery sessions. There’s nothing more fun than watching someone light up as they see how their strengths make a positive difference in their life and work, and to the people around them.
Coaching
My coaching clients light up my world! I work with people across career stages – from senior leaders to new starters. The most consistent piece of feedback is how useful it is to have someone to talk about their challenges and successes.
From job changes to career progression to delivering sustainable high performance, my clients want to show up fully human and fully awesome, and they’re using their personal strengths to make that happen.
Training & Facilitation
I work closely with fantastic corporate clients to strengthen their leadership practices and leadership team culture. The workshops are insanely good – we see everything from laughter to tears, and everyone digs deep to consider their impact, hone their skills, and show up as the best versions of themselves.
I keep a strict lid on the number of 1:1 and corporate clients I work with so that they get the very best of me, every time.
Online book club
For a few years, I’ve run a weekly online book club for women, called the Personal Mastermind.
As I’ve been deep in writing, professional development (two concurrent courses from Feb-Apr, and one of those courses continues till Feb next year!), and still doing paid work, I’ve had to put the book club on hold for at least this year.
I miss it desperately, but know I’ve made the right decision for my capacity and wellbeing.
Hopefully the book club can make a return in the future!
Networking
I am always keen to meet more interesting people, so I’m often out and about at networking groups and events.
I’m a member of the Auckland Executive Club, a wonderful group of women from a range of industries who meet monthly for networking, dinner, and a speaker. Find out about our next event here, and if you’re signing up for a ticket, put my name down as the ‘Guest of’ and ‘Seated next to’, then send me an email to let me know you’ll be coming along. We’ll have a grand old time meeting in real life!
Why have a 'now' page?
Derek Sivers is the inspiration behind the ‘now’ page movement, and he explains the point of it here better than I ever could!
If you have your own website, why not set up your own ‘Now’ page?
