Independent, Trusted Counsel for CEOs, directors and senior leaders
Expert support based on 25+ years working with leaders in large-scale change and decision-making roles.
For leaders who take the long view - for their organisations, their people, and the future of Aotearoa New Zealand.
“I don't need more advice. I trust Loretta to help me get out of the weeds. She thinks with me.”
ARJIT BHANA · CEO · SYSMEX NZ
What is trusted counsel with Loretta?
Part sounding board, part strategic adviser. Always independent.
This is a confidential thinking relationship for experienced leaders carrying significant responsibility.
It is a place to step outside the immediate pressures of the role, say what you can’t easily say elsewhere, test your thinking and work through what matters most.
I don't arrive with a programme or an agenda. Together, we face the most challenging aspects of your leadership work, breaking it down and creating a trusted space where you can think strategically and plan
Sometimes you might want to be challenged. Sometimes it just helps to get a different perspective from someone who knows you well, supports your values and understands your context.
Most importantly, we find ways for you to stay connected with the “why” of your leadership and to be most effective in how you use your influence.
When do leaders seek out these conversations?
When you need somewhere to think completely openly
There are things you can't easily work through with your board, your team or people who have a stake in the issues.
Sometimes you need someone independent who knows you and your context well, but has no agenda other than your success.
When there is a lot at stake in decisions
You know that there is never just one answer. Commercial pressures, people, customers, and others can pull in different directions.
We step back, test assumptions and work out the priorities, so you can decide the best approach.
When the “why” of your leadership is important
What do I want my influence to be used for?
What value do I want to create?
What do I want to leave stronger than I found it?
And what do the answers mean for how I lead now?
This is our exploration.
Why leaders work with Loretta
Loretta has worked for over 25 years with senior leaders across New Zealand's largest businesses, central and local government, iwi , health entities, financial institutions, and for-purpose organisations. Her clients include leaders from Fonterra, Westpac, HSBC, Cancer Society of NZ, Bayer, Sysmex, Live Nation, Workbridge, Tonkin Taylor, ICBC New Zealand, The Trusts, Procare, Special Group, Sports Waitakere, and Te Whatu Ora, among others.
I profoundly understand the challenges of CEO, board level and senior role and has first-hand experience with the pressures faced.
I am founder and led the New Zealand Coaching and Mentoring Centre for more than 25 years, providing industry leadership in ethical and professional executive and leadership development.
I hold a Master Coach accreditation from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.
I work with leaders using their influence to shape what comes next
THE WORK THAT IS WORTH DOING
The hardest questions aren't about capability. They're about judgement, integrity and where you're taking things next.
If you are leading change you will be working within established systems and mindsets while trying to create new pathways forward.
I know the complexity of this work. The long view it requires. The tension between what is and what could be. And the personal demands of carrying responsibility for change that affects many people.
For some leaders, having already achieved a great deal, the question has become more personal: What do I want to use my leadership for now?
For others, it is time to step forward - from behind the scenes to greater visibility and wider influence.
And for all, it is to feel well supported, make wise decisions and to sustain contribution over the long term.
At this level, the work gets lonelier, not easier.
What leaders need isn't more advice.
What helps is having someone with the experience to think with you, someone who knows you well and understands what is most important to you.
WHAT LEADERS SAY
In their words.
"Loretta takes the time to deeply understand her clients, their drivers, their purpose, and the kind of leader they aspire to be. She guided me through many highs and lows with purpose- and values-led insights."
KOMAL MISTRY-MEHTA · CHIEF INNOVATION & BRAND OFFICER, FONTERRA
"Loretta has an exceptional ability to understand the unique challenges leaders face in complex organisations. She pairs deep insight into leadership dynamics with a receptiveness to the particular situations I navigate."
RACHAEL HART · CEO, CANCER SOCIETY OF NZ
"Every now and then, when you are in need of the right guidance, someone special steps into your path. If you are fortunate, that person will clear away your confusion, encouraging a new clarity and purpose to emerge. When it counted the most, Loretta made the difference."
MARTIN CROWE · ICONIC NEW ZEALAND CRICKETER, LEADER AND MENTOR · IN MEMORIAM
The right conversation at the right time.
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