We all know the strategies that sit on the shelf. Or the approaches that appear to think we can ‘control’ our complex and changing world.AGLX is an adaptive strategy consultancy that allows organisations to be confident in complexity & turn this uncertainty into a competitive advantage.We work with people who are looking for fresh thinking, who are frustrated with traditional approaches and want to challenge the status quo. The AGLX team works with leaders and teams in organisations to create an adaptive strategy. We give you tools and build capabilities, then walk beside you in the activation stage. What we do:• Adaptive Strategy• Strategy Activation • ICE Innovation ProgrammeFor more see aglx.com

Sunergeo has merged into AGLX from October 2021.I use the principles of Complex Adaptive Systems and Self-Determination Theory (Motivation through relatedness, competence and autonomy) as the basis for my work. In a rapidly changing world of complex and knowledge-based work, I believe the integration of these principles in the way we run our organisations is the key to adaptability, innovation and success.

Working with Agile coaches and their leaders and teams at Spark New Zealand to support new ways of thinking about engagement (what motivates us) and how to adapt to uncertainty and unpredictable changes (navigating complexity) in their environment. The purpose is to build resilience and organisation-wide agility.

Responsible for building and managing relationships with organisations globally that license SoftEd courses. My focus is to enable these organisations to access a comprehensive suite of ICAgile accredited courses in the smoothest way possible. This is a part-time role.Partnering with industry and government, our aim at SoftEd is to transform the way that business is done using the latest in software design and thinking. We work with individuals and teams in some of the world’s largest and most innovative organisations to sharpen their skills in all aspects of software through a comprehensive curriculum of accredited training, coaching and mentoring.In today’s fast-paced world, agility is the key to managing and responding to change quickly and efficiently. This is where we excel - we have vast experience supporting organisations as they adopt Agile practices.

Tax Management NZ is New Zealand's original tax payment intermediary approved by Inland Revenue, allowing taxpayers to manage provisional tax and reduce their exposure to use-of-money interest.We have been in business since April 2003 when Inland Revenue changed the tax rules to allow tax payment intermediaries to effectively sell overpayments of provisional tax to taxpayers who have underpaid.Since then we have added millions of dollars of value to New Zealand businesses including many of New Zealand’s top 200 companies (including all of the largest trading banks) and the top chartered accountancy firms refer their clients to use Tax Management NZ.We provide a cash flow tool, Tax Finance, that allows taxpayers, from individuals to large corporate clients, to delay their provisional tax payments to a more convenient payment date and at a competitive interest rate.Work with senior managers and partners in corporates and accounting firms from Auckland down to Wellington. Key learnings:Be easy to do business with. Make every interaction valuable for the other party. Transparency and honesty build trust, which in turn makes reduces so much friction in business dealings - both with colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities included: • Executing transactions in excess of $150 million per month involving multiple process categories and leading within a team environment. • Developing customer relationships to provide professional service and expert tax pooling advice, tailored to specific requirements. • Implementing operational process and systems improvements. • Risk management of operational functions of the organisation including monthly review and reporting. • Social media strategy design and implementation. Key achievements: • Success in selling our organisation’s products in a highly competitive scenario. • Have leveraged strong relationships with Inland Revenue to produce timely and favourable outcomes for our customers by advocating on their behalf. • Developed risk assessment matrix and implemented effective visual management as part of my risk management function. • Collaborated with suppliers to develop and implement internal and external systems changes. Achieved significant cost savings and service level improvements. • Successfully designed and implemented instruction templates to mitigate risk and drive efficiency with our corporate trustee. Achieved strong awareness of risks and eliminated errors related to instructions. • Led operational strategy for peak processing season between February and June 2012 and 2013.

Accounts payable and receivable. Debtor management and credit control. Managed invoice financing arrangement and cash flow forecasting.

Selected for leadership program. Further advanced research skills in business organisational culture. Studied western history, literature, politics, theology and philosophy.