Forward Focus Aotearoa (FFA) offers those who serve Aotearoa tools and support to feel positive and resilient. We focus on providing local government leaders and their teams with tailored coaching programs that promote the well-being needed to deliver great customer service under challenging circumstances. We equip individuals with mental fitness strategies that apply to both their personal and professional life, so they are able to fosters sustainable mental fitness at work, at home and throughout their community.Forward Focus Aotearoa is a collaboration of highly skilled and certified professional coaches, who, using these powerful mental fitness strategies, combine their diverse skills, experience, knowledge and energy to provide a customised experience to their clients. Introducing F2A's Co-Founder Coaches ... Leslie Hamilton: Making a bad day at work as fulfilling as a good day at the beach.Kiri McRae: Together, discovering your best you at work and at home!Helen Jansen: Coaching leaders to provide psychological safety for their teams so there is joy in the workplace.Mel Burdett: Creating energy, joy, and motivation with mindfulness and movement.Cheryl Robinson: Passionately guiding emerging leaders to reach their full potential.Find out more at: (https://www.linkedin.com/company/forward-focus-aotearoa/)

Experienced with a demonstrated history of supporting leaders to create successful change in themselves, teams and organisations. Skilled at facilitating deep insight, inspiration and innovation through coaching, facilitation, mentoring, and on-call support. Strong background in Conversational Intelligence®; diversity and inclusion; leadership, future-fit mindsets, authentic relationships and strategic thinking.Current Favourite Feedback: "Leslie enables me to see things differently than I do on my own."

Supporting individuals, teams, organisations and communities to create new ways of working by integrating small changes and experiments into their current ways of working. As a member of the Future of Work Collective, I co-create innovative labs, sharing cafes, coaching conversations and simple experiments to gently foster emerging new ways of working.

Supporting community change by assisting the Waiheke Waterways Project Project Coordinator to increase awareness and actions that enhance the health of the inland waterways on Waiheke.

Working with Shariff Abdullah (Principal), an award-winning thought leader in societal transformation and Inclusivity. We support people globally to connect with their deep identity, enhance relationships and unleash people potential through trust and communication. The practices we share in the workbook, 'Practicing Inclusivity: A Workbook for Transformation', assist individuals and teams to leverage the value of diversity from a holistic mindset.

Leading the Learning and Development area to support teammates in designing and providing excellent customer training experiences.