Nicky Webber has always loved writing and had a successful career as a newspaper and magazine journalist. Born in New Zealand, she lived in South Africa for 20 years before returning home in 1994. In recent years she has returned to her passion for writing Nicky’s successful first book, No Ordinary Man, was followed by Book One in the, In the Deep End Series. She is currently working on Book Two which she expects to publish before the end of 2019.Nicky lives in Cambridge, New… Show more Nicky Webber has always loved writing and had a successful career as a newspaper and magazine journalist. Born in New Zealand, she lived in South Africa for 20 years before returning home in 1994. In recent years she has returned to her passion for writing Nicky’s successful first book, No Ordinary Man, was followed by Book One in the, In the Deep End Series. She is currently working on Book Two which she expects to publish before the end of 2019.Nicky lives in Cambridge, New Zealand, where she writes and blogs https://nickywebber.com/ with excerpts and updates of her work. Follow her author page on Facebook nickywebber.nz or contact her on author@nickywebber.com.If you enjoyed In the Deep End – Book One, please consider posting a review on www.Amazon.com, www.Amazon.uk or www.Goodreads.com or on her website. Show less

Working on Creative publishing projects. Contracted to delivering content, reviews and updates for client's internet, social media and business reports.Continuing with volunteer work in spare time.Member of the Society of Authors of NZ

I am helping to support new Refugee Families to resettle in New Zealand after completing a six week training program with the New Zealand Red Cross. Please help by donating household goods or money to the Red Cross by clicking on the logo. Many thanks

Working with small to medium sized businesses, training and coaching for performance improvement. Mentoring business owners with one on one targeted sessions over specific staff issues, process improvement and performance management to grow their bottom line.HOW Ltd offers:(1) Coaching Workshops for small groups of business owners in a positive and engaging environment. Each one day workshop provides excellent advice, support and pragmatic business solutions(2) One-on-One Mentoring… Show more Working with small to medium sized businesses, training and coaching for performance improvement. Mentoring business owners with one on one targeted sessions over specific staff issues, process improvement and performance management to grow their bottom line.HOW Ltd offers:(1) Coaching Workshops for small groups of business owners in a positive and engaging environment. Each one day workshop provides excellent advice, support and pragmatic business solutions(2) One-on-One Mentoring for business owners and managers who want a confidential sounding board and support across a range of business issues.(3) Private coaching for individuals who require ad-hoc advice and feedback to resolve key issues they face in their job or business.See details and outlines of the coaching workshops: Show less

Managing the very busy people and processes in this highly successful business. Enjoying the great team environment too! Managing client relationships, pre-construction, sales and admin teams. Working across more than 40 projects supporting the owner director in taking the business to the next level. Managed the merger with the South Auckland franchise and working through delivering our same high standard of build and client service deliveries enjoyed by our East Auckland customers.

Working in the Business Consulting arm of PWC to deliver operational, process and performance improvement to PWC clients. Worked across projects with the Auckland City Council (Operations Capability Review) and the Ministry of Education (Novopay Remediation).

Leading a process improvement project (Lean Six Sigma) across sales and operations in the corporate business unit. Redesigning systems and processes to improve the overall customer experience. Reducing and removing redundancy, cost, rework and waste in the current state. Piloting change and rolling out initiatives over 50 staff to deliver right first time results. Coaching and supporting team leaders in performance management and motivating staff to deliver their best. Reduced… Show more Leading a process improvement project (Lean Six Sigma) across sales and operations in the corporate business unit. Redesigning systems and processes to improve the overall customer experience. Reducing and removing redundancy, cost, rework and waste in the current state. Piloting change and rolling out initiatives over 50 staff to deliver right first time results. Coaching and supporting team leaders in performance management and motivating staff to deliver their best. Reduced average job processing time from 6 days to 1.5 days, error rates from 6% to under 1% and improving overall productivity. Show less

Established a business to design mineral and antioxidant rich health supplements sold online and at selected retail outlets. Have hired a manager who now looks after this business.• Worked with Naturopath to develop new formulas, testing and research• Secured Preferred Supplier for manufacture of our products to the highest quality standards• Created social media, twitter, Facebook and Blog articles and information, generating keen interest and a following• Worked… Show more Established a business to design mineral and antioxidant rich health supplements sold online and at selected retail outlets. Have hired a manager who now looks after this business.• Worked with Naturopath to develop new formulas, testing and research• Secured Preferred Supplier for manufacture of our products to the highest quality standards• Created social media, twitter, Facebook and Blog articles and information, generating keen interest and a following• Worked closely with Marketing and Brand consultants to design and deliver brand and promotional activities in both print and online media to drive conversion• Focussed on business growth and establishing brand in a very competitive sector.• Manage customer database and distribution. Rolling my sleeves up and getting stuck in across the whole business! See my blog on http://healthscript.wordpress.com for more information or visit our online store www.healthscript.co.nz Show less

Sourcing and recruiting the full range of Marketing, Communication, Digital and Creative talent across a broad range of corporate sectors. Dealing with a lot of difficult to fill roles and working closely with HR teams and hiring managers across NZ. Searching for Snr Executives through our global database with offices in 80 countries worldwide. Establishing Preferred Supplier Agreements with key clients and nurturing those ongoing relationships, ensuring I deliver superior service at all levels… Show more Sourcing and recruiting the full range of Marketing, Communication, Digital and Creative talent across a broad range of corporate sectors. Dealing with a lot of difficult to fill roles and working closely with HR teams and hiring managers across NZ. Searching for Snr Executives through our global database with offices in 80 countries worldwide. Establishing Preferred Supplier Agreements with key clients and nurturing those ongoing relationships, ensuring I deliver superior service at all levels - from candidate requirements to clients needs. Show less

One of nine initial Lean Six Sigma coaches trained by McKinsey consultants to work on the Path 2 Customer Projects throughout the business. Completed the Management Development Program. Worked on process improvement, performance management and productivity improvement projects.

Managed a team of 35-45 graphic designers and contractors to produce the display ads for 46 Yellow Pages Directories nationwide.

Managed 5 different teams - Internet, Production (graphic designers), Database Development, IT Project and Network administrators. An active participant in the Management team and reported to the CEO. Handled the end to end production processes of the two weekly free ad papers and managed a smaller local paper in middle North Island (Manuwatu and Taranaki regions), including sales.

Managed advertorial writers and freelance contributors across all the publications. Organised and styled photo shoots, managed colour proofs, discussed and selected images, articles and covers.