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18/09/2026

So grateful to Chris Korako and Margie Foster for the opportunity to share my book this week at their Christchurch Women’s event. 🤎🙏🤎 Thank you ladies. I went with a bag of books and got to share them with some wonderful women.

17/09/2026

I get to work with Engineers - a lot. This is my top tip for Time Management for Engineers.

I know how hard it is to turn off the perfect tap. Engineers are prewired for quality. That's what we want. That's fantastic. And high quality work is the goal for sure.

But does every single thing you touch have to be 100%? Some things definitely do and some things are OK with being satisfactory. Do you know the difference?

If you know an Engineer who might benefit from this tip, please feel free to tag them here.

14/09/2026

The 3 choices in every situation that help you to feel empowered about the decisions you make. You might discount 2 of these options as not being viable - that doesn't mean they aren't valid choices.

LIVE WITH IT
LEAVE IT
CHANGE IT

The are all choices.

12/09/2026

There’s still time to join us in Christchurch this September!

On Wednesday 30 September, Blanchard Aotearoa New Zealand is bringing together coaches, HR and L&D professionals, consultants and organisational leaders for a practical day of learning, fresh thinking and meaningful connection at The Canterbury Club.

Choose the session that suits you, or make a day of it:
☕ Conversational Capacity® Breakfast Learning Experience
Explore how to stay open, balanced and constructive when conversations become difficult or high stakes.

🤝 Building Trust Workshop
Gain a practical framework for building credibility, strengthening relationships and repairing trust when it’s been damaged.

🍽️ Connect & Collaborate Networking Dinner
Finish the day connecting with fellow professionals and exploring opportunities to work alongside Blanchard.

Or join us for the complete day!

📅 Wednesday 30 September 2026
📍 The Canterbury Club, Christchurch

Spaces are limited, so register today.

11/09/2026

You are invited....
To the beginning of a full day of Professional Development, and also a stand alone event.

The breakfast event would be perfect for L&D, HR, Professional Coaches, Consultants and trainers for organisations.

All the information for the breakfast and the other opportunities on the day are here https://www.blanchard.co.nz/christchurch-professional-development-day/

10/09/2026

I'm so looking forward to Brooke Trenwith speaking at the NZ Professional Coaches Summit in February 2027. Brooke has been at trailblazer for Women in Professional Coaching and I'm delighted that she is coming from the Waikato to Little Akaloa to speak. If you are thinking about a career in Professional Coaching you really need to come to this event for connections, learning and inspiration. https://www.profilecoaching.co.nz/summit-2027

08/09/2026

Today I learned a wonderful Tok Pisin phrase from Papua New Guinea: Samting nating. Literally, “something nothing.”

Context: My Mum spent a year working in PNG and picked up quite a few statements that she pulls out from time to time. This one came out this morning in relation to a leak in her roof. Mum lives alone and when she told me about the leak she said "Oh it's just, something nothing" and I said "EH? What?" then she told me about this phrase.

I loved it...and decided to contextualise it into our working day

It describes something unimportant, something that does not deserve the weight, attention or energy we are giving it. That email you keep rereading, that small mistake you cannot stop replaying, or that irritating comment you are still carrying around. Before you give it another hour of your life, ask yourself: Does this need action, or is it Samting Nating?

Some things need a conversation, some things need a solution, and some things simply need to be released.

Perhaps today is a good day to shrug your shoulders and say, “Samting nating. Let it go.”

07/09/2026

Do you have a High School student who you would like to attend the Blanchard Student Self Leadership programme? It's an online programme with 4 group teaching sessions via zoom. Students from around the world join this programme that runs throughout the year and is available for free to all High School students.

The programme begins on October 15 and is lead by Volunteer Professional Coaches and their supporters (including University Students from the University of Canterbury). All the details to register are below.

Fulfill your dream to become a self-reliant leader by enrolling for Student Self Leadership. Free for students & teachers!

07/09/2026

UNIVERSITY STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WANTED: BLANCHARD GLOBAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROJECT

I’m looking for two young adults aged 20 to 25 who would like to support the Blanchard Global Student Self Leadership Project.
Beginning on 15 October, this four-week voluntary programme will bring together students from around the world.

The role involves:
• Spending approximately 1-2 hours each week reviewing students’ comments that they have added as part of the online self-paced learning and writing supportive comments in response
• Encouraging students as they progress through the programme
• Working behind the scenes, with no direct or face-to-face student contact

If you know a University student(s) who could be interested please get them to text me 027 591 6555

https://www.blanchard.co.nz/blanchard-institute/