Having survived 4 life threatening accidents, saved lives on New Zealand beaches and been recognised as a valued leader in corporate and voluntary environments Matthew Pickering has a unique blend of knowledge and skills avaialble to help others. Leadership Experience Matthew's leadership focuses on developing people as the cornerstone to sustainable effectiveness. Offerings include Motivational Speaking – delivering insights that create the desire to act Self Leadership – choosing to take ownership for how you think, what you say and what you do. Then, establishing what matters most and implementing a plan to get there Leadership – providing the knowledge and skills (the what and how) to be effective in influencing sustainable change in others Coaching – shifts, support and accountability Strategy Made Simple – Pathfinding and alignment from employees to the management team Change management Work : Life Balance – integrating both so that over time you can do justice to all your roles Presentation effectiveness Matthew welcomes your contact to discuss what your needs are. Qualifications 1985 Bachelor of Agricultural Commerce majoring in valuation and farm management, Lincoln University 1994 New Zealand Surf Lifeguard of the Year Survived four life threatening events 2001 Strategic Leadership: The Transformation Process. Mt Eliza Business School, Melbourne 2003 Creating Our Future: Creating Leaders of Leaders. Massey University 2005 Executive Consortium Programme: Driving Corporate Growth. Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney 2006 ANZ National Leadership Talent Development Centre, Personal Decisions International 2007 EEO Trust Work & Life Awards: winner Walk the Talk Award 2008 CoachU - The Coaching Clinic © Licensed Facilitator 2009 CoachU - Essential Conversations for Developing Others Licensed Facilitator Member of the International Coach Federation Partner in the Coach Approach Partnership