Close to two decades in the room with senior leaders.
LEADERSHIP ADVISORY FOR $100M–$1B BUSINESSES
LEADERSHIP THAT HOLDS.
Under pressure.
Executive advisory for boards, chief executives and senior leadership teams. We work on the decisions and accountability that determine whether the plan gets delivered.
HINARE O’BRIEN In session
01 / THE APPROACH
YOUR BUSINESS WON’T OUTGROW
its leadership team.
For close to 20 years, we have worked with leaders from senior management to the boardroom. The work stays on your agenda: decisions that stall, accountability that slips and the conversations nobody wants to have.
Work delivered across industries and borders.
Tens of thousands, from management to the boardroom.
Engaged by public institutions and private companies in New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
THE METHOD
IN THE ROOM.
Then in the business.
We challenge assumptions, put the difficult conversations on the table and hold people to what they commit to. Then we check it happened.
How the method works02 / THE THREE PILLARS
COMMUNICATION.
PERFORMANCE. LEADERSHIP.
The three places a growing business stalls. Each is baselined before the work starts and reviewed three to six months after.
HINARE O’BRIEN / IN SESSIONCOMMUNICATION
Straight talk.
No ambiguity.
Direct conversations at the top. Clear expectations below it. Decisions understood the first time and carried out.
85%Improvement in effective communicationCompany-reported programme outcome
Company-reported figures from participant surveys and interviews across multiple organisations. Not a guarantee for any single engagement.
See the method03 / ENGAGEMENTS
ALL ENGAGEMENTSTHREE WAYS IN.
One standard.
We agree the problem, the people and the measure of success before any work starts. The format follows the business.
CEO & EXECUTIVE ADVISORY.
Confidential one-to-one work with chief executives, founders and directors on the decisions that sit with them alone.
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For CEOs, founders & directors
For the people accountable for the result. We work on the calls you are carrying, the conversations you are putting off and the standard you set for the team below you.
- One-to-one advisory
- Focused working sessions
- Multi-month engagements
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES.
One standard of communication and accountability, carried from the executive team through every layer of management.
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For leadership teams & management layers
For organisations where the strategy is clear at the top and blurred by the third layer down. We set expectations, deal with performance issues directly and make delivery consistent across teams.
- One- and two-day intensives
- In-person and online sessions
- Staged programmes, applied on the job between sessions
BOARD & STRATEGY ADVISORY.
Facilitated work with boards and executive teams to settle priorities, name owners and drive the plan through to execution.
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For boards & executive teams
For boards and executive teams facing growth, restructure or stalled delivery. We settle the priorities, drive the decisions that matter and put a name against every part of the plan.
- Facilitated strategy sessions
- Leadership team advisory
- Support through implementation
How the method works +
Hinare O’Brien’s Generative Learning Framework strips out assumptions, exposes blind spots and ties every session to the priorities of the business. The test is what happens afterwards: how your people communicate, decide and follow through.
- DefineName the problem, the owner and the measure of success.
- ChallengeConfront what is in the way, including the decisions and conversations being avoided.
- ApplyPut it to work on live decisions in the business.
- ReviewMeasure what changed. Decide what happens next.
04 / THE RECORD
IN THEIR WORDS
“It turns ideas into action.”
Troy FlavellFormer New Zealand All Black
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SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS
Guild Mortgage+
CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AT SCALE
A programme for hundreds of Guild Mortgage brokers in the United States, focused on client engagement, communication and performance.
Read the engagementMinistry of Education+
National leadership programmes
National leadership development programmes for New Zealand schools, building leadership and communication capability at scale.
Read the engagementHastings District Council+
CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
Brought leaders from across the district together to strengthen governance, collaboration and resilience.
Read the engagement05 / OPERATING INTERESTS
SKIN IN THE GAME.
Across three countries.
Hinare runs operating businesses in New Zealand, Singapore and Indonesia, with interests across resources, property and commercial operations. He advises from the operator’s side of the table.
Resources, property and commercial operations in Indonesia, alongside O’Brien Holdings in Singapore. More about Hinare
RETREATS & EVENTS
TAKE IT OFFSITE.
06 / PRIVATE ENQUIRIES
WHERE IS THE
BUSINESS STUCK?
Brief us on the situation, the people involved and the result you need. Enquiries are handled in confidence.
Request a briefingBEFORE YOU ENQUIRE
Boards, chief executives, founders and senior leadership teams. We work best with businesses turning over $100 million to $1 billion, where the leadership team has become the limit on growth. Published client work spans financial services, government, education and healthcare, in New Zealand and internationally.
Always. We agree the business problem, the people involved and how progress will be measured before anything is designed.
One-to-one advisory, working sessions with the executive team, organisation-wide programmes, online delivery and private retreats. Format and duration follow your priorities.
We cover the performance issue, the teams affected, your timeframe and the outcome you need. You leave with a clear view of where to start.
Published programme findings report improvements of 85% in effective communication, 73% in performance and 70% in leadership capability. These are company-reported results from surveys, interviews and organisational work. The case studies set out the context and the named client work.
Where we work +
New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the Philippines and Southeast Asia. We also run businesses of our own, so the advice is grounded in delivery, accountability and execution.
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