We help business owners and leaders create a thriving workplace culture so they can elevate team performance and enjoy the journey along the way.

What we have found is that most leaders are winging it; they were technical experts in their field who now have to lead others, which requires a totally different set of skills.

The leader does their best to drive the team to success, but ultimately, the team performs poorly, resulting in further pressure from above. Meanwhile, the leader, who is stressed, has regrets about taking on the role and hopes their reputation hasn’t suffered.

They are frustrated with people not performing and behaving badly. They just want people to turn up to work, get along with others and do their job. Many have tried replacing team members, doing a communication or conflict workshop, all with minimal impact.

That’s why we have developed a practical road map for leaders and their teams to build a thriving workplace culture, where people are performing, feeling safe and having fun along the way.

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Who is This For?

  • Business owners or business leaders.

  • Who has some ambitious goals.

  • Who genuinely care about their people and want them to succeed.

  • Want to have fun at work while still getting s--t done!

  • Want to build a championship-winning culture.

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Business team leadership and culture is stronger when your team is united and aligned.

Founder & Facilitator

Founder Chad Tuoro is a respected culture expert and leadership coach known for transforming how leaders think, lead, and connect.



Involved in All Black 7’s and Black Fern’s 7’s Olympic campaigns and a former World Champion All Black 7’s player. Advisor to senior leaders at Ara Poutama Aotearoa and Te Whatu Ora. Chad brings real-world insight to leadership and culture.



He believes, if people are not thriving, they are only surviving — and as we spend a third of our lives at work, he coaches leaders to build workplaces where people feel psychologically safe, have fun, and perform.

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Start driving performance.

Culture Coach clears the roadblocks to team and leadership mastery. We help you move beyond:

  • People tension and team conflict

  • High turnover and low engagement

  • Talent attraction and retention challenges

  • Underperformance and poor behaviour

  • Technically skilled leaders struggling to lead

  • New and emerging leaders needing confidence and clarity

We can help implement change. 

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Who is this programme for?

  • 1. You’re a newly promoted manager

    At any size company and are eager to skip the “rookie” mistakes.

  • 2. You have been managing for 1-3 years

    However you feel overwhelmed and fear you’re falling behind.

  • 3. You’re a Business Owner or Senior Leader

    Wanting to prioritize your time on strategic growth rather than fighting fires with team problems.

  • 4. You’re a HR professional

    Searching for a proven, ready-to-go solution to support leaders and strengthen team culture.

     

Culture Coach Programme

Programme Overview

A 6-month program to embed change. Coaching leaders and teams to build cultures where people perform, feel safe, and enjoy work.

Includes:

• 2-day in-person workshop

• Weekly 60-min leader coaching

• eLearning access for ongoing growth

Outcome:

High-trust, high-performing, thriving teams.

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Why culture matters more than ever now

NZ workplace surveys in 2024 showed that transforming your culture to create a psychologically safe workplace results in;

56% boost in job performance

• 50% lower turnover risk

• 75% fewer sick days.

Burnout is exploding.

Burned-out employees cost companies up to $21,000 per employee annually, while organizations that prioritize performance management are 4.2x more likely to outperform competitors. 

Sustained performance is rare.

Only 2% of employees sustain high performance over time. If companies want sustained high performance, they have to design for it through culture engagement, psychological safety, and strong leadership.

Old systems are failing

58% of HR leaders say performance reviews don’t drive results.

Psychological safety drives results

High performers thrive where they feel safe, heard, and supported.

Behaviour mirrors the environment

Employees are 19.7x more likely to give feedback when their manager does.

Source: Refer to website footer for all data sources and insightful reading.

This is no ordinary leadership coaching.

To achieve extraordinary, we don’t deliver ordinary.

 This is an interactive, multi-dimensional workshop full of anecdotal video examples, group feedback, self-assessment and
multi-media. Chad is a high-energy power-house presenter, that is engaging, interactive and humorous.

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