Organisational Development CliftonStrengths Supervision
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About Toni

When I work with people, my ultimate goal is to enable them to adapt, thrive and reveal their innate potential and strength.

I am self-employed and my husband and I co-own a company with offices operating in different regions. I understand the public sector work environment from both team member and managerial perspectives and have worked with, and for, not-for-profit organisations. This varied experience enables me to understand work challenges and drivers across a range of sectors.

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I work with business owners, managers and team leaders to develop strengths-based, high-performing teams. I help them to see the big picture and make sound decisions. I also provide individuals working in the helping professions with a confidential space to reflect on their work.

Having spent 15 years as a Librarian in the National Library, Alexander Turnbull Library and at the University of Otago, I then successfully led a small team in Archives New Zealand for 16 years, 12 years as Library Manager. This role included responsibility for strategic and business planning, budget planning and management, staff management and service delivery. Today I use these skills to help and extend the abilities of the people with whom I work. I discovered the Gallup CliftonStrengths tool (then known as StrengthsFinder) through my voluntary youthwork. I trained as a CliftonStrengths coach to enhance my work with youthworkers. I left Archives New Zealand to develop a coaching business based on my passion for enabling and coaching teams. I find it is both exciting and rewarding to bring a strengths-based approach to a team and work environment. This is the perfect tool to help recognise, value and respect the differing contributions we can make, to operate in those abilities and achieve higher levels of engagement with our team, our work and our organisation.

My Experience

  • Gallup trained CliftonStrengths coach for individuals (2010) and teams (2011)

  • Gallup High-Performance Management course (2015)

  • Strengths Network South Pacific accredited

  • Experienced Public Sector Manager (2000-2011)

  • Qualified and experienced external professional supervisor (2007)

  • Librarian (1980-1999) – National Library, Alexander Turnbull Library and University of Otago

 

CliftonStrengths Coaching

I have coached individuals and teams in the public sector, not-for-profit organisations and business contexts. This includes facilitation of over 90 workshops and team coaching sessions and hundreds of individual coaching sessions.

Public Sector Experience

I successfully led a small team in Archives New Zealand for 16 years, 12 years as Library Manager. This role included responsibility for strategic and business planning, budget planning and management, staff management and service delivery. Today I use these skills to help and extend the abilities of the people with whom I work. I have an in-depth understanding of the work environment within the public sector from both a team member and managerial perspective. Prior to Archives New Zealand I spent 15 years as a librarian in the National Library, Alexander Turnbull Library and at the University of Otago.

High-Performance Training

I attended the Gallup High-Performance Management course in 2015. This is intended for managers at all levels and uses Gallup’s Engagement and CliftonStrengths research. It equips the manager to develop high-performing individuals and teams. I use this to support and develop the managers I work with to enable them to build their teams.

Strengths Network South Pacific

Strengths Network South Pacific is a network of trained and experienced CliftonStrengths coaches. Accreditation and annual re-certification are elements of membership. I was an SNSP Founding Advisor on the Advisory Group which advised the Governance Board from 2013-2017.

Supervision

Supervision is a professional requirement for many engaged in people-focussed work. It involves regular meetings with an individual to explore all aspects of their work in a confidential environment. The combination of my CliftonStrengths coaching skills and my Supervision training enables me to assist clients to use their strengths in targeted, intentional ways in their work and to provide insight into the most effective ways to manage staff, taking into account an individual’s strengths.

Diversity

I am currently self-employed and my husband and I co-own a company with offices operating in different regions. I understand the public sector work environment from both team member and managerial perspectives and have worked with, and for, not-for-profit organisations. This varied experience enables me to understand work challenges and drivers across a range of sectors.

“I help people to see the big picture and make sound decisions to help them and their organisation thrive.”

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