Feeling Stuck? Good. It Means You’re Ready for Change
Frustration, friction, fatigue — they’re symptoms, not life sentences.
✅ You can rebuild trust.
✅ You can re-energise your team.
✅ You can turn action into real traction.
We’ll show you how.
You're Not Alone If...
You leave work drained even on a good day
SLT meetings cover the same ground repeatedly
Everyone is busy but real progress is hard to see
Proactive people leave and others avoid the hard conversations
Ideas are everywhere—no clarity and direction
Tension fills the room even when no one says a word
Imagine If...
Issues were resolved early—before they exploded
Progress felt real, consistent,
and energising
You had a proven trust, focus, and accountability process
You didn’t have to be the emotional sponge or hero
every day
Meetings felt purposeful, energising, and forward-moving
You felt like you truly belonged—understood, appreciated,
and respected
I’ve done leadership programs before, but they didn’t fit how we work as a Māori organisation. With Kānuka, they customise the content to where we are as a team, making everything directly applicable to our mahi. I love that we can apply what we learn and then build on it, making our work not only relevant to our kaupapa but also to our current context as an organisation.
This Programme Helps You Get There
A Team Culture Audit
A Clear Honest Report
Tailored for your Senior Leadership Team or Board
A Co-Designed
Path Forward
That integrates learning you’ve already implemented
Targeted Training
To address the 4 most common team dysfunctions
Tools & Templates
So your team can keep growing—without relying
on us
What We Address And How We Fix It
Problem #1
Lack of Trust
It Feels Like
Slow progress, low energy.
Same issues resurfacing.
We Build
- Deep, trusting relationships
- 13 practical trust behaviours and leadership microskills
- A culture of collective growth
(not fear-based compliance)
Problem #2
Conflict Avoidance
It Feels Like
Unspoken tension, walking on eggshells.
Good people are leaving.
We Build
- Skills to have the tough conversations
(or Connecting Kōrero as we call it) - Emotion regulation and clear feedback tools
- A norm of listening, learning, and teaching
Problem #3
Lack of Accountability & Measurable Progress
It Feels Like
Busyness without traction.
Burnout.
No direction.
We Build
- Effective wānanga and shared decision-making
- Clear execution frameworks and weekly rhythms
- Microskills for progress, clarity, and sustainable leadership
Problem #4
Energy Leaks & Burnout
It Feels Like
Exciting starts followed by crashes.
Loud but unfocused.
We Build
- A team culture (not just individuals doing their own thing)
- Scoreboards that measure what matters most
- Shared responsibility for team wellbeing
Here’s How We Work Together
Review
A Clear Culture Report (made for SLTs and Boards)
Co-Design
Your Path Forward (rooted in your context & past L&D)
Deliver
Targeted Team Training on what really matters
Our organisation has been experiencing considerable change. Kānuka have steered us through this change, which has ensured a positive outcome. Staff have given me positive feedback about Kānuka’s connective-coaching style and I now have a plan of how to deal with a situation that had previously been overwhelming, despite my many years of management experience.
This course has created a paradigm shift in my approach to conversations required to resolve a situation or hold someone accountable. I gained skills to improve connection and find a solution whilst keeping mana intact. It has provided me with scripts and templates to work with, making it easier to put all the learnings into action. Not only is it necessary for the workplace, but also instrumental in improving whanau connections.
Rooted in Aotearoa
We draw on modern team science and indigenous wisdom, guided by values like Whanaungatanga, Kaitiakitanga, and Kotahitanga. It’s practical, powerful, and proudly local.
Let’s build a team culture that feels good to be part of.
