LEADERSHIP & DECISION-MAKING
Support leaders to lead well in complexity, navigate tough conversations, and make sound, values-based decisions under pressure.
LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CHANGE SERIES
Leadership learning within the LiiFT Aotearoa capability framework.
Supporting leaders when complexity is high.
Leadership in Times of Change brings together LiiFT Aotearoa’s leadership-focused learning to support leaders navigating uncertainty, pressure, and ongoing change in the community and not-for-profit sector.
Delivered through LiiFT Aotearoa, this learning creates space for leaders to step back, reflect, and strengthen how they lead themselves, their people, and their organisations, particularly when the path ahead feels unclear.
This is practical, grounded leadership learning for real-world conditions.
About the facilitators
Sessions in this series are led by experienced practitioners working across leadership, governance, organisational development, and community systems. Facilitators bring practical, real-world experience supporting leaders through change, complexity, and uncertainty in the community and not-for-profit sector.
A practical leadership session focused on recognising toxic behaviours, reducing their impact, and addressing difficult situations with clarity, fairness, and confidence at individual, team, and organisational levels.
A leadership session exploring how leaders create the conditions for trust, shared accountability, and effective collaboration across teams, partners, and stakeholders.
A leadership session focused on strengthening judgement, decision-making, and discernment when leaders are navigating uncertainty, pressure, and competing priorities.
Who this learning is for
Leadership in Times of Change is designed for:
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Chief Executives and managers.
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Team leaders and people leaders.
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Senior staff carrying organisational responsibility.
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Leaders working alongside boards
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Emerging leaders stepping into greater complexity.
Sessions are particularly relevant for leaders managing growth, funding pressure, people challenges, or strategic uncertainty.
What leadership capability this learning supports
These sessions support leaders to:
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Make sense of trends, uncertainty, and change.
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Lead with trust, integrity, and transparency.
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Navigate tough conversations and difficult behaviours.
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Balance compassion with accountability.
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Support healthy collaboration across teams and partners.
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Stay grounded, values-led, and resilient under pressure.
Learning is interactive and reflective, with a strong focus on practical application.
How this fits within LiiFT Aotearoa
Leadership in Times of Change sits within the Leadership capability area of LiiFT Aotearoa and is particularly relevant for organisations in the following stages:
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Strengthen: Formalising leadership practice.
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Sustain & Scale: Leading people and systems through complexity.
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Renew & Reimagine: Reflecting, resetting, and shaping what’s next.
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There is no fixed pathway. Leaders can engage with sessions that best fit their current context.
Coaching for Performance: Build confidence and capability in developing your people
Presenter: Damian D’Cruz (Mindspring)
Date: Thursday 28 May 2026
Location: Glenfield Community Centre
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Cost: $95
This workshop is supported by local board funding, with FREE places available for community and not-for-profit groups based in the Kaipātiki and Hibiscus & Bays Local Board areas. Apply for your full discount code to simon@ancad.org.nz. We warmly welcome organisations from other areas to attend at the standard rate.
Overview
Build your confidence to coach and develop others with practical tools you can use immediately. Strengthen your leadership and support your team to perform and grow.
This practical workshop supports leaders to coach and develop their people with confidence. As part of the LiiFT Aotearoa capability framework, it focuses on strengthening leadership capability, improving team performance, and fostering a positive and productive work environment.
Participants will gain practical tools and techniques to support both the confidence and competence of team members, while building motivation and accountability in their organisation.
Who this is for
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Managers and team leaders.
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Emerging leaders.
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Staff and volunteers working in community organisations.
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Anyone responsible for supporting or developing others.
What you’ll learn
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
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Use active listening to better understand and support others.
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Apply practical coaching techniques to develop people’s skills and confidence.
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Follow a structured coaching approach using tools such as the GROW/Debrief model.
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Use learner-centred techniques to support reflection and improvement.
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Provide clear, constructive, and motivating feedback.
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Address poor performance and misconduct in a practical and supportive way.
Workshop topics
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Active listening.
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The GROW coaching model.
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Debriefing performance.
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Giving constructive feedback.
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Managing poor performance.
Workshop facilitator: Damian D’Cruz
Damian has worked as a trainer, facilitator, and consultant since 1995. He spent the first 6 years of his career working for two respected NZ based training companies and then established his own company – Mindspring in 2001. Mindspring has developed a strong reputation for effective and engaging ‘people development’ training over the past 28 years.
Participant feedback includes:
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“Positive, spontaneous, actively involves participants.”
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“Well organised and great at engaging.”
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“Very engaging – made it interesting.”
Why attend
This is a practical, applied workshop designed to give you tools you can use immediately to support your team, strengthen performance, and build a more confident and capable organisation.
TALANOA TUPUAGA
A Pacific Capability Incubator delivered through LiiFT Aotearoa
Talanoa Tupuaga is a Pacific-led capability incubator that supports Pacific community organisations to build confidence and strengthen core organisational capability.
Delivered through LiiFT Aotearoa, ANCAD’s capability-building framework for community organisations, the programme brings together culturally grounded learning, talanoa-based facilitation, peer support, and practical tools.
Talanoa Tupuaga supports organisations to strengthen governance, leadership, funding readiness, financial understanding, and digital capability in ways that reflect Pacific values, relationships, and community priorities.
What the programme offers
Talanoa Tupuaga is a cohort-based learning experience delivered over 6–8 weeks. Participants engage in practical learning and discussion that builds over time, allowing concepts to be applied within their own organisational context.
The programme focuses on:
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Governance and accountability.
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Leadership and decision-making.
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Funding readiness and sustainability.
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Financial confidence.
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Digital and communication capability.
Learning is interactive, reflective, and designed for real-world application.
Who it’s for
Talanoa Tupuaga is designed for:
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Pacific community and not-for-profit organisations.
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Trustees, board members, and governance leaders.
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Managers, coordinators, and emerging leaders.
It is particularly suited to organisations that are establishing foundations or strengthening systems and leadership practice.
How it fits within LiiFT Aotearoa
Talanoa Tupuaga is delivered as part of LiiFT Aotearoa – ANCAD’s capability-building framework for community organisations.
While grounded in Pacific ways of learning and leadership, the programme aligns with the same stages and core capability areas that underpin all LiiFT learning. This ensures culturally responsive delivery while maintaining consistency with the wider framework.
Place-based delivery
Talanoa Tupuaga is delivered in different locations across Aotearoa, responding to local Pacific community contexts and priorities.
Each delivery remains consistent in structure and intent, while allowing flexibility in pace, examples, and facilitation.
Liift is designed to assist your organisation in building capability, developing and strengthening leadership, and supporting you and your team to be adaptive and resilient in a changing environment. ANCAD brings in qualified consultants to mentor your Managers, CEOs and Governance Board/Committee members in various aspects of capability building from good governance, leadership, fundraising and marketing, to financial management and strategic planning.
CANCELLATION FOR TRAINING COURSES
Please be aware that we require two working days’ notice if you wish to cancel your registration. If you cancel after this time payment is still required. We may (at our discretion) provide a credit note to be used for other training courses within twelve months of the original course.
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