Transform your
leadership dynamism
to inspire, influence
and innovate every day.
Human potential is our most valuable commodity yet under-looked in a world where algorithms shape identity, people are disconnected, and systems are out of sync with instinctive action.
The most powerful shift we can make is to cultivate conditions where people can connect to work that matters and put their unique talents to good use.
The silver lining is that people are energized when they're valued for who they are and engaged in work that has meaning.
Let's create the conditions where humans can shine.
Helping leaders to shape the conditions for success - dynamic workplaces where people are connected to what matters and energized to do their best work.
Every organization has a heartbeat - a collective energy that gives it life and meaning. My superpower is the ability to tune into the essence of what makes an organization tick and turn that into a tangible commodity. The approach is systemic and pragmatic. The results are transformational.
Contact me to explore how you can transform the ways you and your people connect and take action to succeed in an interconnected world.
The Leader's Ecosystem*
Transformation is a constant process that unfolds everywhere, differently, and all the time.
Let's shape the dynamics with intention to impact transformational change.
Self Transformation*
A focus on the inner dimension - exploring the essence of human potential, innate strengths, mindset shifts, perspective, world view, being present, adaptive and resilient, and leading with intention.
Reflect and integrate new mental models, unlearn, discard, adapt, realign, reset, transform, unfold and be uniquely human.
Offerings
Kolbe A Conative Index
This Is Who I Am* Signature Program
Positive Intelligence Resilience Program
Coaching and Collaborative Learning
Team Transformation*
Capitalize on the power of instinctive strengths, optimize team cohesion, synergy, energy, flow; unlock own and team potential, perform effortlessly, in the zone.
Strategically, resourcefully select and harness talent, identify everyone's modus operandi, harmonize and balance to maximize team strengths, recruit to close gaps, select to drive growth and scale up.
Offerings
Kolbe Conation & Team Success
Positive Intelligence & Resilience
The Leaders' Ecosystem*
Masterclasses & Collaborative Forums
System Transformation*
Strategic inquiry into the interconnected organizational dimensions across Vision, Leadership, Culture, Talent & Networks to grasp and insightfully inform and shape the conditions for success.
Scale impact with systems partners to harness collective intelligence and influence ecosystem forces toward a shared future.
Offerings
The Leaders' Ecosystem*
Culture, Talent, Development
System Collaborations
Ecosystem Community Networks
Hi, I'm Terena
I connect the dots across ecosystems so humans can gather, innovate, and transform
Transformation is a natural process of growth
Terena is an innovative authority on systems transformation with a formidable reputation for effecting rapid and enduring step-change. She has synthesized 30 years of invention into The Leaders' Ecosystem*. A transformational framework that helps leaders to sense and shape dynamics across complex and interconnected dimensions in real time.
"The elegance of the Leader's Ecosystem* is the ease with which people see the interplay of dynamics from different perspectives and how this opens dialogue for collaborative exploration."
Transformation is a fractal process where new possibilities become visible as choices are made, compared to linear models that force decisions toward easy-to-measure outcomes within rigid constraints. The mindset shift is that transformation is more about creating space for human connection + flow through iterative choices, and less about control + seeking certainty along linear sequences.
Terena is an intuitive sense-maker who integrates ancient philosophies with multidisciplinary methodologies, positive psychology, neuroscience, and experiential lessons taken from life and work. She has positively impacted the mindset growth of tens and tens of thousands of people and built global communities of interest that continue to flourish.
"There's an amazing energy shift when you ask people to describe their ideal state and they start to see how to make that happen."
Terena partners with visionary leaders and entrepreneurs. She is a facilitator, a connector, a resilience coach, and a mentor. At a heart-felt level she loves creating inclusive collaborations where everyone learns from each other's, sharing perspectives, respecting wisdom and IP, listening to different views, open to expanding paradigms, letting go of preset 'rules' and co-create magic.
What's your next leadership challenge?
When we create the space for reflection we open a world of possibility, an opportunity for reinvention where we reemerge transformed
Recalibrating after a major effort or
set-back
Entrepreneurial growth, innovative start-up
Self-transformation, reinvention, resilience building
Optimization, get "unstuck", grow capacity
Systems leadership, inspiring shared purpose
New adventure, navigating the unknown
When you are enthusiastic about what you do,
you feel this positive energy. It's very simple.
– PAUL COELHO –
Core Values
Self-Value
Integrity radiates from within, own your uniqueness, know your strengths and edges, trust intuition, live your values, respect yourself, be a beacon for others.
Human Potential
Self-transforming leaders invest in themselves and intentionally create conditions for others to spontaneously shine knowing this is how magic happens.
Inspiration
Curiosity to learn more, compassion to inspire others, audacity to believe anything's possible, courage to be vulnerable and tenacity to see it through.
Silver Linings
Trust your instincts, make edgy decisions, setbacks stimulate innovation and personal growth, actions shape the future, and taking a chance opens up serendipitous discovery.
"'My greatest learning was 'trust the process'. I confess I went in with a predetermined mindset.
I never imagined we would achieve such an innovative and globally recognized outcome.
It was a career highlight."
Sponsor, former Diplomat, All-of-Government International Initiative
"My greatest learning was 'trust the process'. I confess I went in with a predetermined mindset.
I never imagined we would achieve such an innovative and globally recognized outcome.
It was a career highlight."
Sponsor, former Diplomat, All-of-Government International Initiative
"It was powerful to sit around the table with government officials, business leaders, academics - centuries of experience, sharing perspectives and creating solutions to complex scenarios. It gave me enormous confidence and elevated my aspirations. Well done Terena you created an enduring community, and I am grateful to still be a part of it."
Alumni participant from the New Zealand-China Capable Public Sector Programme
"Terena helped me to think about things in fundamentally different ways. She exceeded expectations."
Chief Executive, Financial Services
"Terena brings great energy to what she does. She knows how to intuitively
draw people out. Her enthusiasm was refreshing."
Strategic Leader, Primary Sector Transformation
"We called her 'the Minister of Happiness'. No matter what was thrown in our way, Terena navigated through, an extraordinary contingency planner who played to strengths and engaged stakeholders every step of the way."
Capability Change Manager, Education Sector Transformation Initiative
"Terena kept us moving forward. We knew the key decisions to be made at every stage-gate and were always presented with well-articulated options."
Deputy Chief Executive, NZ Inc Government Official
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Leadership transformation, systems leadership, team optimization, high-performance, executive coaching, organizational performance, innovation, culture shaping, ecosystem design
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