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October 14, 2019September 30, 2019 Karl Perry Great quotes ...

Who we are in the present includes …

“Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.”- Fred Rogers

October 7, 2019September 19, 2019 Karl Perry Great quotes ...

The world as we have created it …

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”- Albert Einstein

September 30, 2019September 19, 2019 Karl Perry Great quotes ...

An expert is …

"An expert is not someone who gives you the answer, it is someone who asks the right question."- Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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Addicted to our thoughts …

“We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.”- Santosh Kalwar

Lisa McCarthy

Working through the 180-minute “Breakthrough Thinking” process with Karl was like a light bulb being switched on. The best way I can describe the impact of this is that it feels like I’m taking my foot off the brake.

Lisa McCarthy

Business Advisor / Marketing & Culture Change Projects / Facilitator

Brendan Mosely

I was very impressed with the approach Karl took to the action planning and I got a lot out of it. Karl’s intelligent and change-oriented approach to the work also generated very positive feedback from team members.

Brendan Mosely

Director, Campus Life

Univertsity of Auckland

Bryan Nicholson

Karl is extremely professional and knowledgeable as a coach and I definitely gained a lot from his sessions. I would recommend Karl to anyone that wants to develop their leadership skills further.

Bryan Nicholson

Campus Operations and Security Manager

University of Auckland

Jonathan Curran

Karl combines the elements of High Performance Engagement, systems and TOC thinking and a razor-sharp approach to coaching to bring incredible value to our interactions.

Jonathan Curran

Engagement Manager

Air NZ Regional Airlines

Clive Cornford

Karl is a fantastic coach. What has impressed me the most about Karl is the sensitive way he encourages authentic self-reflection particularly in those areas that can be confronting and/or challenging.

Clive Cornford

Associate Dean, Faculty of Business and Information Technology

Manukau Institute of Technology

Dawn Handforth

Karl is able to remain a neutral and impartial facilitator while guiding the parties through sometimes complex and emotive problem solving.

Dawn Handforth

General Manager

NZALPA

Linden Vazey

I highly recommend Karl to anyone who is looking for an effective, action-oriented way to understand or change their organisation, their team or themselves.

Linden Vazey

Senior Manager, IT Risk and Assurance

Richard Nanton

Karl brought the capability of articulating a new concept and what it would mean to both the Company and Employees. This articulation and the coaching that Karl invested into the process showed significant results in a short space of time.

Richard Nanton

UK Director of Flight Operations

Thomas Cook Airlines

Kym Amiatu

Karl has an energising facilitation style, he quickly judges the mood of the participants and their abilities and adjusts his facilitation style accordingly.

Kym Amiatu

Operations Business Transformation Lead

Air New Zealand

Kate Lancaster

My sessions were thought-provoking, interesting and really engaging – highly recommend for anyone interested in developing their personal leadership.

Kate Lancaster

Kaizen Business Excellence Consultant

Bank of New Zealand

Steve Worsley

Karl’s excellent facilitation skills and ability to see the big picture and keep us on track not only made the numerous sessions we had enjoyable but extremely valuable.

Steve Worsley

Team Leader

Department of Labour

Patrick Behrendt

Karl has a unique and extremely valuable skill set within the philosophy and practical implementation of High Performance Engagement.

Patrick Behrendt

General Manager of Continuous Improvement | Including Operations Research & PMO

Air New Zealand

Sarah Williamson

Karl brought to the table a range of frameworks and methodologies to tussle with the issue, managed the inputs and interests of the stakeholders, resulting in a successful outcome.

Sarah Williamson

Group General Manager Regional Airlines and Airline Operations

Air New Zealand

Alex Medarov

Karl is the ultimate team player and skilful at balancing the needs of the customer with the needs of the business to find mutually acceptable solutions.

Alex Medarov

Manager, Risk – Strategy, Policy and Planning ICT

University of Auckland

Barbara Udale

Karl has a unique and powerful coaching technique, which helps people get to their core issue/s or stumbling blocks quickly. This means action planning for change is clear and deliberate.

Barbara Udale

Director

Essentia Consulting Group

Stephen Whiteside

Karl was a very strong coach, was very systems-driven, and focussed on the programme outcomes. The program was sufficiently successful that it has spread to other parts of the organisation.

Stephen Whiteside

Chief Digital Officer

University of Auckland

Jacqueline Lynne

Karl was a great coach for me. He was able to understand where I was coming from and was able to help me through the difficult moments that I really struggled through.

Jacqueline Lynne

Customer Service Excellence and L&D Specialist

University of Auckland

Adam Heath

The positive energy you injected was infectious and appreciated, as was the personal care you took with each of our individual 1-to-1 debriefs.

Adam Heath

Executive General Manager Insurance Solutions

Suncorp Group

John Stulen

Our Association has used Karl’s facilitation/problem-solving services with a diverse group of members from our industry who originally could not see their way to a relatively simple solution.

John Stulen

Director

Innovatek Limited

Ian Gower

The experience, methods and tools Karl uses, help break down the issues into a clear and concise picture, without the conflict we have had in the past.

Ian Gower

Head of Planning, Engineering and Maintenance

Air New Zealand

Grant Kedian

Karl’s experience in working with senior managers means that he understands the challenges faced on a day to day basis which at times impacts the levers that we have access too.

Grant Kedian

Director

Active Testing Solutions

Scott Diener

Karl’s deep fund of knowledge around the LSI, coupled with his expert coaching skills, provided the support for open and constructive exploration of my leadership.

Scott Diener

Senior Digital Strategy Manager – Office of the Chief Digital Officer

University of Auckland

Lana West

Karl is the consummate professional in HR. His coaching skills are outstanding and his personal work ethic is high along with delivering quality outputs.

Lana West

Head of Diversity and Inclusion

Bank of New Zealand

Andrew Creahan

Karl is an excellent guide to extracting the maximum value from the Life Styles Inventory (LSI) and Theory of Constraints Thinking Process (TOCTP) tools. His extensive knowledge of the tools themselves and his ability to ask the right questions has been much appreciated.

Andrew Creahan

Director, Organisational Performance & Improvement

University of Auckland