System Intelligent Leadership Development.
coaching | facilitation | training
My purpose is to grow System Intelligent Leadership fit for
the 21st Century: - emotionally intelligent, connected,
relational, inclusive, collaborative, service-orientated,
agile and visionary leaders!
What I do.
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Leaders
Executive coaching and bespoke leadership training.
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Teams
Develop high performing teams.
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System Intelligent Leadership
Nurture powerful and productive organisational cultures.
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Training Programmes
Tried and tested training solutions.
I work with high-performing individuals, teams and organisations to
deliver successful outcomes, by bringing a human systems perspective to leadership development.
As a result creating more visionary, purposeful and agile leaders.
Why work with me?
I help make a lasting impact on the growth and development of individuals and organisations by bringing a systemic perspective to leadership, team and organisational life.
I value experiential learning grounded in reality with a dose of good theory held lightly and made practical.
I help shift the way individuals, teams and organisations think about and experience the complex, challenging worlds they have to survive in so that they can take on more with confidence, capacity and resourcefulness.
I believe that work can and should be fulfilling, meaningful and enjoyable. Successful business is about human relationships. I value integrity, honesty, courage and compassion in relationships.
“Alex builds rapport, understanding and trust. He brings a different perspective, challenges thinking in a non-judgemental way; at the same time, he is supportive. He’s independent, generous, has integrity, is insightful, authentic, enthusiastic and encouraging.”
— Head of People and Culture, Serious Fraud Office
Who is Alex Smith?
I’m known for my ability to balance support with challenge, empathy and respect along with fun, energy and enthusiasm.
My coaching style is to respect and challenge whilst providing incisive feedback, allowing uncomfortable conversations to happen.
I am a leadership development expert with over 35 years experience of people and organisational development which has given me powerful insight and intuition in my work.
I’m passionate about raising awareness for how unseen systemic patterns in organisational life frequently get in the way of effective leadership. As an accredited coach, I bring this systemic perspective of human organisational dynamics to most of my work.
To find out more you can download my profile here.
“We all bring our best intentions and our human imperfections to work. Learning to master these for ourselves and to see and accept them in
others is a critical part of our development work.”
— Alex Smith
I have had the pleasure of working with:
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Ministry of Justice logo
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logo for New Zealand 'Crown Law'
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NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade logo
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Stats NZ logo
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Fulton Hogan logo
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Keen to find out more?
Let’s chat.
We can explore any leadership and development challenges you may have. No obligation.