Partner with us
When you partner with Connected Leadership, we come to you. We work alongside your organisation to deliver programmes shaped around your people, your sector, and the specific challenges your leaders are facing. From the Financial Services Council to Women in Infrastructure, we have partnered with organisations across New Zealand to build leadership that lasts.
Benefits: Every programme is tailored to your organisation and the obstacles your leaders navigate every day. The result is stronger leadership, greater alignment across your teams, and a leadership culture defined by growth and unity.
Partnerships:
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Women in Infrastructure
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Infrastructure New Zealand
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Financial Services Council
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Property Council New Zealand
There are four ways to partner with us, each designed to grow your people and strengthen your organisation:
The four pathways:
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Career Camp: Designed for mid-career women. A blend of workshops, 1:1 coaching, and small-group connection.
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Connected Leadership Programme: Designed for senior leaders, delivered across six in-person workshops.
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Have Sue Speak: Bring 25 years of leadership wisdom to your next event, with Dr Sue Watson drawing on the themes of her book, Connected Leadership: Wisdom for Women Who Lead.
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Next Chapter Coaching: One to one executive transition support for leaders moving into what is next, delivered with the care and focus that individual change requires.
Have Sue Speak
at your next event
Ways Sue can appear:
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Keynote addresses
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Conference sessions
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Panel and fireside conversations
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Guest speaking for leadership teams and networks
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What Sue speaks to:
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Four leadership phases: Pause, Contextualise, Connect and Sustain
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The power of connection in leadership
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Why women leaders burn out, and what changes it
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Building purpose-driven leadership that lasts
Bring 25 years of leadership wisdom to your next event. Dr Sue Watson speaks to audiences across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, drawing on the themes of her book, Connected Leadership: Wisdom for Women Who Lead. Whether you are hosting a conference, a leadership gathering, or a networking event for your people, Sue brings warmth, insight, and a message that stays with an audience long after the room clears.
Connected Leadership: Wisdom for Women Who Lead:
Too many women reach senior leadership only to find themselves exhausted, isolated, and questioning whether they want to stay. The four phases of leadership, Pause, Contextualise, Connect, and Sustain, guiding readers through Sue's coaching process for building lasting, impactful, purpose-driven leadership.
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Next Chapter Coaching
Executive transition support for leaders moving into what’s next
Change inside an organisation can be challenging, even when it is necessary.
For leaders impacted by restructure, redeployment or role transition, the right support can make all the difference. Not only in helping them take practical next steps, but in helping them move forward with confidence, care and a clear sense of direction.
Next Chapter Coaching by Connected Leadership is a tailored transition support programme for organisations who want to support their people well through change
Led by experienced executive coaches Dr. Sue Watson and Verena Cunningham, the programme provides practical and personal support for leaders as they navigate career transition, prepare for new opportunities, and step into their next role or chapter.
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Support can include:
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CV and profile development
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Career positioning
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Network planning
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Interview preparation
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Role search support,
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And one-to-one Executive Coaching over three to six months.
Whether a leader is moving into a new role, exploring redeployment, or preparing for opportunities outside the organisation, Next Chapter Coaching gives them a dedicated space to think, plan and move forward well.
Ashleigh Denize
Stantec,
Women in Infrastructure Career Camp
"The sessions are really valuable to get you thinking outside of your comfort zone and planning broader. It was awesome to get to know a new group of ladies and hear others experiences within the industry.
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I like having access to the session materials ahead of the calls, it helped that I could review it and print it out to have with me for the session. I also really enjoyed the peer learning groups and the fact that this course gave me more opportunities to widen my professional network."
Hannah O'Kane,
Woods,
Women in Infrastructure Career Camp
"One of the best parts of Career Camp was being surrounded by other women who were at similar points in their careers. It was reassuring to realise that so many of us were asking the same questions and facing similar challenges. The course created space for some really honest conversations and self-reflection, and there were definitely a few home truths that put things into perspective for me. If you're even thinking about doing it, I'd say go for it. I think anyone would come away with something valuable."
Anonymous,
Women in Infrastructure Career Camp
"This course offered a unique opportunity to step back, reflect on yourself, and think more intentionally about your career journey. The program had incredible tools and coaching to support personal and professional goals, no matter what stage of your career you're at. It was also great to learn alongside other like-minded women, really helped to push yourself and your own goals."
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