Providing tools for Leadership Development
“Leadership is not just about giving energy it is about unleashing other peoples energy” – Paul Polman
John Williams
Facilitator, Mentor, Coach
Hi, I’m John Williams, owner of The Leader Shed.
I have spent 25+ years in senior management roles across varying industries, from traditional manufacturing, civil and roading through to FMCG and high care pharmaceutical grade facilities. In my journey I have experienced both fantastic, positive, constructive workplace culture, and negative, destructive workplace culture, and the driving forces behind these two extremes.
Through personal real-world experience (the school of hard knocks), I have learned what works and what does not, and the lessons are relevant across all industries, after all, every industry has people!
I enjoy working with individuals and groups within organisations to share practical advice on building great workplace culture and the leadership skills required to enhance and nurture the culture.
In my spare time I enjoy hunting, fishing and spending time with my family.
MY serviceS
Workshop Facilitation
Working with groups or teams to develop your organisations Vision-Driven, Values Based workplace Culture. By using a top-down, bottom-up approach, we can collectively build a culture inhabited by the entire organisation.
Leadership Coaching
Leadership is a learned skill and while good leadership is common sense, it is not common practice. Too many people suddenly find themselves in a leadership position, yet without the base skills needed to be a successful leader. Through individual or group coaching, I can enhance the skills of the leaders in your organisation to ensure they can be successful in their critical roles.
One on One Mentoring
Working one on one with leaders. By working alongside you, I can help identify strengths and opportunities in your approach and share what I have learned over my 25 years in leadership. It is a privilege to lead people and the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of your teams and subsequently in your organisation, is worth the investment.
Providing tools for Leadership Development and creating great Culture through workshop facilitation and coaching with groups or one on one mentoring.
Multiple studies show that Culture is 8 times more influential than strategy in determining your organisation’s performance variance. By working together in a collaborative and fun way, I can assist you and your team to develop your vision driven, values based workplace culture to move your business to the next level: Improve attendance and staff retention, build trust and cooperation and generate an environment where all staff can be their best and bring their best. There has never been a better time!
A crucial part of a successful workplace culture is having the right leadership in place. Through leadership coaching and mentoring I can develop your leadership capability to enhance, support and nurture the culture in your organisation. With over 25 years of leadership experience across multiple environments I have experienced both good and bad, productive and destructive cultures. I have been intimately involved in ‘turning the boat around’ by working with teams to empower them and ultimately give them ownership of their culture.
common symptoms of a cultural problem within YOUR business:
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Do you have trouble with staff retention?
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Are your absenteeism numbers out of control?
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Is the work environment plagued by conflict?
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Is there a lack of trust and cooperation throughout the workplace?
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Are your people engaged and giving the business their best or just going through the motions everyday?
Studies carried out by JCPenney show that a 1% improvement in staff engagement equates to 2% net profit. There has never been a better time to address your workplace culture. Contact me and let’s start the conversation.
Testimonials
Hilton Lategan
Business Consultant at Simply Business Ltd
John, I wish you well on your new adventure. It was a pleasure to work closely with you. Your undoubted passion as a leader and your respectful communication style was an inspiration. It is not often we see operations managers who are prepared to get their hands dirty when needed, this is true evidence of your undoubted leadership quality. Your broad expertise, valuable insights and professional dependability made it a pleasure to work closely with you. I highly recommend John for all your business needs.
Louise Penprase
Attraction and Retention Strategies for Hawke’s Bay
I had the pleasure of working with John at Jamestrong Packaging and always found him a consummate professional even when working under pressure and to deadlines. John did a fabulous job of building the culture of his team and you could sense the wellbeing and engagement deepening over time. John is a leader of people and teams and I was really happy to hear that he was finally taking the plunge into his own consultancy to work with others to do what comes naturally to John. I’m very happy to recommend John to work with your business and reap the benefits of his experience and passion for developing culture in the work place.
Deborah Keep
Safety Culture Specialist Speaker, Trainer, Coach – Making Safety Part of Your Company DNA
It was a great pleasure to partner with John and his team in rolling out our safety culture program – John’s deep insights into organisational culture and team engagement contributed to the receptivity of the leadership group to the safety culture direction. I believe that John’s extensive experience coupled with his strong people focus would offer invaluable perspective into any company’s culture and performance.
Building Culture and Developing Leadership Capability