Someone to Lead
Someone to Lead
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Lighthouse on the New Zealand coast
Onsite leadership workshops · nationwide

Your best people got promoted.
Nobody taught them to lead.

Someone to Lead runs practical leadership workshops onsite at your place — two days, or one hour. Built and delivered by Hayden Ricketts, 26 years an infantry officer, alongside executive coach Daniela Wingate.

Deeper Signals certified
Deeper Signals certified. Course content tailored to your industry before day one.
Get a tailored workshop plan, with no obligation
You'll hear back from Hayden himself within one business day. Your details go nowhere else.
We’re proud to have worked with these organisations
Lockheed Martin
New Zealand Defence Force
Te Whatu Ora — Health New Zealand
Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Napier Port — Te Herenga Waka o Ahuriri
Business Central — Wellington Chamber of Commerce
LT McGuinness
HeliOtago
Rockit Apples
Mt Erin New Zealand
Beach House & Kiosk
What good leadership gives you

When your leaders get better, everyone can feel it.

Leadership is a skill, and it can be taught. Give your people the tools and the confidence to use them, and here is what starts to change:

People come to work because they want to, not because they have to.
Work gets done by the right person at the right level, instead of landing back on your desk.
People go the extra mile because they want the result, not because someone asked them to.
Accountability runs both ways. Good work gets noticed, and problems get dealt with early.
Your team takes ownership. The better ways of doing things start coming from them.
Container ship at port
A crew doesn't follow the loudest voice. It follows the one it trusts.
That's the whole curriculum, taught in your language, with your people, on your site.
Who's in the room

Two facilitators. Two halves of the same job.

Someone to Lead is Hayden Ricketts and Daniela Wingate. Hayden brings the leadership, operational and performance side, built on years leading teams in demanding environments. Daniela brings the human, behavioural and coaching side, helping people explore how they think, behave and interact. Most leadership problems sit across both, so your people get both.

Hayden Ricketts
Leadership, operations & performance

Hayden Ricketts spent 26 years leading people where the stakes were real.

An ex-army officer who served 26 years in the infantry, Hayden has led diverse teams around the world. He started by instructing young officers, was invited to train as a facilitator within the army leadership framework, and has been developing leaders ever since.

He's worked with NGOs, not-for-profits, and public and private organisations internationally — and across New Zealand with everyone from fruit packhouses to major construction firms. He holds a master's in International Security and an MBA.

His position is simple: people aren't resources. Trust and empowerment are how you find what's actually in someone. He teaches time-honoured principles anyone can understand and use the same week.

Faculty, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University EMBA programme
Trained as a facilitator within the NZ Army leadership framework
Master of Business Administration & Master of International Security
Deeper Signals certified practitioner
Coaching, behaviour & people

Daniela Wingate works on how people think, behave and work together.

Daniela is an experienced facilitator, leadership development specialist and executive coach. She brings authenticity, practical experience and a non-judgemental approach, and she will challenge people to think and act in new ways.

She has more than 20 years across communications, innovation, leadership, team development and people engagement. She spent 16 years as a founder and managing director of two successful businesses in South Africa. And she has worked extensively with senior leaders across public and private sector organisations, throughout the Lower North Island through her roles with Business Central and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

Daniela has worked across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, engineering, construction, infrastructure, tourism, not-for-profits, hospitality, health, financial services, and communications and advertising. She is a certified professional life, leadership and executive coach, with 14 years' experience in coaching and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and a member of ICF Australasia. She is particularly passionate about helping leaders and teams build curiosity, adaptability and stronger human-centred leadership, with a down-to-earth approach that helps people face challenges and improve how they lead.

Certified professional life, leadership and executive coach
14 years in coaching and Neuro-Linguistic Programming
16 years a founder and managing director of two businesses
20+ years across leadership, innovation and people engagement
Daniela Wingate
Choose your format

Group workshops, delivered at your place

Every programme is tailored to your industry and your actual problems before we walk in the door. Pick the shape that fits your roster.

Most requested
Leadership Essentials
2 days · emerging leaders

The foundation. For newly promoted supervisors and the people you've already earmarked for more.

·Management vs. leadership, in practice
·Handling conflict without escalating it
·Delegating so it actually gets done
·Leading in Aotearoa New Zealand
·A personal case study they take home
Strategic Leadership
2 days · senior leaders

For the layer that sets direction. Ambiguity, risk and change are the constants — this is how you lead through them.

·Strategic thinking and long-range alignment
·Leading culture change deliberately
·Spotting and defusing toxic leadership
·Leading through influence, not title
·Brave conversations, held well
Leadership Sparks
1 hour · whole team

One hour. One insight. One shift. Lunchtime learning that doesn't pull anyone off the floor for a day.

·Trust as a leadership tool
·Servant leadership in action
·Leading across generations
·The leadership load
·Leading without the title
In their words

What happens after we leave the room

“I was impressed by Hayden's take on leadership, and down-to-earth approach that is sadly missing in many leadership programmes. Hayden's coaching provided tangible actions I could undertake, as well as ways I can think, to change the trajectory of situations and people. This has enabled me to get the best out of my team and enabled them to get a better version of me.”
Rob B
Rob B
Government IT · met Hayden via the Victoria University EMBA
“Working with Hayden was a fantastic experience for our hospitality leaders. He took the time to understand the unique challenges faced by our Sous Chef and FOH Manager, providing them with invaluable insights and a clear framework for effective team leadership. They are now much more equipped to explore new ways of leading and motivating our staff.”
Beach House & Kiosk
Beach House & Kiosk
Hospitality
“Hayden took the time to understand me and what I wanted to work on. He gave me tools, insights, and the confidence to try new things, challenge myself and expand my skills. I'm now on my leadership pathway, which is super exciting and Hayden helped light that fire for me.”
Mark C
Mark C
Banking sector
How it works

An onsite leadership workshop, tailored to your needs

01
Quick chat with Hayden

What's going wrong, who needs lifting, what "better" looks like for you.

02
Tailored plan and fixed price

You get a tailored plan and a fixed price in writing. No surprises, no retainer.

03
We come to you

Your site, your people, your examples. Everyone walks out with something they can use on Monday.

Leadership course with Hayden Ricketts
Fair enough questions
We can't lose people for two days.

Then start with Leadership Sparks — one hour, on your site, during a lunch slot. Same thinking, no roster hole.

Will this be generic corporate theory?

No. We scope your industry and your live problems first, then build the case studies around them. Between them, Hayden and Daniela have worked with leaders and teams across manufacturing, engineering, construction, infrastructure, health, hospitality, financial services and telecommunications, not just boardrooms.

We’re not in Wellington — can you come to us?

Hayden and Daniela are both Wellington-based and travel nationwide — Auckland, Napier, Palmerston North, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch and Dunedin are all regular stops.

What's the commitment to find out more?

A quick chat with Hayden and a written plan with a fixed price. If it isn't the right fit, Hayden will tell you so.

Do you offer one-on-one coaching too?

Yes — alongside the group workshops, Hayden also runs tailored, confidential one-on-one coaching for a leader stepping up or steering through change. Often paired with a group programme, or on its own. Ask about coaching.

Your people are already carrying the load. Give them the tools.

Tell us who needs lifting and where you are. You'll get a tailored plan with a fixed price — and an honest answer about whether it's worth doing.

Enquire Now Call 021 069 5251