Someone to Lead are your leadership experts
We are your leadership training and development experts. Call us to discuss how we can add value to your team, and improve your business.
Grow the leaders your people deserve.
In today’s uncertain landscape, strong leadership isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. Our programmes are built for organisations that want more than just management skills; they want leaders who serve, inspire, and elevate those around them.
Whether you're developing junior leaders, strengthening team culture, or preparing your people for greater responsibility, we offer practical, transformational learning that sticks. Through story, challenge, and hands-on reflection, participants build the tools to lead with authenticity, navigate complexity, and grow others.
We champion the servant approach—where leadership is measured not by control, but by the courage to create space for others to shine. Your teams already have potential. We help unlock it.
Courses
Essential Leadership programme
Equip your emerging leaders with the mindset and tools to thrive in today’s fast-paced environment. This two-day module builds core leadership capability by addressing real challenges in the New Zealand context. Participants learn how to turn solid management into confident, values-driven leadership—ready to lead teams, navigate change, and contribute at a higher level. It’s a practical, proven way to grow your people and strengthen your organisation from within..
Leadership Sparks
Looking to grow leadership capability without pulling staff off the floor for a full day? Our Leadership Sparks sessions deliver sharp, engaging insights in just 60 minutes. Perfect for lunchtime learning or team development slots, these sessions combine practical tools, real-world examples, and interactive activities designed to provoke thought and spark action. Whether it’s building trust, leading through change, or turning pressure into performance, each session is tailored to your organisation’s context and challenges.
Ideal for large organisations wanting to invest in leadership without the logistics—fast, focused, and immediately useful.
Leadership Coaching
Invest in the People Who Lead Your People
When your leaders grow, your organisation strengthens. Our coaching program offers tailored, one-on-one development for emerging and experienced leaders alike—designed to build clarity, confidence, and capability where it counts.
Through practical tools, reflective conversation, and story-driven insight, we help leaders navigate complexity, lead with purpose, and bring out the best in their teams. Whether preparing someone for a new challenge or supporting a key player through change, this coaching is grounded, actionable, and aligned with your organisational goals.
Why use Someone to Lead?
Good leadership has the power to transform people and teams into powerful systems, encouraging everyone to achieve their best results and bring their best selves to their work. After 26 years of learning from, and studying with the best leaders, I am driven by developing leaders that can harness their own creativity to help their teams achieve their goals.
I believe we shouldn’t teach leaders to treat their people like ‘resources’– I bring a focus on people-centric leadership, using time-honoured principles that anyone can easily understand, and apply in all aspects of their lives.
About Hayden
Hayden is an ex-army officer, having served 26 years in the infantry. He has led diverse teams throughout the world. Hayden believes that trust and empowerment are the best ways to find the potential in individuals.
Hayden started instructing young officers and was invited to train as a facilitator with the army leadership framework. He has since continued delivering leadership training, working as a consultant in Wellington, strengthening his own ability to connect with people and coach the next generation of leaders. He has worked with companies of different sizes and in a range of industries from growing and packing fruit, to large construction companies. He leads through influencing, with a strong focus on ensuring that staff have ownership over their own plans and successes.
Hayden has worked internationally and trained all over the world, with NGOs, not-for-profit organisations, in both public and private entities. He holds a master’s degree in international Security and a master’s degree in business administration.