Our Turning Point Leadership Programme is a fully human development experience designed for Executive and Senior Women leaders.
If you’re in a corporate, non-profit or government environment, you’re likely in a Board, Executive, Tier 3, ‘Head of’, or Senior Specialist working at enterprise level. If you’re in a professional services or consulting firm, you may be a Founder, Partner, Director, Senior Associate, or similar level leader.
But roles and titles only tell part of the story. What really matters is that you’re feeling the inner AND outer shifts that come with life and leadership for women 40+.
At the same time that you’re outwardly kicking goals and taking names, you may be:
If you are experiencing any of these thoughts and feelings…
This is the experience of many women leaders as we navigate the middle of life, struggling to make sense of our changing body and identity, evolving family needs, ever changing day-to-day leadership demands, and fast changing world.
There’s never before been a development programme designed specifically to address these aspects of the lived experience of women in leadership.
Now there is. TURNING POINT.
“Turning Point has been everything it said on the tin and more for me. It has helped me think about how I want to show up as a leader, wife, mother and friend and made me better in all areas of my life. People see the difference and my confidence about what I am doing and why has grown. If you’re on the fence about enrolling, just do it!! It’s a fantastic investment in you.”
Una Diver
Partner
EY
“The Turning Point Leadership Programme gave me the space to step back and reflect, not just on the kind of leader I am today, but the kind of leader (and person) I want to be moving forward. It helped me reconnect with what matters most, and showed me how restoration and regeneration can fuel stronger, more authentic leadership. I highly recommend it.”
Karly Ferguson
Central Regional Manager
Ando Insurance Group Limited
“Turning Point is hands down the most impactful programme I’ve ever done. It takes a truly holistic approach to leadership, not just focusing on the workplace, but embracing every part of life, wellbeing, and identity. Alongside an incredible group of women, I found powerful support, connection, and practical tools to reshape how I lead and live for the better. If you’re ready to make meaningful change in your leadership and your life, Turning Point is the place to be.”
Hayley Samuel
CEO
MEDSAC Aotearoa
Until now there hasn’t been a leadership development programme designed specifically to support women leaders like you through this pivotal time of life and leadership.
So we’ve created one!
Delivered over six months using a blended approach of in-person deep development experiences and on-line coaching circles, Turning Point is the first leadership development programme of its kind for New Zealand.
Focused on the specific challenges, needs and opportunities of women leaders in the middle of life, Turning Point provides an experience that empowers you to wake up, embrace your potential as a woman and leader, and emerge renewed and energised.
As a close-knit cohort of up to 10 women, you will:
You will emerge from our 6-month journey together with:
INVESTMENT: $12,200 + GST
MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE
“If you are a woman in a senior leadership role, feeling the pull of “what’s next?” or wanting to get your mojo back, I highly recommend Turning Point. My time with Kate and the other amazing women on the programme has been incredibly enriching and made a significant impact on my life. It’s been a game changer.”
Stephanie Easthope
Senior Project Director
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
“Turning Point is a wonderful opportunity to step aside from the day-to-day and share wisdom and experience with other senior women. It’s down to earth, highly informative and inclusive. Kate is a powerhouse with a purpose! She has deep capability and experience, combined with a real ambition for increasing leadership capability in women across New Zealand and Australia.”
Angela Cameron
Executive Director
Consult Recruitment
Over the six months of Turning Point, Kate carefully held the space for a group of powerful executive women from a variety of backgrounds. From our first 1:1 I knew I’d struck gold. Kate doesn’t just listen, she feels and deeply understands. Her grounded and thoughtful style invites one to be raw and vulnerable. When that happens, it’s uncomfortable AND where magic starts to flow.”
Melissa Robbins
Managing Director
Accenture New Zealand
As a senior or Executive women leader (aged 40+) you’re a member of the fastest growing workforce demographic on the planet, on target to surpass one billion worldwide by the end of 2025. In New Zealand alone there are over 500,000 employed women in this life stage, with more than 85,000 in leadership roles.
As a group, we are filling more specialist, executive, and leadership roles than ever before. However, we’re also leaving these positions in record numbers, citing flexibility, wellbeing, work-life balance, and alternative career paths as key reasons. According to The 30% Club, a global campaign led by Chairs and CEOs to increase gender diversity at board and executive levels, for every woman getting promoted into a senior role two are leaving.
McKinsey & Co. is calling this phenomenon ‘The Great Breakup’. In their 2022 Women in the Workplace survey, McKinsey reported 43% of women leaders are burned out and 52% of senior women are still responsible for the majority of labour in the home, compared to 13% of senior men.
These stats, and plenty more, indicate on-going and emerging challenges for women as they become more present in senior and Executive roles than previous generations. For any organisation committed to gender equity, diversity and inclusion it’s now time to offer development support to senior women leaders that’s designed specifically to help them navigate the Turning Point, using this transitional time as a place of powerful transformation and renewal for the next 20+ years of their leadership journey.
“At Tahua we strongly believe in our values and supporting the ongoing development of our leaders. We recognise that women in leadership face particular challenges at certain life stages. Turning Point is a unique programme that provides an exciting development opportunity to lean in and embrace those challenges front on!”
Kerry Cornelious
Chief People & Culture Officer
Tahua Group Limited
“We’re very proud to support our rising senior female leaders through the Turning Point journey. I love how the programme is uniquely tailored to the challenges (and opportunities!) women face in the middle period of life, particularly balancing life responsibilities while also coming into their own as awesome, inspiring leaders.”
Rebecca Mowat
Head of People
Ando Insurance Group Limited
“At Te Mata Hiko (Contact) we believe we have both a responsibility and a real need to grow and develop more female leaders in what has been traditionally a male dominated sector. I particularly love how Turning Point has been designed specifically to support women at such a critical part of their careers – the middle part of their lives but with so much more to offer”.
Jan Bibby
Chief People Officer
Contact Energy
