Better Decisions Better Outcomes

We empower public leaders to make better decisions for better outcomes, while building public trust and confidence.

How I Work

My work is grounded in the Public Value Decision-Making System.

Within that system, I apply Better Decisions Better Outcomes (BDBO) during the Think phase to help decision-makers understand:

  • Where they are now

  • Where they want to be

  • What options exist

  • What should happen next

The same principles can be applied at multiple scales:

  • Communities

  • Individuals

  • Organisations

  • Cities

  • Nations

Recent Insights

Thought leadership, articles and practical tools relating to:

  • Public Value Decision-Making

  • Community Resilience

  • Better Decisions Better Outcomes

  • Leadership and Stewardship

  • Human Flourishing

Let's Connect

If you would like to discuss coaching, community resilience, public value decision-making, governance, strategy, public investment, or organisational development, I would welcome a conversation.

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Helping People Make Better Decisions in Complex Environments

Better Decisions. Better Outcomes.

For more than 30 years I have worked across government, communities, organisations, and international development helping people make better decisions in complex environments.

My work combines the Public Value Decision-Making System, Better Decisions Better Outcomes (BDBO), and Community Resilience approaches to support human flourishing at multiple scales.

Whether the challenge involves personal direction, community resilience, organisational strategy, public investment, governance, or societal wellbeing, the goal remains the same:

Helping people make better decisions that lead to better outcomes.

Experience & Credibility

  • Chartered Accountant

  • Former New Zealand Treasury Senior Advisor and Better Business Cases Leader

  • Former Office of the Auditor-General Manager

  • International Monetary Fund (IMF) Public Investment Management Expert

  • Founder of Better Decisions Better Outcomes (BDBO)

  • Chair, Aotearoa Community Resilience Network (ACoRN)

  • Six-year Newlands Community Resilience programme

For more than three decades I have worked across government, communities, organisations and international development to improve decision-making, strengthen resilience and create public value.

Who I Help

Communities

Community Resilience and Collective Action.

Helping communities understand where they are now, where they want to be, what options exist, and what should happen next.

This work includes the ACoRN Model©, a practical community-led approach to strengthening resilience, preparedness, community connection and collective action.

Individuals

Grounded Life Stewarding and Decision Resilience.

Helping people gain clarity, make better decisions, navigate uncertainty, and pursue meaningful outcomes across the areas of life that matter most.

Organisations

Strategy, governance, investment and organisational performance.

Helping leaders make better decisions about outcomes, priorities, investment, capability and change.

Cities and Nations

Public value decision-making, infrastructure investment, governance and long-term societal wellbeing.

Supporting governments, agencies and development organisations to make better decisions that improve outcomes for people and communities.