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about Stephen lynch

Award-Winning Consultant

Stephen Lynch is the author of the award-winning book; “Business Execution for RESULTS: a practical guide for leaders of small to mid-sized firms”. The book was judged Winner in the “Management” category of the 2014 Small Business Book Awards in the USA. He’s also written articles on strategy and management for The Economist magazine.

For two decades, Stephen has facilitated thousands of strategic planning sessions. He previously managed a global team of more than fifty strategy consultants and has personally coached hundreds of companies in the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to implement their plans effectively.

As a speaker, Stephen has delivered keynote presentations, webinars, and training workshops to tens of thousands of business leaders worldwide on strategy execution and management best practices. He returned to New Zealand in 2020 after spending 12 years living in North America.

Stephen has coached high-performance leadership teams worldwide and identified the patterns common to the most successful business leaders. To quickly upgrade the capabilities of your management team, he offers self-paced video training courses. You will learn practical, “battle-tested” management skills and principles to execute your company strategy faster, and foster a high-performance culture throughout your organization.

In summary, if you want high-quality outcomes from an experienced practitioner, you’re in the right place. Don’t waste several lifetimes trying to figure it all out for yourself. Work with Stephen and leverage his real-world experience to accelerate your results.

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A SELECTION OF PARTNER Organizations

Presentations, Workshops, and Content Partners

Strategic Planning

Book Stephen to facilitate your next planning event and create a robust plan for the future.

Business Coaching

Work with Stephen on an ongoing basis to implement strategy execution best practices.

Management Training Courses

Self-paced online training courses that teach “battle-tested” practical management skills.

a selection of Testimonials

What Clients Say

Stephen has provided huge value to the growth of HG Group & subsidiaries since we started working with him 8 Years ago, both in business strategy & management training. His guiding style backed up with extensive experience provides massive value to the leadership team.

Billy Hart

Director – HG Group

Thank you so much for your presentation to the MBA class. What an awesome display of intelligent realism. It’s had rave reviews and was the highlight of the course for many. Many students have requested your presentation so they can go over it again.

Gerard Quinn

Director – University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship

I highly recommend Stephen to any company (from tens to hundreds of employees) to help with creating a solid structure company-wide, from recruiting and training processes, to management best practices and corporate strategy.

Radu Munteanu

CEO – Luminos Labs

I engaged Stephen as a keynote speaker for our conference. His keynote was impactful and had the audience consider the importance of their strategy in an ever-changing world. I highly recommend Stephen for any of your conference or strategy needs.

Anna Schubert

Head of Retail Distribution – AIA Insurance

Stephen has a wealth of information about best business practices, and great skill in applying this in a practical way. Stephen’s contribution to our business exceeded our expectations and left us with tangible, measurable results.

Audrey Seaton

Director – Wain & Naysmith Lawyers

Stephen managed to bring a team of high-energy, but chaotic individuals together and focused on our strategic vision and a clear roadmap for a way forward. His quiet clarity and purpose get us clear on what we need to do and make sure we are accountable.

Glenn Powell

General Manager – Prime Pump

Stephen takes the group on a journey to create and ultimately own a strategic vision that they can get behind and then build a plan around it that is tangible and achievable. I highly recommend Stephen to anyone who is looking for a coach or facilitator.

Dawn Engelbrecht

Independent Director – Link Business Brokers

Stephen worked with our team for the entire year. Over the course of the year, we doubled our revenue and grew our team rapidly. The principles that Stephen taught us were directly responsible for much of this success. I highly recommend working with him.

Bryce Maddock

CEO – TaskUs