09 274 0055Meet the 5 degrees Team
Directors, longtime friends and colleagues
Paul Diver
Leadership And Business Team Facilitation, Senior Leadership Coaching, Organisation Development
Paul Diver is a highly experienced leadership and business team facilitator, senior leadership coach, organisation development and change consultant and employment relations adviser.
Paul is well known for his past success with IAS both internationally and in New Zealand. He has now partnered with long time colleagues Peter, Leslie and Paul to create 5 Degrees Consulting to continue this work.
Paul facilitated the Proteus Leadership Programme from 1996 – 2012 with more than 180 senior leaders completing the programme.
He continues to work extensively in the Sports Sector facilitating the Sport NZ sponsored Chief Executive Leadership Programmes since 2009, the High Performance Sport New Zealand Leadership Programmes from 2013 and has facilitated the SANZAR Referee Annual Workshop since 2012.
Paul also established the Paul Diver Associates Employment Relations consulting business in 1991 and leads a consulting team working across the New Zealand business and not for profit sectors.
Paul is a law graduate of the University of Canterbury with early career roles at the State Services Commission, the NZ Employers Federation, and Director Human Resources for NZ Breweries Ltd (Lion).
Paul loves all matters “Rugby” and supporting family and friends “to be the best that they can be” and will one day take his voice back to Musical Theatre performance for which he has a passion.
paul millin
Executive coaching, team development, coaching psychology, psychometric assessment
Paul is a coach and facilitator whose 15 years as a manager in a corporate environment gives him a rare depth and breadth of experience. Paul is passionate about using evidence-based practice to create measurable and sustainable results.
He has coached and facilitated leadership and team development programmes with customers as diverse as: Christchurch CC’s Sport and Rec team, NZ Special Olympics, Sport Manawatu, Sport NZ CEO Leadership Programme and local government.
To boost his evidence-based approach with the latest theory and practice around leadership and personal development, Paul has just completed a psychology degree, with First Class Honours, from Victoria University.
In the corporate world Paul worked on the rollout of Kiwibank at NZ Post where he project managed a Leadership Capability Assessment of 250 PostShop Managers and Franchisees using assessment centre techniques, workshops and consultation.
Paul is accredited in a range of Psychometric tools including: Personality Profiling, Emotional Intelligence, Reasoning and organisational development tools such as 360 feedback.
He also gained an MSc from Cranfield University in the UK. He has taught at Postgrad level and consulted on global environmental and development programmes.
Paul has worked in and is familiar with the voluntary sector. He has been Chair of Wellington Land Search and Rescue and vice-president of the Port Nicholson Poneke Cycling club.
Peter Sammons
Leadership Development, Team development, organisational alignment and Group/process Facilitation
Over the last 20 years Peter has accumulated a wealth of experience working with leadership teams to develop effective behaviours and align themselves and their team culture to the organisation's direction and goals. He especially enjoys targeted leadership and team development; building partnerships across organisations; supporting business plan and project implementation; and assisting with the building of cultural shifts to support organisational change. He frequently works with Senior Managers and leaders at all levels inside organisations to improve their alignment to organisational objectives, especially during times of major change.
He has worked both in N.Z. and internationally on leadership development projects, and supporting major change initiatives at all levels.
Peter's strength is his exposure to a wide variety of sectors with varied challenges and perceived barriers to success. Typical situations: new Senior Teams, teams in trouble, teams grappling with major change, teams who need their strategy translated into a framework for success, helping build alignment across all leadership tiers.
People say they feel affirmed and validated by Peter's style, as he works to create an environment that supports the free expression of their perspectives and points of view. This enables people to discover their own answers and gain insights into more effective ways of working and behaving. As a result, they are much more likely to take ownership of the solutions.
Feedback from participants Peter has worked with shows that people feel challenged and motivated to improve. They enjoy surfacing ways to work more effectively, and the changes they need to make to be successful.
Associates
Frances Hague
Governance, Strategy and Change
Frances is an experienced and recognised governance professional. 5 Degrees clients have expressed a high level of satisfaction with the governance reviews she has completed, both for the recommendations proposed and the outcomes delivered when implemented.
Frances has a proven governance track record. She is currently Chair of Connexis where she brings strong conceptual skills in the context of business strategy. Frances has an excellent understanding of the difference between governance and operational management.
She has led the development of Connexis governance culture, frameworks, systems and processes since its inauguration in 2013. Connexis frequently receives commentary on the robustness of its governance model.
Frances has recently received an award from Governance NZ and Women on Boards recognising her leadership in initiating meaningful change and in increasing diversity in the infrastructure sector.
She has a reputation for being commercially astute as demonstrated by the major projects she has worked on and the organisations who engage her.
Frances style has been called facilitative and collaborative. She has the ability to listen to and understand differing perspectives, assimilate complex information, form a view and provide clear and sensible recommendations and solutions that are easily implemented.
We are delighted that Frances has agreed to join us as an associate.
Leslie Hamilton
Leadership coaching
Leslie supports senior leaders and their teams to achieve significant and/or challenging outcomes.
Her experience in coaching and entrepreneurial leadership roles in complex organisations together with academic studies in Psychology, Business and Education; have prepared Leslie for a consulting career of helping others uncover innovative and inspiring ways to overcome barriers and create rewarding results.
Her zest for fun enhances the engaging and energizing experience she creates with clients.
With more than 20 years as a professional coach and facilitator, Leslie has worked with leaders and teams in the US, UK, Africa and New Zealand. With a particular interest in the value-add of quality and service, she has worked with private, public, manufacturing and professional services organisations. Some of Leslie’s career highlights include:
Supporting an award-winning feedforward leadership development programme that helped reduce staff turnover from 8.7% to 4.6% in a Crown Research Institute
Discussing leadership philosophy with Kenneth Kaunda, rebel leader and founding President of Zambia
Providing coaching to 120 employees of a local authority that assisted in an across-the-counter customer experience average of 84% and a staff engagement score of double the industry averageIn addition to working with clients and colleagues,
Leslie enjoys having family adventures, kayaking, tramping, travel, the arts and cheering on the Breakers. She is learning to stand on water with the help of her new paddleboard.
Head of Admin and Support
Karen Corlett
Client Liaison and Programme 
Logistics
Karen brings a wealth of experience to the role of 5 Degrees' Practice and Logistics Manager.
She is our key logistical contact – liaising with clients, participants and venues. Karen is invaluable in the successful delivery of our Leadership Development Programmes. She makes keeping logistics on track and clients in the loop look effortless.
Karen coordinated many events during her previous roles with some of NZ’s foremost companies. These include Price Waterhouse Cooper; IAS Learning Group; Sealord; Lion Breweries and NZ Wines & Spirits. Event management, workshops, conferences and seminars are her forte.
When Karen’s on the job, the task at hand will be managed in a personable, seamless manner.
Karen is a dedicated and committed fitness enthusiast. She has represented New Zealand at World Games in Rhythmic Gymnastics and continues to work out at the gym regularly to stay fit and flexible. She thrives when close to nature – especially enjoying beach walks, swimming and boating at the beautiful Coromandel beaches and off-shore islands. Family and friends are top of her list, and travel is always on her agenda.
She’s also a dab hand at cooking and especially enjoys Thai cuisine and Summer barbecues.