Coaching Services
Coaching Services
Some clients we've worked with and their testimonials
Some clients we've worked with:
We are privileged to work with some of New Zealand’s most exciting businesses across all industries
Testimonials
Aimee Nicholls
Managing Partner, DRUM (PHD Group)
Frances is one of the most brilliant people I have worked with. She is warm, encouraging and supportive, but also knows when to balance it out with a bit of tough love. She kept me honest, she kept me challenged, and she kept me inspired. I have loved working with her over the last 9 months or so, and look forward to continuing to do so.
Sophie Dysart
Senior Marketing Manager, NZ at Afterpay
Frances is an incredibly switched on, professional, and personable career coach. Over 6 months, Frances has given me effective tools to manage my professional career, and align my focus on my goals and what is important to me right now. Thanks Frances, I have loved working with you and will continue to do so.
Simone MacDonald
Senior Recruitment Consultant, Cobalt Recruitment
Frances has been an integral part to my personal development in my professional career as a coach. Frances has allowed me in to recognise my strengths as well as areas in which I am able to further grow and develop in a short space of time. As a coach Frances, is extremely personable yet at the same time keeps you on track and accountable on your journey. Whilst developing and strengthening her relationship with you she is able to set clear objectives and action points. With a strong follow up process Frances is able to ensure that you reach your goals in a desirable time frame. I have found Frances, open, approachable with the ability to ask the tough questions and get results. I would highly recommend Frances for professional career coaching.
Christine Rogers
Director at Darling Digital
I cannot stress this enough - Frances is one of my favourite humans on the planet and has been pivotal to the success of my business in such a short amount of time. When you find someone who leads with their values, is 100% real and cares about you and your business as much as you do, you hold onto them.
Kate Williams
Senior Recruitment Consultant
The coaching I received from Frances exceeded already high expectations. She helped me formulate goals and guided me to understand how to achieve these. This sounds somewhat rudimentary but I would go as far as calling the experience transformative. Frances is professional yet approachable and is able to gain your trust and respect quickly. I will be recommending her to anyone looking for career based and executive coaching.
Maheesha Kottegoda
Web Product Manager, Digital Experience, Inland Revenue
Frances is a warm and pragmatic operator. When I have sought her advice, I have found her to have an impressive breadth of technical HR knowledge, coupled with an intuitive ability to apply it to gain the desired effect.
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​She is an authority in her field, adept at communicating and navigating complex scenarios. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to my fellow leaders and close friends.
Bronda Smith
Business Strategist
Every now and again you come across those people that are so good at their job, it looks effortless and oh so natural. Frances is one of those people. She is a brilliant coach who gets the best out of you by asking the right questions and challenging your thinking. I highly recommend her and will be continuing with her on a permanent basis. Thanks Frances for being my guide in the last few months and in the future.
Becky Sharp
National Sales Manager, Consumer Health Care NZ, Sanofi
Frances prioritises understanding your values and goals so that every session is highly valuable. She works with you to develop relevant and simple action plans that will challenge your thinking and uncover motivating ‘gems of thought'.
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When we reflected on what we achieved in 6 months, it as a phenomenal amount and accelerated the progression towards my goals.
Lucy S.
Senior Adviser, Communication, & Engagement / Kaitohutohu Matua at VOYCE Whakarongo Mai
Frances is a wonderfully empathetic, clever and pragmatic career coach. Her holistic approach to coaching is excellent, and you really do go on a journey of self-discovery both personally and professionally with her committed guidance and skillful mentoring. I am so grateful for the process that Frances took me on, her astute analysis and specific, tangible steps to navigate my professional future have been invaluable.
Cam Anderson
Senior Consultant, Business Transformation & IT
The real talent in a coach is their ability to relate to their students, changing their method so that it empowers the most significant learning experience for the student. I found Frances approach to be highly effective, absorbing a heap of new skills and having significant learning milestones during each session. Culminating into what has amounted to an entirely new collection of leadership skills that have proven invaluable overnight.
If you are fortunate enough to be offered coaching from Human Focus, I would highly encourage anyone to take advantage.
Jonathan Allan
Regional Manager at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Frances is a class act in every respect. I’ve known her for 12 years since our time together at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare until recently in her capacity as an executive coach at Human Focus Consultants. Frances is one of those rare people with whom every interaction is a joy. Always interested, engaged and fun. She’s a very astute HR practitioner, with a diverse range of experiences both locally and internationally.
At Human Focus Consulting, she’s helped me arrive at career decisions that will shape the remainder of my professional life. Following this I feel professionally reawakened with conviction on future direction and process steps to achieve this. I heartily recommend Frances and her team and will continue to seek her advice into the future
Matt Laurenson
Inspector, at NZ Police
I worked with Frances in 2019/20 and had a brilliant experience. Frances is intelligent, focused and diligent. I found her ability to take on board my goals and thoughts, rework them and then articulate them back to me with a clear action plan invaluable.
Frances has great insight into a variety of industries and understands the environment that managers and leaders work within.
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​I have been to numerous leadership courses and have lead teams for about 15 years. Despite this, Frances was always able to provide me with an alternative perspective and bring clarity to complicated and dynamic situations. Thanks Frances!
Paul Gregory
Chief Operating Officer, Pie Funds Management
I asked Frances to work with members of my investment team to identify the strengths and weaknesses they bring to their responsibilities, and their lives in general, whether they’re aware of them or not. Frances then coached each member to create a development plan covering their professional and personal lives.
At work, this has resulted in clearer professional goals with associated clarity of role, career progression and development plans. Frances is a high-quality, emotionally intelligent coach and a top human to boot.
Lucy Fox
Group Account Director, Thrive
My experience with Human Focus Consulting was really brilliant. Being relatively new to the world of coaching Frances guided me through and helped me to uncover exactly what I needed to get out of our sessions together. Frances put structure around my career and personal life and gave me perspective on what I could achieve and when. I learnt things I didn't know about myself, how to channel my strengths and work on any weaknesses. And the advice and goal setting was practical and relevant - it was all about setting tasks that would actually help me take that next step, develop that team member, navigate business decisions, issues and ultimately be a more productive and resilient PR practitioner. I couldn't recommend Frances and Human Focus Consulting more highly.
Victoria Harris
Portfolio Developer, Devon Funds Management.
Co-Founder & Head of Finance of The Curve
I was definitely hesitant when I had my first coaching session with Frances. However, that hesitance was quickly dispelled. Frances was so warm, fresh and welcoming. She made every session so easy and conversational.
Coaching with Frances has been an incredible experience. She helped me gain perspective on my current situation, discover what was truly important to me and guide me toward a feeling of success. We set (and achieved!) goals that I never would've been able to achieve without her motivation and assistance. It was such a worthwhile experience. I cannot recommend Frances and her services enough, especially if you feel like you need a bit of direction, more fulfillment or just an awesome person to chat to!
Chief Operating Officer
Medium sized NZ Organisation
Frances helped me to dig down and get a really good understanding of what success looked like for me personally.
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It was great to get clear on my thoughts and purpose. She keeps the pressure on and creates an environment where you can trust her. It was really powerful.
Angela Wilton
International Development Director
Frances provided honest, strategic and insightful advice when I needed it. Her accessible and approachable style made it easy to explore the actual issues, look into areas of strength and identify quickly where there may be gaps. She followed up immediately with additional support. Frances marries professionalism with genuine concern and gets to the heart of what's needed.
Joseph Price
General Manager, Chemical Freight Services Ltd
Our business engaged Frances at Human Focus 18 months ago to support our existing HR function. We could not be more delighted with the value added to our business and the expertise made available to our Senior Management Team.
Frances has reviewed our HR function from end to end and provided a sense check and full compliance review as well as consulted on a number of contentious issues where we needed commercial advice externally. Frances is a trusted adviser to the Chemfreight Group of Companies.
Owen Gill
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure New Zealand
Frances is an outstanding personal adviser to general managers and CEOs, on HR. As a GM, I found her to be extraordinarily insightful on human motivation, both generally and down to individuals.
She also provides expert advice for senior people seeking bigger roles. Again, I found Frances to be exceptionally insightful and cogent. She has a direct, get-to-the-point style, which sharpens decision-making and ensures that details don't get in the way of the big picture.
John Gardiner
Managing Director, Candor3
I have only worked with Frances and Human Focus for a few short months but unreservedly endorse the value she delivers. On the consulting side, she has helped our executive team create and implement effective health and wellness programmes across the business and the wider team has benefited immensely from her leadership workshops and coaching with immediate and beneficial results.
We look forward to working with Frances on an increasing basis moving forward.
Regan Wright
Director, Pulse Interiors
Our company has been taken to the next level with the professional help of Frances for all of our HR needs. She has driven our contracts, review processes and interview processes within our company and we now have documents and systems we can be very proud of.
Thanks for all of your past and ongoing help Frances!
Annemarie Mason
Managing Director, Kiara Cosmetics
As a small business owner, you are forced to wear many hats. HR and managing staff have never been my favourite and most issues I swept under the carpet until I started working with Frances. Frances has helped me to build confidence in managing my team. I always leave our meetings with a clear direction and solutions for any HR issues - highly recommend Human Focus/ Frances!
Kimberly Coats
Client Relationship Manager, Pie Funds
Frances is amazing, she's a very intelligent woman who is also sharp, caring, professional and a joy to be around. Highly recommend reaching out to her and benefitting from her support, skill set and support.
Tania Li
I would highly recommend working with Frances. It's tough feeling lost in your mid twenties and figuring out what you actually want to do for the next 40 years of your career. After going through 17 years of an extremely structured education system and working for four, Frances helped me figure out the next steps, what my passions are, and how to turn it into a career. She is kind and empathetic, but also direct and raw. I truly cannot recommend Frances enough!
John Curtin
Owner, Curtin painters and decorators limited
Human focus Consulting were recommended to me to draw up my employment contracts, and as a small to medium painting business it was important that they were able to tailor the paperwork to my needs.
I found Audrey to be extremely knowledgeable and helpful with all my queries I am very happy with the end product and would highly recommend them.
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Kelly Corfield
Senior Business Analyst
As a career contractor working in high pressure project environments, coaching with Frances provides me with a safe, confidential and supportive setting to discuss challenges, issues and situations that I am facing in my professional life. Frances is an exceptional listener and has an ability to hone in on a single phrase or word to discuss further. Drilling deeper typically uncovers a mis-alignment with my own values and beliefs with those of a work situation or environment. Frances is able to recommend or suggest different perspectives to each situation and give practical advice around how to make positive changes. In some situations, we may role play the scenario and practice conversations and interactions. I respond particularly well to diagrams and Frances always knows exactly what to draw to illustrate points and insights during our coaching sessions.
Frances has a wealth of knowledge and resources available to her coaching clients and the materials Frances recommends during our sessions are relevant, helpful and insightful. The follow up activities, reading and assignments between coaching sessions help reinforce the theme of the coaching sessions and are a very valuable part of the coaching process.
For anyone interested in their own personal career development and taking ownership for their professional growth I highly recommend a series of coaching sessions with Frances to support and guide you.
Pedro Silva
Transformational Operations Specialist
Frances Bearne from Human Focus Consulting is simply fantastic and amazing! I worked with Frances for several months, while planning my transition to a new and exciting role. Working with Frances was such a pleasure. She is insightful, pragmatic, and she really helped me see new perspectives and opportunities. Frances has a special gift that makes you feel listened to, while being able to provide an extremely insightful perspective. I felt I learned a lot about myself, and Frances helped me transition into my new role, while helping me create a long-term plan.
If you want to plan your next career move, reflect on next challenges, or just want to re-think your direction, Frances Bearne is the person to talk to. I felt privileged to know and work with Frances. She was a pleasure to work with and is my higher recommendation
Ash Singh
Senior Product Manager - IAG insurance
Frances is an incredible coach. Before our first session, she took the time to understand what I was seeking from coaching and what I wanted to get out of it. Frances' insightful questions helped me identify my values, strengths and what is important to me. I appreciated her ability to listen actively and provide gentle but firm accountability.
Over the last 6 months, Frances has supported me to develop a clear plan that aligns with my values and goals. Thanks to Frances' coaching, I'm feeling empowered and excited about the future of my career.
If you're looking for a supportive and insightful coach who can help you achieve your goals, I highly recommend Frances.
Frances and Chris at Human Focus Consulting were AMAZING during an HR crisis I was experiencing, as an employer. They were actively on the phone as things unfolded providing me with the right actions to take to protect the business. I'd never experienced that kind of situation before and Frances especially was so understanding of how distressing the situation was, and was not only practically supportive but also emotionally. They continued to check in on us in the weeks after the event and provide support. 10/10 service!
Sophie Taylor
General Manager - Tiny Voices
Frances is an incredible coach. Before our first session, she took the time to understand what I was seeking from coaching and what I wanted to get out of it. Frances' insightful questions helped me identify my values, strengths and what is important to me. I appreciated her ability to listen actively and provide gentle but firm accountability. Over the last 6 months, Frances has supported me to develop a clear plan that aligns with my values and goals. Thanks to Frances' coaching, I'm feeling empowered and excited about the future of my career. If you're looking for a supportive and insightful coach who can help you achieve your goals, I highly recommend Frances.
Bernadette Sharkey-Burns
Principal Consultant, Momentum Consulting Group
I had the pleasure of working with Frances, and I can confidently say her guidance and support were nothing short of transformative. She gave me the courage I didn’t know I had and helped me unlock my full potential. Her insightful coaching brought clarity, focus, and confidence to my career journey, enabling me to move forward with a renewed sense of purpose.
I will always be deeply grateful for her positive influence, and without hesitation, I highly recommend Frances to anyone looking to elevate their professional life. She is the first person I’ll turn to for guidance in the future. Anyone fortunate enough to work with Frances will not only benefit from her exceptional expertise but also from her kindness and genuine investment in their success. I am truly thankful to have met her.
Mark Andrews
Project Director at Casa NZ & Surface NZ
As a small business with steady growth, Frances has helped with strategic advice & Management plans helping the growth of my business with out standing results every time. Our face to face meetings help me gain back my motivation & what ever roadblocks occurred over the month.
She has helped with my personal growth in life as well as my business. With her guidance and knowledge i believe my business would not be where it is today.
I would highly recommend Frances for any professional career coaching.
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Frances' support as a career coach has allowed me to take a breath and reset. She helped me make changes professionally that have already paid off. It has been transformational and I am on a much clearer and more strategic path. I sincerely thank Frances for her time, energy and commitment.