Course Endorsements
Motivation and Leadership
"Dr Lester Levy challenges participants in the Motivation and Leadership course to develop their own authentic style for inspiring staff to achieve the organisations vision. The Man Alive Charitable Trust works with men and families to increase well-being in the community. The course has proven invaluable for developing my potential to engage our team in reaching its goals. "
"I found the course on motivation and leadership informative and thought provoking, being extremely well facilitated by Dr Levy who's questioning, guidance and knowledge always seemed to generate the appropriate conclusions from the participating group. I would recommend this course to anyone who is managing a team irrespective of their experience in the role."
"The Motivation and Leadership course put some of my views on what leadership really is, into perspective. Lester is an excellent facilitator and uses real life experiences and scenarios to support his teachings. This course is for anyone looking to develop their leadership style, from Parents and Teachers to Managers and Coaches. I challenge anyone who believes they have Leadership all worked out, to attend."
"This course is essential for anyone in a position of authority. It provides clear distinction between management and leadership has completely changed the framework from which I evaluate successful leaders in our organisation."
"Lester offers a stimulating and rewarding course that leaders at all levels, in any organisation, can relate to. He is clear that there is no silver bullet; but he does simplify the understanding of leadership by emphasising the importance of people, acknowledging complexity and encouraging deeper thinking. A refreshing new look at an age-old art."
"I thoroughly enjoyed an informative, down to earth and practical course. Lester presents the Leadership course in a relaxed, easy to listen to and inclusive style. He demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of his subject and constantly relates the theory to practical situations. I recommend this short course as being one of the most stimulating and useful that I have attended."
"I consider this course to be the best one I have ever attended. The key to its success was Lester Levy's ability to draw on his own experience from a very successful career in commerce at a senior executive level. It was not theory from a textbook, it was good, practical stuff from a very able practitioner, laced with humorous anecdotes. The senior level from which the participants was drawn also contributed to its success. It was a stunning two day course."
"Fantastic presenter in Lester Levy, worth attending just to hear his informative insights and humorous but educational anecdotes."
"The Motivation & Leadership course that I recently attended was one of the best two days of learning that I have ever attended. The course material was exceeded only by Lester's delivery. I have now gained some useful incites to assist me in better leading a business with over 300 staff."
"Not only did I find the planning and organisation around the course exemplary, but numerous others on the course said they also found it the best they'd seen in course organisation. I've been to a multitude of training courses here and in England (and delivered a fair few myself) and I'd say this was the best run in every way. So many thanks to all involved."
"The Motivation and Leadership Short Course I attended exceeded my expectations. The small size interactive class was a refreshing change and excellent learning environment - an environment in which the very modern thinking and frequently controversial Lester Levy was, in my opinion, able to very successfully articulate and entrench complex ideas, information and theories. I'll be back."
"I really enjoyed the programme, and Lester is an excellent presenter. He's got an outstanding reputation as one of NZ's most successful leaders and his knowledge and experience was invaluable in presenting the programme. Attending gave me the opportunity to learn and reflect plus providing the opportunity to assess the suitability of the programme for other Wattie's managers to attend. Leadership has been identified as a significant training need for our business. Overall, I found the programme both informative and highly stimulating. I would highly recommend it to anyone who's serious about leadership development."
"A fantastic course, one of the best I have attended, I would recommend to anyone responsible for leadership."
"I have attended a number of management courses over the years and none compares to the value of Dr Lester Levy's Leadership and Motivation course run under the University of Auckland short course programme. Focused, inspirational and informative, one walks away with an essential tool kit of all that is required to become and effective leader."
"The Motivation and Leadership course was fantastic as Lester Levy “made it real” through his personal experiences and knowledge of leadership. It made me want to live and breath as a leader, not just a manager."
"The course was a great way of focusing on my own approach to leadership, asking me to look very closely at my style, and to keep a record of ongoing evaluation. I would recommend the course for anyone who has just started managing people - I wish I had had this insight 10 years ago. The fact that the approach was quite commercial was much appreciated."
"As a new player to our Senior Management Group, I found the Motivation & Leadership Short Course absolutely uplifting. The content of the course, together with the syndicate tasks, were so relevant and left me extremely focused on implementation of many of the ideas and principles learnt during these two days. I found Dr Levy a totally credible presenter to the point I could have listened to him for days. I felt his knowledge and passion on the subject was simply awesome"
"A combination of Dr Lester Levy and the Motivation and Leadership Short Course resources provided a quantum leap in my knowledge of leadership and its relationship with human behaviour. The course placed those subjects I believed thoroughly absorbed in the past, firmly back to the forefront of my mind."
"Powerful. Thanks for kicking open the "doors of perception."