Thoughts from Naketa

A little collection of things I’ve been thinking about — leadership, people, communication and the messy bits in between.

 
How Well Do You Really Know Your People? coaching practices honest conversations leader as coach nurtured. with naketa Sep 03, 2026

Kia ora, welcome to Nurtured with Naketa. It’s my two-weekly newsletter, updating you on cool things around leadership, coaching and facilitation.

For those that actually don’t know me, I whakapapa, ...

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She’d Been to 200 PD Sessions. Nature of You Was Her Favourite leader as facilitator nature of you nurtured. with naketa self awareness Aug 12, 2026

Welcome to Nurtured with Naketa. It's been a minute. I've been here, there, everywhere. But good to be back into our fortnightly newsletter. Welcome, welcome, welcome to those that are new here.

Toda...

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Your entitlement is so loud, it’s deafening honest conversations leader as coach nurtured. with naketa personal journey self awareness Jun 03, 2026

Kia ora, welcome to Nurtured with Naketa.

Every two weeks, I jump on here — in your email, in the blog, on our website — to share with you the quote that resonated most with my social media community...

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Delete These Words from Your Vocabulary confidence credibility leader nurtured. with naketa self awareness May 06, 2026

Kia ora, welcome to Nurtured with Naketa.

 Every two weeks, I’m back in your inbox and back on the blog, sharing insights as I navigate the leadership, coaching, and facilitation space.

I usually sh...

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Nature of You: How the Four Elements Help Leaders Feel Seen, Heard, and Valued nature of you nurtured. with naketa self awareness values-based leadership Nov 19, 2025

Kia ora, everybody!

Welcome to Nurtured with Naketa.

I had so many ideas of what I wanted to share in this week’s Nurtured with Naketa, but I’m sticking with one called TetraMap. Today I ran a wānan...

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How Well Do You Really Know Your People? A strategy for you. leader as facilitator meeting facilitation nurtured. with naketa Nov 04, 2025

Kia orana koutou katotoa, Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei panui/karere rānei.

Welcome to Nurtured with Naketa.

This week, I want to talk about Humans of Kindergarten.

Some time ago, Brand...

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3 Tips for Listening: What They Say, See & Value coaching practices leader as coach nurtured. with naketa Oct 22, 2025

Kia orana, nau mai, haere mai, ki tēnei pānui, ki tēnei kōrero rānei.

Welcome to Nurtured with Naketa.

Every two weeks, I drop some ideas to support leaders, to support our people in terms of worki...

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When You’re Good With You: The Heart of Authentic Leadership nurtured. with naketa personal journey self awareness values-based leadership Oct 08, 2025

Mauri ora e te whānau

Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei karere, pānui rānei.

This week I just want to acknowledge those of you who gave me feedback. There were four of you, and I just want to acknowledge ...

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Celebrating PCC and Why Feedback Matters in Coaching coaching practices icf accreditation leader as coach nurtured. with naketa personal journey Sep 24, 2025

Morena! Morena! Morena. Good morning, everybody! Welcome to Nurtured with Naketa.

I am going to share with you… well, firstly, I'm going to share with you, those of you who are not on my socials won’...

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Feedback Is a Gift, Even When It Comes Wrapped in Barbed Wire coaching practices feedback in leadership honest conversations nurtured. with naketa trust in teams values-based leadership Sep 11, 2025

Kia orana, Kia orana tatou katotoa

E mihi ana ki a koutou katoa

Nau mai, haere mai ki tenei kōrero

Welcome, everybody, to this week's, this fortnight, bi-weekly, two-weekly newsletter (kōreo)

This...

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Difficult Conversations: Feedback and the Zip Is Down Analogy coaching practices difficult conversations leader as coach meeting facilitation nurtured. with naketa values-based leadership Aug 27, 2025

Welcome to Nurtured. with Naketa.

This is my new format for my fortnightly two weekly biweekly newsletter where I literally just talk off the cuff about a topic that sprung to mind

Whether it's in m...

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A little something for the people part of leadership, straight to your inbox.

A few times a week, I’ll send you a short thought, a useful question, or a practical idea to help you understand yourself, understand your people, and have better conversations.

You’re safe with me. I’ll only send things I think are worth your time, and your details stay yours.