Michaela Rees

Most organisations weren't designed. They just grew. It pays to design them on purpose.

I design how organisations work, so they're easier to run and everything stops coming back to you.

Twenty years leading inside complex organisations. Now advising leaders navigating them.

Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand
Michaela Rees

What I do

My business

Coherence Co

I founded Coherence Co. We design the systems and processes that sort out who decides what, and how the work gets done.

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Talks

A talk for your team

For a leadership team, a networking group or a few people from across your business. Real stories about why work gets stuck, and what to change first. Small rooms, plenty of conversation.

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Thinking

Leadership stories

Your worth as a leader isn't in what you know. It's in what you make possible for the people around you.
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My experience

Different places taught me how organisations work, here and overseas.

  1. Business

    From the front line to my own business

    Coordinator at a conference company, delivering events of up to 2,000 people. Then two years running my own events business.

    What I bringA plan your team can deliver, by a date that holds.

  2. International sport

    New Zealand Cricket and three World Cups

    Events and Hospitality Manager at New Zealand Cricket, then three World Cups for the International Cricket Council.

    What I bringEveryone with a stake working to the same plan, even when their goals differ.

  3. Partnership

    A first for the South Island

    I established the South Island's first rūnanga and council mahinga kai role, later adopted across the region.

    What I bringSomething that keeps running when you step away.

  4. Public sector

    General Manager, Change and Improvement

    Ten years in the public sector, leading teams, change and projects across the organisation.

    What I bringChange that lasts, because you lead it and I work directly with you.

  5. Now

    Coherence Co

    Systems and processes for businesses and organisations.

    What I bringEverything I've learned, put to work so your organisation is easier to run.

Get in touch.

Tell me what's going on in your organisation, ask about a talk or just compare notes. I reply to every message.

References available on request.

Email

hello at michaelarees dot com

Michaela Rees, Christchurch. Member, Institute of Directors. Coherence Co's services are at coherenceco.nz© 2026
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