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About Bruce

Inspiring leaders and managers to build champion teams and customers for life.

As a five time CEO and current Company Chairman and Director, Bruce is a proven transformation leader with extensive experience across a range of industries including real estate, media, financial services, technology and retail. He is a passionate leader of change, and he believes that better leadership is critical to improving business performance through people.

His various achievements include:

  • Led real estate giant Colliers out of the 1990’s property recession;
  • In six months took a single product from losing $600,000 per year to a $2.2 million profit;
  • Also led Kerry Packer’s ACP Media, and iconic NZ company Canterbury International;
  • Oversaw the largest debt restructure in NZ corporate history – $1.8 billion at Yellow Pages Group;
  • Has made over 2,000 speeches and presentations in NZ, Australia, Asia, UK and USA.

Bruce is now a professional director with a portfolio comprising six boards, is a highly regarded advisor to business leaders, and is one of Australasia’s leading conference keynote speakers.

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    The best leaders don’t shout

    How to engage your people, manage millennials and get things done.

    In The Best Leaders Don’t Shout five time CEO Bruce Cotterill shares the lessons he learned fixing broken businesses and rebuilding shattered teams. In this jargon free book and enlightened pathway to improving business performance, Bruce tells memorable stories and shares simple tools, lists and templates, summaries and questions that will help everyone from CEOs to team leaders to build better workplaces, more engaged teams, and happier customers.

    Once you read this book, you’ll want a copy for each and every person on your leadership team. Your people will thank you, and so will your customers, and bank manager.

    This is a very powerful book filled with laser-focused insights on how to lead an organisation to great success. It is one of the few business books I would consider a must read.

    John Spence – USA Top 100 Business Thought Leader

    OveR 5000 copies sold IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Do you aspire to be a better leader?  purchase your copy today.

    Once in a decade a business “How To” book comes along that really breaks the mould, and here it is. Cotterill knows the game and with skill and inside knowledge provides a perfect guide through the pitfalls of management and leadership. The Best Leaders Don’t Shout nails the course … it is a sheer delight. Cotterill has indeed been there and done most of it. His writing is concise and razor sharp and it reads like a novel, a guide book and a mentor to your business ambition. Don’t miss out.

    Sir Bob Harvey, Former Mayor, Waitakere City, New Zealand, Author, Professional Director 
    Sir Bob Harvey, Former Mayor, Waitakere City, New Zealand, Author, Professional Director

    This course was enlightening, informative and a shot in the arm I needed. I feel I’m better armed after completing this course to tackle the daily challenges of managing people and building a profitable business. Bruce Cotterill is a fantastic speaker and I would recommend to any organisation that wants to succeed in business.

    Lucky Lopesi, NI Operations Manager Move Logistics
    Lucky Lopesi, NI Operations Manager

    Working with Lisa helped us identify opportunities, and things our team were willing and able to develop and contribute to the business. Without her contribution we would have no idea these opportunities existed. As an added bonus even the most sceptical of the staff valued and enjoyed the process. Her process and outcome suggestions also helped dissolve hierarchies so management could be honest that they don’t have all the answers, that the staff input is vital and appreciated, and that collaboratively the business can achieve so much more.

    Phillippa Duffy, General Manager University Bookshop - Otago
    Phillippa Duffy, General Manager

    An interesting and thought provoking seminar that every manager would find useful. Bruce’s presentation style is engaging and his real life experiences invaluable – not just another management 101 course taken directly out of a university text book.

    Brynn Burrows, Director of Office Leasing Colliers International
    Brynn Burrows, Director of Office Leasing

    Well worth it to hear from an experienced businessman who is not just experienced with real estate, but several industries

    Daniel Schellack, Sales and Compliance Manager Bayleys Real Estate
    Daniel Schellack, Sales and Compliance Manager

    Great session on leadership and how to get the best our of your people. Highly recommended!

    David Latu, Rooms Division Manager The Heritage Hotel
    David Latu, Rooms Division Manager

    Doesn’t matter whether you’ve been in real estate 6 months or 6 years, there’s a huge amount you can take from this.

    David Annan - Director James Group
    David Annan - Director

    Bruce is a talented, experienced man with a lot of interesting and engaging stories putting ‘theory’ into real life examples and experience. The sessions were relevant, simple, interactive and useful for every day leadership and leaders of all experiences

    Jenna Hyland, Senior Wealth Specialist ANZ Bank
    Jenna Hyland, Senior Wealth Specialist

    I really enjoyed your talk. It was informative and entertaining. The beginning was fantastic when you started talking right next to me, and engaged the whole room by being in the audience and walking amongst us.  I was in Real Estate for 8 years and often saw speakers and trainers, but none as engaging as you.  Thanks again for your inspirational talk.

    Stephen Langridge, South Island Account Manager Thermakraft
    Stephen Langridge, South Island Account Manager

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