Our Team

Shona Mainwaring

Shona Mainwaring

Shona has over 20 years experience as a Company Director, Managing Director, HR Manager, Principal Adviser and Management Consultant in both the private and public sector. She has worked in senior management in The Treasury, Telecom New Zealand, Tall Poppies Consulting and The Office of the Chief Executive - Department of Labour.

Shona is a Director of ChangeWorks and consults in the areas of:

  • Leadership development
  • Organisation development
  • Strategy development and vision setting
  • Change management
  • Organisational effectiveness reviews
  • Facilitation of teams
  • Individual and team skills development
  • Mentoring/Coaching of individuals
  • Working with diversity

Grant Herman

Grant Herman

Prior to setting up ChangeWorks with Shona Mainwaring, Grant worked in senior management positions within the Shell Group for over 15 years, including human resources, operations and commercial marketing. He managed several organisational change initiatives in Shell NZ and represented Shell on boards of joint venture companies.

In 2000, Grant returned to New Zealand from an assignment in The Hague as Global HR Strategy Manager with Shell Services International.

Grant has also worked in industrial relations both as an employers' advocate and as a trade union official.

Grant is an Associate of ChangeWorks and consults in the areas of:

  • Leadership development
  • Change management
  • Organisational and team restructuring
  • Strategic planning
  • Organisational effectiveness
  • Performance management systems
  • Individual and team skills development
  • Employee relations

Elizabeth Harper

Elizabeth has recently completed a six year stint as a Global Diversity Consultant for Shell International based in London. Her work has taken her to Europe, Middle East, Asia, South America and Africa.

Prior to her assignment in London Elizabeth was the Training Manager for Shell New Zealand and worked on training needs analysis and design as well as organisational culture, team and leadership development in NZ and Australia.

As an organisational development professional she has specialist experience in diversity and inclusion, team development and human resources.

Elizabeth consults in the areas of:

  • Value from diversity
  • Intercultural competence
  • Team building and team facilitation
  • Change management
  • Organisational effectiveness
  • Leadership development

Tony Thomson

Tony has expertise in business improvement, project management, statistical analysis and information systems. After initially working as a statistician, Tony was employed by the Shell Group for 20 years in NZ and in London. Tony held a number of senior management roles in Shell NZ, including IT Manager, Planning Manager, and Supply and Distribution Manager. He was also General Manager of a Shell NZ chemicals manufacturing and marketing subsidiary.

Tony also has hands-on management experience of organisational change initiatives. He led a company-wide Information Strategy Plan project and was a leader in company re-organisation and change management processes, at first within his own division and then across the whole of Shell New Zealand.

Tony is an associate of ChangeWorks and consults in the areas of:

  • Project implementation
  • Analysing business performance and improvement
  • Implementing change management
  • Statistical and economic analysis
  • Information systems requirements

Sandra Dampney

Phil Hartwick

Sandra enjoys the challenge and variety offered by her role as Business Support Manager at ChangeWorks. She is motivated to provide excellent (high quality) support to the ChangeWorks consultants and their clients.

Before joining the team at ChangeWorks Sandra worked at an executive level for a small number of organisations. She brings a comprehensive range of administrative and organisational skills to her role within our organisation.



Effective teams

Each team is unique and needs regular attention. ChangeWorks will help you establish priorities and strategies for developing effective teams with individual and group activities to get the best from your team.
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Executive Coaching

Understand your purpose, strengths, values, and skills as a leader, and develop your own leadership style. ChangeWorks' executive coaching is tailored to meet your goals and expectations.
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Team Profiling

A team of individuals playing to their strengths and with an understanding of each other's contribution can achieve highly. Diagnostic tools available are Team Management Index (TMI); Belbin® Team Role; and Myers Briggs (MBTI) profiling which identify what individuals can contribute to team work.
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