About Us
Dr Cheryl Doig (EdD, MEd, DipEdMan, BEd, DipTching, ASM, CertQA, FNZIM)
Director – Think Beyond
A recognised leader – Cheryl is a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Management (NZIM), immediate past president of NZIM Southern and on the executive committee of the national NZIM Inc board. She is also on the board of Core Education Ltd. She is a member of the Institute of Directors and recipient of the Crothall Award. Cheryl runs ‘Women in Management’ Knowledge Cafes and is involved in a wide range of online networks.
Cheryl’s particular areas of passion are organisational leadership, change and relationship management. She builds innovative practice into her work and sees herself as a learning catalyst. She challenges organisations to think differently in order to adapt for the future. Cheryl Doig is sought after as a consultant to individuals, schools, clusters and businesses that want to challenge the status quo.
A recognised leader in education – previously a highly successful school principal, Teaching Fellow in Educational Management and school reviewer. Under her leadership both Richmond and Fendalton schools received national recognition, including the Goodman Fielder School of the Year. Cheryl has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards including the Beeby Fellowship and the Woolf Fisher Fellowship.
Cheryl is a member of the Learning Discovery Trust – the group which set up Discovery 1 and Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti as special designated character schools, with a particular focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. She was appointed by the Minister of Education to serve on both school boards. She has been a member of a number of advisory panels and planning groups at national and regional levels. She has been involved in the development and implementation of leadership programmes in New Zealand and Australia. Cheryl is a member of the ACEL Leadership Acacemy and an affiliate of Core Education.
An experienced speaker and writer – Cheryl is an Accredited Professional Speaker with the National Speakers’ Association of NZ (NSANZ), and a member of the Global Speakers’ Federation. She is is available for keynote presentations, workshops and facilitation both nationally and internationally. She is a certified practitioner of the Herrmann’s Brain Dominance Instrument, which she uses as a tool to aid individual and team understanding. Cheryl is also an accredited facilitator of Four Quadrant Leadership.
Writing is also an area of expertise. In 2000 Cheryl wrote her first book Quality the Richmond Way and in 2009 her new ebook series Talking the Walk: Walking the Talk was launched. Others in the series will soon follow. Her blog, tweets and wikis are linked to this website.
David Duffy
Systems Manager – Think Beyond
David Duffy has a depth of knowledge in the education area, having been a classroom teacher, adviser to schools, lecturer and deputy principal. He maintains the systems for the organisation, manages contracts and programmes.
