The first three AEP Programs were conducted in 2009. Of the more than 20 executives who attended it:

• 95% rated the AEP program ‘Excellent’
• 90% rated it ‘The Best I’ve Attended’

The following are a selection of the testimonials from the first three programs:

“I am telling people that AEP is potentially life changing. I felt that a mirror was held up to me and I hadsome great clarity about myself. Harold and Glen have something special with AEP and I am sure that it will go from strength to strength!”
Lauren Pearson
Manager-Talent & Executive Development,
BNZ

“An outstanding senior executive self discovery and projection program grounded in one’s own essential DNA. Led with understanding, challenge and flair by Glen and Harold, along with their supporting coaches (in Acting & Ethics). They are a great combination, and together have constructed a compelling leadership development inventory that leaves no stone unturned! I can’t speak highly enough of my experience.”
Peter Brydon
Director HR ANZ,
Kraft Foods

“I enjoyed the AEP program more than ‘The Looking Glass’ at Mt Eliza. It’s an indulgent opportunity to work on yourself. If you are willing to take a week out with a sole objective to improve yourself, this is the opportunity. You will get out of this programme what you are prepared to put in. Be prepared to see yourself fully exposed.”
Andrew Martin
CFO Marshall Investments

“An incredibly powerful experience. It’s reinforced to me the importance of emotional engagement. AEP has a very well designed framework, starting from the pre-work right through the five days. There was so much feedback with fantastic tools. ”
Jo Avenell
Director Human Capital,
Pricewaterhouse Coopers New Zealand

“The AEP course is highly recommended. It’s professionally facilitated by Harold and Glen and provides an environment that allows you time to reflect on your leadership, be challenged through a structured approach around areas of individual opportunity and provides a safe environment to practice a few new ideas”
Mark Leslie
General Manager, NZ Technical,
Fonterra Group Manufacturing & Supply Chain

“Glen and Harold have designed an excellent course with real practical application, latest thinking and without unnecessary jargon. It’s highly focused and covers the total spectrum of executive presence. The fact that there are limited places makes the experience highly interactive, attendees are well selected and at a good senior level with a good mix of experience. Presenters are excellent and of a high quality; Glen and Harold make an excellent team. Best leadership course I have been on and it is great to see that such a high quality course of world standard is run in New Zealand for New Zealand and Australian executives. I strongly recommended it in our organization and we will be sending senior executives on the course.”
Michael Gleisner
CFO Sealord Group

“This is a powerful and personal experience that not only makes better leaders, but better, happy people. This program is intelligently “complete” and enormously effective. Well done and thank you.”
David Welsh
General Manager New Zealand Marketing,
Sealord Group

“Do whatever it takes to attend the program. This is a program that will change you as a leader – get on – arrive with an open mind – trust the process and embrace your change. I had high expectations in attending - and these were shattered!”
Justin Treagus
Programme Director,
Omega

“Do it – Be prepared for a life altering event that will challenge you in ways you won’t have seen before: it will pull you out of your comfort zone and rebuild you in an extraordinary way.”
Chris Macbeath
General Manager, Cheese and Protein,
Fonterra Cooperative Group

“This is a program that inspires you to take stock of yourself in a challenging but trusting environment. It causes you to think deeply about yourself as a leader and provides you with a development plan along with your own personal commitment to deliver on that plan.”
Martin Austin
Supply Chain Manager and China,
Sealord

“An amazing journey to discover your leadership impact, centre yourself and accelerate your development towards being an authentic and values based leader. Thanks for the opportunity, it has been truly inspiring!”
Sarah Naude
Organisational Development Consultant,
Telecom NZ

“Not only will you discover things about yourself that you never knew (or wanted to acknowledge) but you’ll make a phenomenally close band with people in just five days. People you know you will be close with for the foreseeable future.”
Anna Pickering
Programme Director,
SME - Banking Delivery Services, BNZ

“Do it. I have been to other courses but this is the only one which has asked the right and the tough questions. I now have a clear view of myself and what needs to be done to improve myself as a leader. Brilliant.”
Jeremy Hood
CFO,
Dairy New Zealand

“If you are serious about developing as a highly effective leader, focusing on the areas and material covered in AEP is a must. The program is highly integrated and provides a superb environment to reflect on and develop fundamental leadership principles. I would recommend AEP to any leader wishing to become the best that they can be”.
Tim Deane
General Manager Shareholder & Supplier Services,
Fonterra Cooperative Group