Your Organisation, Built to Deliver

New strategy. Merger. Changing Markets. Legislative reform. A new direction from the board.  

Something significant is changing and your organisation isn't set up to deliver what’s needed.

We work with Boards and CEOs to align strategy, structure and ways of working to build the organisation that can deliver what comes next.

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Build the organisation your strategy really needs

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For Boards and CEs delivering a new strategy

Move from strategy to actual results      

We help you get clear on your strategy. We align your organisation and partner with you to deliver it. That means structure, people, and priorities working together. Your strategy moves from paper to performance.

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For CEs navigating complex workforce change

Deliver change with confidence

When legislative reform, a new entity or large-scale workforce transition needs to be safely delivered while business continues, the complexity is real and the stakes are high. We expertly navigate complex and large-scale change, keeping you safe along the way.

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For business leaders capturing M&A deal value

Realise human capital. Drive post deal momentum.

From due diligence to post deal integration, we help you avoid costly human capital mistakes and plan for and manage the people, structure and operating model shifts required so you can deliver the deal.

Something significant is changing. Your organisation hasn't caught up yet.

We support business leaders and organisations navigating complex business change, who need to cut through the noise, lead change with impact and turn strategy into results.

Is your organisation’s strategy sitting on powerpoint slides, but hasn’t made its way into the business?

Does your business need to scale, divest, restructure or merge with pace and precision?

Are you worried about how your team will manage the risk and complexity that comes with large scale change?

Are you under pressure from the Board, shareholders or your people to lead and deliver results?

Is a lack of progress costing you time, money and opportunity?

Stop the inertia. Real change needs real focus.

Let our expert team guide you.

Create a clear path to execute strategy, navigate change, and build an organisation that performs.

So you can get on with business.

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Align your organisation for business performance

Our clients are ambitious leaders facing intense pressure to deliver strategy and lead change - often in a complex, high‑stakes environment. Our specialist consultancy supports business leaders and organisations navigating complex business change, who need to cut through the noise, lead change with impact and turn strategy into results.

What we deliver for CEOs and leaders:

  • Clarity from complexity
    Clarify what’s really going on. Identify the critical shifts. Focus attention.

  • A fit-for-purpose organisation
    Shape structure, roles, ways of working and decision-making to match the strategy.

  • An operating model to execute
    Mobilise people, systems and leadership so strategy turns into action and keeps moving.

Why work with APTO?

  • Our multi-disciplinary team bring many years of change, legal and program management experience; we are skilled at navigating complexity and managing risk.

  • We’ve been in your (leadership) shoes and understand the challenges and obstacles you face.

  • Our focus is on leaving a lasting capability in your organisation, so you continue building on your success long after our engagement is over. 

  • We're trusted by some of New Zealand's best-known mid - market organisations across a range of sectors, with deep expertise in the primary sector, port industry and local government.

  • We’ve built a team of project ready experts to support our clients with larger projects.   

 

Hi, I’m Amanda Rooney, former HR executive and lawyer, now an independent advisor. I lead a team of experts helping leaders and organisations like yours cut through the day-to-day noise, creating a clear path to execute strategy, navigate change, and build an organisation that performs. My mission is to help leaders to successfully deliver strategic change, aligning their teams and organisation for business performance.

  • "Amanda’s strength is her ability to cut through complexity and to develop and drive initiatives to completion. Amanda combines a commercial and strategic focus. I highly recommend Amanda to CEs and Directors looking to give impetus to their programmes aimed at embedding strategic delivery."

    Guy Roper, CEO, Port Taranaki, Director Fisher Funds

  • "Amanda brings a combination of strategic vision and practical nous to every situation. Amanda understands how to deliver organisation transformation and business outcomes and is accomplished at designing and delivering workable and effective solutions.”

    Tracy McElroy, Head of South Island, Datacom

  • "Apto Consulting assisted us by working through our requirements for two key programmes of work, helped us get clear on our needs and project scope and provided two highly skilled consultants, who delivered to achieve our objectives."

    Samantha Salthouse, GM People & Culture, Waimakariri District Council

  • “With her experience, knowledge of our sector and pragmatic approach, Amanda is a trusted advisor to our business, helping us navigate complex organisational challenges and provide strategic project support. Apto also provides us with its team of well tested and capable contracted experts for project delivery and interim cover.”

    Katrina Benedetti Forastieri, Chief People & Safey Officer, Ravensdown Limited

Ready to find out how we can help your business?

Contact Amanda Rooney, head of Apto Consulting to discuss what you need and how we’ll deliver.

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