Real people offering real skills.

About Us

22 years of training and development experience makes us experts in our field.  In over two decades, we’ve worked across the government, corporate and professional services sectors; training and coaching people ranging from senior managers to raw recruits.

We practice what we preach and are involved in a wide range of communication initiatives. In our outside work time, we also serve on various boards and community committees. In 1998, Communicate was awarded the ITC Communicator of the Year to reflected and acknowledge our emphasis on good communication.

We are committed Kiwis.  All our development programmes are highly practical and designed for the New Zealand environment.   We also emphasise programmes that are well grounded in research, using the latest international techniques. To ensure that we are on top of our game, we read voraciously and maintain active involvement in both the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand and the New Zealand Association of Training and Development.

While we come very different backgrounds, we can cover for one another without missing a beat.  Each of us contributes uniquely to the synergy of Communicate and the quality of our services comes from the interplay of our skills.

Janine Gould

Janine is accredited to the DiSC Behavioural Style Inventory. Janine is also certified in the frameworks of the Conflict Resolution Network of Australia and is a member of a prominent Leadership Development team.

Janine enjoys the challenge of working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.  She is dynamic and energetic. “Her sessions are lively and effective and a highlight of senior management meetings”

Janine has a strong commitment to community affairs.  She has been a President of Zonta Wellington and was a recent board member of Positively Wellington Tourism.

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Lee Wilkinson

Lee gets a buzz out of helping people make real and useful progress as communicators. “It was wonderful to be taught by you and all the group had a lot of positive things to say about the course- so it was a real success from this end! Thanks for all your energy and helpful insights!”

Lee has a post-graduate degree in Economic Geography, which provides a useful background for building an understanding of a wide range of client issues. She is accredited to the DiSC Behavioural Style Inventory and an accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation. Lee served on a number of school boards.  Her membership of Rotary has led to involvement in mentoring for participants in the Victoria University Skilled Migrant project.

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Penny Harrison

Penny has worked with a wide range of business groups for over 20 years.   As well as having corporate and line management roles at Bank of New Zealand, she was also General Manager of an executive recruitment firm and General Manager of a brand and design company.  Clients applaud her ability to deliver an enthusiastic and practical programme – with a particular emphasis on practising what she preaches.


Penny is accredited to the Myers Briggs Foundation and is a mentor for Project K– a community based organisation that works with young people to maximise their potential.  In recent years, Penny has worked hard to balance a stimulating working life with her young family. 

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