High Performance Business Structures

Chair | Facilitator | Speaker | Coach

About

Ant Carter specialises in developing and implementing high performance business structures for owner-operated businesses. The Performance Pyramid contains four elements which provide the overarching framework for the templates and processes for businesses to efficiently implement high performance business structures which drive ownership, accountability and results.
The cultural pyramid is the lifeblood at the heart of the model. Acknowledging that culture is more important than strategy, significant focus is placed on the cultural element ensuring that the business and personnel can sustain the changes implemented on the journey from good to great. Leadership, development and engagement are core to this pyramid.

Supporting the culture is the strategic pyramid which ensures an organisational structure is appropriate to deliver on the agreed strategy and to manage and mitigate risk.

Finance
Budget
Report
Reward
Operations
Safe
Align
Perform
Culture
Lead
Develop
Engage
Strategy
Structure
Strategy
Risk
The operational pyramid contains a comprehensive suite of planning and reporting tools designed to keep people safe, align strategy and monitor performance.

The financial pyramid contains the operational and capital budgeting tools and delegations to provide sound financial oversight, benchmark performance and recognise and reward people for high performance.

These templates and processes are accessed through a secure client login allowing access from any device, any time, anywhere. Board papers and minutes are also securely stored and accessed from this platform.

Our Services

Using the templates and processes from within the Performance Pyramid, solutions are customised for each business which introduces high performance business structures to achieve extraordinary sustained results.

High Performance Business Structures

Chair Facilitator Speaker Coach

Chair

At the heart of these structures lies the advisory board. These advisory boards are often small boards made up of Ant, the business owner and the senior leadership team. Typically, 11 board meetings are conducted per year with the agenda driven by an agreed annual board plan. Regular alignment meetings scheduled between board meetings ensures alignment as well as providing the opportunity for Ant to assist the business with the implementation of key structures and processes.

Speaker

The Performance Pyramid provides a tangible model for Ant to speak to as a keynote on high performance business structures. Delivered live in person or as a webinar, 12 key structures and associated templates are discussed. Participants can access the templates immediately and implement the structures in their own businesses.

Facilitator

Driven by client demand, the Performance Excellence Forum has become a cornerstone of Ant’s offer whereby four non-competing business owners get together quarterly to share best practice and provide detailed feedback to the host business. Ant facilitates the programme and shares practical best practice initiatives from across a variety of sectors. Ant also regularly facilitates strategic planning workshops and industry study tours.

Coach

Ant is also available to coach business owners through the introduction of these high performance business structures. Monthly coaching provides both the tools and accountability to transform business performance.

Contact Us

Simply email or call us:
ant@antcarter.net
+64 21 378 093

Our People

Ant Carter, Managing Director

Ant spent time as an officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy before hanging up his uniform for good and moving to Foodstuffs North Island to run their leadership and management training. He then went on to establish Cardinal Solutions Ltd, a leadership development business where he and his business partner developed and delivered bespoke experiential leadership and management programmes for medium and large businesses throughout New Zealand. Ant’s interest in strategy and performance excellence saw him sell his share in this business and focus purely on establishing and leading advisory boards with Lateral Leadership Ltd. As a business owner since 2003 with clients from across many different industries in many different regions, Ant has an intimate knowledge of what makes owner operator businesses successful. He is passionate about providing platforms, systems and processes for business owners to develop high-performing businesses which don’t require the owner to be in the business on a daily basis. Ant is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors. When not chairing an advisory board meeting or performance excellence forum, you may well find Ant out racing a yacht, riding a mountain bike, walking the beach with his wife Sharon or on the sideline watching his sons Matt & Aston play sport.

Email: ant@antcarter.net

Phone: +64 21 378 093

Gail Meier, Virtual Assistant

Email: gail@leadership.net.nz

Sharon Carter, Financial Accountant

Email: sharon@leadership.net.nz

What Ant’s clients say

 

 

“Our partnering with Ant and the implementation of his systems and processes has significantly benefited both our business and the development of our team. It has provided a platform that keeps a clear focus on the wider strategic goals of the business while empowering team members to succeed within their respective roles”.

Andrew Graney, Owner / Operator, PAKnSAVE Tamatea

 

 

“Ant Carter has been involved with the New Zealand Breakers professional basketball club for over 10 years, firstly as a leadership consultant and then as Executive Chair and then Director on our board. Ant brings a strong strategic and governance focus to our board. We have an internal philosophy of “challenge everything” within the organisation and Ant brings this perspective and mindset to our board discussions, challenging our processes and decisions against strategy and ensuring we are remaining consistent with that vision. From a personal perspective, Ant has assisted me in the delivery of the CEO role through his strong process and accountability focus and his willingness to share his own learnings and experiences relevant to our challenges”.

Richard Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Breakers Basketball

 

 

“The introduction of the Performance Excellence Forum was the start of our journey towards seeking to be excellent in everything we do as a retailer. It provided an environment where honest conversations could be had via the fresh eyes of experience of other store owners and a facilitator who is not blinded by their every day store offer. A key part of its success is having the day led by Ant – he ensured that the day was coordinated to fit busy diaries, pre-reads were sent in advance and to a standard and that the day focused on adding value to all participants. By sharing the best ideas and thinking from different retailers, Ant helped us significantly improve the quality of our systems and customer offer. The result has been significant year on year growth over the past two years thanks to a more customer-centric store offer”.

Gareth Jones, Owner Operator, PAKnSAVE Wanganui

 

 

 

“The governance processes and templates that Ant has developed are excellent for any business that aspires to improve in this critical area. The templates are generic, suitable for any industry, and when combined with Ant’s undoubted skill as a Chair will drive accountability and results. I have personally seen these governance systems successfully implemented in the construction industry”.

Stephen Nelson, General Manager, Maycroft Construction

 

 

“I’ve been working with Ant for just over 6 months now, taking my business through what has turned out to be a very transformational journey of establishing clear strategic goals, the appropriate accountabilities in how we will achieve them and the tools to track and report on progress. At all times Ant has been available to provide his well considered opinion, access to significant resources, direction and support throughout these initial stages. It’s been a challenging but very rewarding process and the positive results are already starting to show.”

Hamish McIntosh, Owner / Operator, Gilmours North Shore

 

 

“We contracted Ant to run the strategy day for our board. It was an incredibly well-run and productive day. Having used others in the past as a board we were impressed with Ant’s work and are happy to recommend him. Will also look to use him again”.

Greg Bold, Chairman, JUTED Holdings

(Mitre 10 Mega Tauranga | Mitre 10 Mega Rotorua | Mitre 10 Waihi | Waihi Frame & Truss)

 

 

“I have worked with governance boards in the not-for-profit and for-profit sector for more than 20 years.  Recently I engaged Ant to observe one of my governance boards and provide feedback to assist us to “get better”.  After just one meeting with us Ant provided a clear and excellent report that exceeded my expectations.  Simple yet profound insights that we are now embedding with Ant’s help. I can not recommend Ant highly enough.” 

Joe Youssef, Chief Executive, AllHeart New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Ant Carter has quite simply helped us get our business strategic position on track. We now have a great platform of structures and processes to drive our business and people to peak performance”.

Damian Langley, Owner / Operator Four Square Coromandel

 

 

 

“Ant was engaged by our business during a period of great change. He lead the transformation from board level right down to our employees. During this period, Ant demonstrated a high level of leadership and business acumen. He has helped implement structure and process throughout the business as well as the setting of company values, employment contracts, strategy and monthly board reporting. He has a vast array of templates at his disposal which has helped the business change direction quickly. Ant deserves a lot of credit for the current success our business is experiencing”.

Carl Anderson, CEO, MILK Photo Books

 

“We have been impressed with the quality, effectiveness and integrity of this process and unreservedly recommend Ant Carter to any business looking for strong leadership and governance. The structures, processes and disciplines, led by Ant, have significantly contributed to the development of our high performance culture”.

Glen Taylor, Owner / Operator, PAKnSAVE Kapiti

 

“Ant Carter came to our office and took us through the most amazing experience to create a powerful strategic plan. We now have our own vision, mission and agreed values to live by and a list of strategic challenges to conquer.  Now we know how we will treat each other, our clients and customers and measure our success.  This is a huge accolade for Ant’s work, skill and ability to get the best out of everyone”.

Colin Wilson, Managing Director, Richmond First National Real Estate

 

“Ant is an amazing person to help get an organisation heading in the right direction. He is a passionate leader and an inspiration to work with. Ant has helped give my organisation a pinpointed vision, set some big yet achievable goals and devised a great strategy to get us reaching the milestones we are aiming for. If you’ve got Ant on your side, you’re winning”!

Robbie Ritchie, CEO, $1 Warriors Charity

 

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