Anne Cullen
Communication and conflict coach for business owners in New Zealand
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Leadership and team buildingStartups and foundersInterpersonal communicationConflict and difficult conversationsLeadership development |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Speaking coach, Executive coach and Spiritual coach |
| Based in | New Zealand |
| Credentials | Certified MAP Practitioner; Mindfulness Instructor |
Anne Cullen is a communication and conflict coach in New Zealand. She helps business owners, founders and successors lead with calm, clarity and collaboration, both at work and at home. She has more than 20 years in this work. She created the PEACE Method to help clients handle hard moments and make agreements that last. Her coaching mixes leadership advice with personal depth, and stays practical and non-therapeutic.
What Anne helps with
Anne works on what gets in the way of calm, clear leadership under pressure. She helps clients build skills that hold up in hard moments.
- Handling hard conversations under pressure
- Creating agreements that stick
- Making collaboration second nature
- Leading with calm and clarity
- Resolving conflict in business
- Improving communication at home and at work
Who Anne works with
Anne works with business owners, founders and successors. Her clients want to lead well in their business and in their home life. They are often facing hard moments or conflict and want lasting skills.
How Anne works
Anne uses the PEACE Method, which she created. It helps clients get through hard moments, set up agreements that stick, and make collaboration a habit. She starts by finding what is getting in the way, then builds skills that hold under pressure. Her style blends leadership advisory with coaching. It stays grounded, practical and non-therapeutic.
Background and qualifications
Anne has more than 20 years of experience in communication and conflict work. She blends leadership advisory with the personal depth of coaching. She is a Certified MAP Practitioner and a Mindfulness Instructor. She created the PEACE Method to help clients handle hard moments and build agreements that last. She is based in New Zealand.
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The CoachVouch take
Anne created her own framework, the PEACE Method, and applies it to both business and home life.
Best for business owners, founders and successors who want to handle conflict and lead with calm.
Common questions
How much does Anne Cullen charge?
Coaching with Anne runs $80 to $175 an hour. Message Anne from this page for an exact quote.
What does Anne Cullen help with?
Anne Cullen helps with handling hard conversations under pressure, creating agreements that stick, making collaboration second nature and leading with calm and clarity.
Is Anne Cullen certified?
Anne Cullen lists: Certified MAP Practitioner; Mindfulness Instructor.
Is Anne Cullen's coaching therapy?
No. Anne keeps her coaching grounded, practical and non-therapeutic.
Does Anne Cullen coach successors in family businesses?
Anne works with business owners, founders and successors. She helps them lead with calm, clarity and collaboration.
How do I contact Anne Cullen?
Send Anne a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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