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Sir Gordon Tietjans

High Performance Leadership Expert & Former New Zealand Sevens Head Coach

The legendary coach who built New Zealand’s rugby sevens dynasty. The mastermind behind four Commonwealth Games golds and the first six Sevens World Series titles, he’s renowned for creating winning cultures driven by discipline, clarity and relentless standards. Today, Sir Gordon Tietjens brings that same high-performance mindset to conference audiences, inspiring leaders and teams to lift their game and achieve extraordinary results.

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Sir Gordon Tietjens CNZM is one of New Zealand rugby’s most influential coaches. As Head Coach of the national rugby sevens programme from 1994, he led the team to four Commonwealth Games gold medals and the first six Sevens World Series titles. He has been recognised with both Member and Companion honours of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to rugby.

A former sevens representative and Bay of Plenty player, Gordon has also held senior coaching roles with the NZRFU and was named NZRU Coach of the Year in 2010. His book Sevens Mastery outlines his renowned approach to discipline, culture and high performance.

Gordon is a compelling conference speaker, engaging audiences with insights on leadership, resilience and achieving excellence.

Gordon connected well with the group with an excellent mix of humour and content. ASB Bank Ltd
The audience listenend intently, responded to humour and gave appreciative applause at conclusion. Alloy Yachts International
I wanted to thank you very much for the huge contribution that you made towards our dinner and conference being the success that it was. Our guests thoroughly enjoyed your stories, messages and fantastic sense of humour. Your attendance, presentation and timing really made Lloyd and I look good and with our fingers on the pulse of our customers. Thank you! Personally, I know that I’m a richer person for having met you. I respect your philosophies and the way you live your live and run your teams. Pfizer Animal Health
Gordon picked our audience brilliantly. His stories were entirely relevant to our team. The feedback from our operations team in particular was fantastic, and this was the primary audience. This is a great achievement as we have struggled to achieve this objective in the past. His stories were inspiring and personally challenging, and his delivery style made everyone feel engaged. Tip Top
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