Wellbeing, communication skills, resilience and personal safety techniques.

Have you felt yourself feeling more negative and emotional than usual, perhaps even feeling like you’re on your way to burnout? You may also be finding yourself in more emotionally driven conversations at work and home. In the current stressful climate, we are finding ourselves angrier and sadder than ever before. We pride ourselves in being leaders of positive change and solving these problems for both individuals and corporate organisations – we are here to help.

WARN International specialises in mental health (we prefer to use the term mind health), personal resilience, communication and personal safety through online courses, keynote presentations and in person workshops. We inspire, motivate and encourage staff to look after both themselves and each other; improving the culture of your organisation and building personal resilience in individuals. We reduce risks to staff from both criminal and civil emergencies and provide practical tips to reduce situations. At the far end of the spectrum, we have programmes that allow you to engage with people who threaten suicide or choose violence to solve their problems. Resolve conflict, respond to emergencies and learn how control negative thoughts and emotions.

Our face to face presentations are tailored to your exact requirements with most delivered in just two hours. If you are having trouble getting all of your team in the same place at the same time, our online courses are a fantastic training option.

Lance, our founder and trainer, is an has worked with elite international tactical units across police, the military, emergency services, prisons and the FBI.

What does W.A.R.N. stand for?

 

Our business is based around the following words:

 
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Wellness

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Awareness

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Resilience

 

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Negotiation

 

Our courses and corporate direction is based on these words and their meanings.

 

WARN International is available for consultation, coaching, and keynote presentations for conferences on many topics including:

  • Managing challenging people and situations – Suitable for all professionals and those involved in the customer service industry.

  • Emergency management preparedness and personal safety – Suitable for all organisations to mitigate the risk during any emergency - civil, criminal, or personnel - through planning, preparation and response.

  • Resiliency support - Suitable for everyone regardless of their occupation or role.

The programmes have been developed using personal experience of the founder and based in academia. 

The sessions are not only informative, they are entertaining with plenty of anecdotes.  More importantly they will provide practical solutions to the issues based on first-hand experience. 

We have developed a full set of online eLearning courses based on our face-to-face programmes to be used as a standalone programme or to compliment our earlier delivery.

Our recent clients include; WorkSafe, ACC, ANZ, IAG (State, NZI, AMI, etc.), BNZ, MBIE, MSD, NZAA, Auckland Transport, NZTA, University of Auckland, AUT, plus sports teams, schools, councils, and utility providers. 

What people are saying about our courses.....

Testimonials

“I just took one of your online courses on dealing with emotional people. It was short but so meaningful. I got more out of it than all the full-day sessions I’ve taken before.”

ex-RCMP Negotiator

“Initially I was skeptical if the programme could be applied to real-life scenarios amongst all of our diverse customers. However, every single hostile confrontation has been resolved by being consciously aware of the customer’s body language, my communication, and active listening skills. The latest hostile confrontation I received was de-escalated quickly by acknowledging their emotions and addressing their concerns with the information they needed in a professional manner, this latest potentially hostile confrontation resulted in the customer thanking me before departing.”

Matt Maidens - SVL Compliance Officer - Auckland Transport

“Thanks for your email, I've cast my vote for you and really hope you win this award.

I am delighted to support you and wish to thank you for the motivation you have provided me with over the last 12 months.  When I met you at the Napier Employers Forum in July 2018, I was in a very dark space, having experienced a tough time with an employer, who shot my confidence and mental health to pieces.  Listening to you that day and picking up some new relaxation techniques, helped me greatly.  I also purchased your book and enjoyed learning about your experiences, especially with the NZ Police.

Thank you Lance, I am now very much on the road to a full recovery and am excited about the future.”

Napier Employers Forum Attendee, Name withheld

“On behalf of our company, we would like to thank you deeply for your moving presentation.  We have had excellent reviews from our staff as well as contractors and I believe many of them have contacted you personally.”

H & S Manager, Forestry Industry

“My staff were overwhelmingly positive about your presentation, they really enjoyed your fun and genuine approach. We will definitely be getting you back.”

Manager, Grace Hospital.

“We all found the staff training module so inspiring, helpful and useful in our role as a parking officer, as most of us have 10 years plus experience, we are really looking forward to the refresher course.”

Supervisor, Auckland Transport

“On a personal note – you touched my heart.  You are a very special human being Lance and I am grateful to have met you”

HR Manager, Regional Council

“The feedback from our 2 sessions in Christchurch was excellent, to the point I cannot recall having ever had so many positive comments at both how much staff attending got personally from the session, and how grateful they were the bank organised this “for them” with no direct bank purpose. Thank you so much – you did a superb job.’’

GM Retail & Business Banking Southern - ANZ

“Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with the team yesterday they loved the session – we might need to leverage your videos going forward as there was so much information and some of them will reflect and want to know more’’

GM Talent & Culture - ANZ

“Waipareira is the largest non government social services and health provider to the West Auckland Community . 20 of our Key leadership team embarked on a one day course with WARN International . Every team member came back greatly enriched by your programme . The undoubted skills and experience imparted will help guide them through some of the most difficult situations they will face . They are all the better for this experience and we look forward to shaping a follow up seminar in the new year .’’

John Tamihere - CEO Waipareira Trust

 

WARN International has produced a series of interactive e-Learning courses based on our popular in-person presentations and workshops.  

When completing one of our courses, you can expect to learn transferable skills on our major topics. Our e-learning courses are available to individuals, and to businesses looking to add our packages to their employee training packages.

The team at WARN International are happy to help you with any questions you may have and advise you on the best course option to fit your particular requirements.

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e-Learning Courses

WARN International e-learning courses aimed at individuals and small businesses.

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Corporate Training Packages

To learn more about our corporate Training Packages click on the button below to send our team a request.

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For more WARN International videos and samples of our training videos, please visit our YouTube Channel.

In the WARN Blog, Lance Burdett and the team at WARN International share tips and tricks for your health, and wellness.

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Media Appearance and Interviews

 

Lance Burdett is a published best-selling author and consultant to various media outlets, here are a few of his most recent media appearances and works.

If you would like a copy of his book, either click on the book icon below or hit the Contact Us button and request a personalised signed copy for less than the price of a store unsigned copy.