About MSH Consulting
What is MSH Consulting?
MSH Consulting is a New Zealand strategy consultancy whose tagline is "Making Strategy Happen". For over twenty-five years it has helped organisations bridge the gap between strategic vision and operational reality — the firm notes that research shows strategies fail to produce winning results in around 90% of organisations, because the link between conceptual ideas and tangible delivery is missing. MSH positions itself as that missing link, through capabilities it calls Powerful Thinking (applied at the logical level), Clarity (expressing complex issues simply) and Integrity. The firm also runs a dedicated 4-Day Week service for New Zealand organisations wanting to make a shorter working week sustainable in practice.
Where will I work?
The firm is based in Wellington, with its office at Level 1, 139 The Terrace.
What is the MSH Consulting team like?
MSH was founded in 1999 by Brian Yee, its Managing Director, who has provided strategic consulting advice to New Zealand companies for over 25 years; before establishing MSH he held senior roles in international consultancies in Wellington and London and was Chief Analyst at the Treasury. Fellow Director Andrew Darlington joined in 2008 and brings deep expertise in operations research and modelling. Associate Partner Nicola Toki — formerly Chief Executive of Forest & Bird, where she applied the MSH Strategy system through a full strategic transformation — adds senior leadership experience across public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The team also includes consultants Helena Avery and Joel Wong-Toi Knight, long-serving office manager Sharon Yee (10+ years), and Scout, the firm's self-styled "pawlicy consultant" office dog. The firm describes a team that combines strong intellectual acumen with practical experience across many markets and industries.
Work-Life Balance
MSH does not just advise on the four-day week — it lives it. The firm states it is "proud to be one of the first NZ consulting firms with hands-on experience implementing it ourselves", and built its 4-Day Week service specifically so other New Zealand organisations can move beyond theory and make a shorter working week sustainable in practice.
Perks and Benefits
The firm's defining feature for employees is its own four-day week, backed by first-hand experience of making reduced hours work in a professional-services setting. (No further standalone benefits are detailed on the firm's own site.)