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Authentikos is a consulting firm providing specialist, authentic advice to the private and government sector service professions, including legal, accounting, engineering, architectural, marketing, environmental and medical organisations or departments. The aim at Authentikos is to work with our clients to build the strength, confidence and wellbeing of their organisations, and the individuals within them.
Authentikos was founded by Sean Larkan. For twenty years Sean has led and managed large international law firms in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as managing partner/chief executive. He achieved considerable success and gained invaluable experience and expertise running these firms in three different, challenging environments. During this time he dealt with a vast range of issues and projects directly relevant to the service professions.
| "The appointment of Sean Larkan as Managing Partner of Werksmans was groundbreaking. There is no doubt it was a turning point for the firm. Ahead of his time, he recognised that law firms were businesses and must be run as such, but, at the same time, continue to be totally professional and, importantly, collegial. Sean played a major role in making this happen for the firm. His years with the firm were of critical importance in building strong foundations for the success the firm enjoys today. The fact that we are also a happy and motivated group of professionals is no small measure a tribute to his innovative thinking and skillful leadership and management at the time". |
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Des Williams, Chairman , Werksmans Attorneys, South Africa |
"Professional service organisations are complex businesses. Very often when efforts are made to improve performance or address issues, there is unfortunately a focus on one or more systems or processes in the hope that this will 'sort it out'. What is often required is a broader, holistic approach. There is need for a recognition that it takes a structured actioning of dozens if not hundreds of different aspects of an organisation,, around certain key fundamentals, to bring about required change and results. Usually, the real focus should be on people, culture and values, not just systems & management processes."
Sean Larkan, Chairman, Authentikos
| "During his five years as the first CEO of Bell Gully Sean transformed our New Zealand firm . . I do think one of his most important contributions to Bell Gully was the introduction to the partnership of the Responsible Partner™ and Development Discussion™ methodologies." |
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Bill Thurston, former Chairman, Bell Gully, New Zealand, Chair, Advancement Group, University of Auckland Business School & Board Member, NZRFU |
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