Media and commentary
Need a reliable and informed view using everyday language people can understand? 3 Big Things comments on what helps people be at their best at work and in their everyday lives.
We answer media requests quickly and speak in plain language, on deadline.
About 3 Big Things
We believe New Zealanders deserve better access to meaningful psychological support, so they can be at their best at work and in life.
We work with more than 40 organisations and around 1,000 people across Aotearoa, including MBIE, UniMed, Kāinga Ora, NZ Police and the Judiciary.
Co-CEO and Registered Clinical Psychologist
Sean is a clinical psychologist and co-CEO of 3 Big Things. His starting point is that people do their best work when three things are true: they are supported to do it well, they have real say in how it gets done, and they feel connected to the people around them. Competence, autonomy, connection. Easy to name, harder to build, and still rarely the thing leaders are deliberately designing for.
Before 3BT, Sean spent twenty years in clinical psychology and leadership, including as general manager of New Zealand’s largest private employer of psychologists, leading more than 250 professionals nationally. That role taught him something he keeps returning to: most people want to do good work, and the question is whether the conditions let them. He brings a clinical lens to workplace systems, leadership and culture, and writes regularly for the industry press.
Considered comment, opinion and analysis on workplace mental health strategy, psychosocial risk, and the business case for getting it right.
Co-CEO and Registered Psychologist
Chris co-founded 3 Big Things in 2022. He is a registered psychologist with more than 25 years’ experience, helping leaders, managers and individuals find meaning and connection in their work. When work is designed well, he argues, you see it quickly: clearer thinking, steadier teams, and workplaces people actually want to be in.
Chris trained in Scotland and has practised in Scotland, the United States and Aotearoa, from frontline practice to leading psychology services. Chris specialises in high-performing teams, psychosocial risk, leadership development, sleep and fatigue, neurodiversity at work, and positive approaches to mental health and recovery. He coaches executives who want to perform well without running themselves or their teams into the ground.
Chris is 3BT’s voice for broadcast: radio, television and podcast, speaking with warmth and clarity on practical mental health, including teen anxiety and our approach to supporting whānau and children’s development.
In the media
The Horizon, July 2026. Why employers should fund early mental health support rather than wait for a crisis — good work design and manager support beat EAP alone.
HRD New Zealand, June 2026. Why the answer to men’s mental health at work is better workplace design, not more posters.
NZ Lawyer, June 2026. Three practical moves for law firms, from billable-hours norms to confidential clinical support.
What we comment on
Plain language on the things that actually move workplace wellbeing in Aotearoa.
Psychosocial safety
Leadership and performance
Inclusion and the future of work
Media enquiries
Email contact@3bigthings.co.nz and we’ll respond within one working day. For urgent broadcast requests, call 0800 324 484.
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