Corna Consulting helps organisations strengthen leadership, cybersecurity governance, workforce resilience, and human performance through practical, human-focused advisory services grounded in real-world experience.
Building Stronger Leaders, Organisations & Systems
In today’s rapidly changing environment, organisational success depends on more than technology, strategy, or compliance alone.
It depends on people.
At Corna Consulting, we help organisations build resilience by integrating leadership, governance, cybersecurity, human performance, and wellbeing into a unified approach that strengthens both individuals and organisations.
Founded in New Zealand and built on decades of practical operational, entrepreneurial, healthcare, and governance experience, Corna Consulting supports leaders and organisations navigating complexity, risk, growth, and change.
It depends on people.
At Corna Consulting, we help organisations build resilience by integrating leadership, governance, cybersecurity, human performance, and wellbeing into a unified approach that strengthens both individuals and organisations.
Founded in New Zealand and built on decades of practical operational, entrepreneurial, healthcare, and governance experience, Corna Consulting supports leaders and organisations navigating complexity, risk, growth, and change.
Human Behaviour Shapes Organisational Outcomes
Whether the challenge is cyber risk, leadership pressure, workforce wellbeing, organisational culture, or performance under stress — human systems remain at the centre of organisational resilience.
Our approach recognises that sustainable performance is built through the alignment of:
Our approach recognises that sustainable performance is built through the alignment of:
- Leadership
- Governance
- Human performance
- Organisational culture
- Cyber resilience
- Health and wellbeing
Our Areas of Expertise
Leadership & Business Advisory
Supporting business owners, executives, and leaders through coaching, mentoring, governance advisory, organisational growth, and strategic leadership development since 2008.
Supporting business owners, executives, and leaders through coaching, mentoring, governance advisory, organisational growth, and strategic leadership development since 2008.
Cyberplanz
Human-centric cybersecurity governance and organisational cyber resilience advisory services helping organisations strengthen governance, culture, risk awareness, and resilience in an increasingly complex digital environment.
Human-centric cybersecurity governance and organisational cyber resilience advisory services helping organisations strengthen governance, culture, risk awareness, and resilience in an increasingly complex digital environment.
MINDGYM
Performance and resilience development focused on helping individuals and organisations improve mental resilience, focus, adaptability, recovery, and performance under pressure.
Performance and resilience development focused on helping individuals and organisations improve mental resilience, focus, adaptability, recovery, and performance under pressure.
Clinical & Respiratory Advisory
Led by Nicola Corna, providing respiratory health leadership, education, clinical advisory, and advocacy supporting improved respiratory outcomes across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Led by Nicola Corna, providing respiratory health leadership, education, clinical advisory, and advocacy supporting improved respiratory outcomes across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Why Corna Consulting?
Corna Consulting brings together an uncommon combination of real-world operational experience, executive leadership, healthcare expertise, human performance, and cybersecurity governance.
Our experience spans:
Our experience spans:
- Entrepreneurship and business leadership
- High-performance operational environments
- Organisational resilience
- Cyber governance and ISO 27001 implementation
- Executive coaching and mentoring
- Healthcare leadership and respiratory advocacy
- Human performance and resilience development
Meet the Leadership Team
Patrick Corna
Founder & Director
Patrick Corna brings decades of entrepreneurial, operational, leadership, and governance experience across multiple industries.
Beginning his career as a trade-certified spray painter, Patrick went on to establish and lead multiple businesses, including a successful graphics company supporting the motorsport industry with clients ranging from vehicle manufacturers through to visiting DTM and Formula 1 teams.
Patrick later expanded into leadership coaching and business mentoring after training with the Results Group in 2008, helping organisations strengthen leadership capability, organisational performance, and resilience.
Recognising the growing importance of human performance and organisational resilience, Patrick acquired MINDGYM in 2020 and later established Cyberplanz in 2023 to support organisations with human-centric cyber governance and cyber resilience advisory services.
Patrick holds an MBA from Southern Cross University, is a PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer, and has received CISO training.
Founder & Director
Patrick Corna brings decades of entrepreneurial, operational, leadership, and governance experience across multiple industries.
Beginning his career as a trade-certified spray painter, Patrick went on to establish and lead multiple businesses, including a successful graphics company supporting the motorsport industry with clients ranging from vehicle manufacturers through to visiting DTM and Formula 1 teams.
Patrick later expanded into leadership coaching and business mentoring after training with the Results Group in 2008, helping organisations strengthen leadership capability, organisational performance, and resilience.
Recognising the growing importance of human performance and organisational resilience, Patrick acquired MINDGYM in 2020 and later established Cyberplanz in 2023 to support organisations with human-centric cyber governance and cyber resilience advisory services.
Patrick holds an MBA from Southern Cross University, is a PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer, and has received CISO training.
Nicola Corna
Founder & Director / Clinical & Respiratory Advisory Lead
Nicola Corna is an experienced Nurse Practitioner working across primary, community, and secondary care settings, improving access to expert respiratory services throughout New Zealand.
Nicola lectures at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for multiple universities and polytechnics and regularly provides education for healthcare professionals across Aotearoa.
She contributes to local, regional, and national respiratory working groups, supports the development of New Zealand-specific respiratory guidelines, and advocates for improved respiratory health outcomes nationwide.
Nicola serves on the scientific advisory board for the New Zealand Asthma and Respiratory Foundation and the Vaping Expert Advisory Board.
Founder & Director / Clinical & Respiratory Advisory Lead
Nicola Corna is an experienced Nurse Practitioner working across primary, community, and secondary care settings, improving access to expert respiratory services throughout New Zealand.
Nicola lectures at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for multiple universities and polytechnics and regularly provides education for healthcare professionals across Aotearoa.
She contributes to local, regional, and national respiratory working groups, supports the development of New Zealand-specific respiratory guidelines, and advocates for improved respiratory health outcomes nationwide.
Nicola serves on the scientific advisory board for the New Zealand Asthma and Respiratory Foundation and the Vaping Expert Advisory Board.
Insights & Thought Leadership
We regularly share insights on:
- Human-centric cybersecurity
- Organisational resilience
- Leadership and governance
- Human performance
- Workforce wellbeing
- Respiratory health
- Business growth and culture
Building Resilient Organisations Starts With People
Whether you are strengthening leadership capability, improving cyber governance, supporting workforce resilience, or navigating organisational change, Corna Consulting provides practical, human-focused advisory support tailored to your environment.
Corna Consulting offers services that are registered with the Management Capability Development Voucher Fund
