Organisation Consulting

  • Held academic positions in Graduate Business schools

  • Coaching panel of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

  • Federal and State consulting commendations (National, SA, VIC)

  • Committee membership – Finance and Programs

  • Clients include the World Bank, IMF, governments, and corporations

Examples of my practice: development and resolution of strategy and stakeholder impasses:

  • For Government Board, reviewed and directed resolution of major national impasse for the Electronic Conveyancing initiative now ‘PEXA’. Recognized with Federal national award.

  • For Australia Post headquarters, at request of the CEO, realigned information systems to strategic and management goals and co-led national teams for implementation.

  • South Government resolved stalled water licensing project by re-negotiation with the vendor. Now operates across State. Commendation in State Parliament.

  • The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – Washington D.C.  Many engagements to resolve funded national and institutional project impasses.

  • The Marriott Corporation Headquarters (USA). Design investment intelligence functions for assessment of investment potentials.

  • ANZ/NBNZ acquisition. Managed cultural, technical, and business integration complexities. Resolution focus based on developed shared views of financial and business transactions.

My consulting practice specialises in turnaround of major organisational initiatives, and resolution of institutional impasses. My approach is psychosocial combining a holistic basis for resolution of the issues.  The approach is consistent with the of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organisations (ISPSO) and the Tavistock Institute.

Examples of over 70 presentations, papers, and workshops:

  • A Method to Develop Stakeholder Management Strategies, Professional Development Workshop, ISPSO

  • Why Well Managed Projects Fail and What to Do about it, Professional Development Workshop, ISPSO

  • Projections of influence: helping identify, analyse, and resolve perceived influence, European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)

  • Optimism bias of Governance Groups: A defence against lack of presumed knowledge, Socioanalysis

  • Locus of Control and Vocational Interest, The Australian Psychological Society, Conference

  • Aligning Information to Strategic Goals: A Framework for Information Systems Development.  The Australian Centre for Management Accounting Development, Annual Meeting