Consulting to and working with a range of corporate and private clients to provide organisational development solutions, leadership and executive coaching support and career transition and talent management solutions on a corporate and private level. Delivering high quality, tailored career transition career management and executive coaching programs in one-on-one and workshop situations to clients from an extensive and diverse range of industries .Organisational Change Strategy Development & ImplementationExecutive & Leadership CoachingCareer Management Coaching & WorkshopsCareer Transition & Outplacement ConsultingJobsearch Readiness Coaching including; Personal Profile and Branding Coaching;Resume Development; Job Applications; Interview Preparation and Coaching.

Key member of Exec Team and trusted advisor to successive GMs and Execs; Developed and executed strategy at both company and departmental levels, ensuring people strategies aligned and enabled the company’s objectives;Mentored, coached and guided senior managers in all aspects of people leadership;HR Lead on departmental reengineering, mergers and acquisitions, change capability and Talent development;Guide and counsellor on change and cost reduction initiatives including departmental reorganizations and mergers, and five departmental moves to shared service functions. Personal expertise included developing change capability, stakeholder management, change preparedness engagement of and partnership with external consultants and outplacement expertise.Led HR team to change company's perception of HR from 'compliance' to 'people-centric' through developing and marketing people strategies, increasing visibility and personal interaction and ongoing demonstration of the value of HR to the business. Results included an uplift in business partnering and impact on a reduction in staff turnover.Major contributor to developing and implementing the company’s strategic business objectives and driving the associated HR initiatives across:- Leadership Development- Change Capability- On-boarding & Staff Retention - Engagement & Culture- Performance Management- Talent Management and High Potential development

Promoted to head up national T&D function for NLCM, leading the T&D Strategy for Quest and three interstate sister companies. This entailed gap analysis, research, development & delivery of bespoke and established training solutions for Management, Sales, Editorial, Production and Finance & Administration staff across the country. Courses, workshops and seminars were offered across a wide range of subject matters, from sales and business / administration skills to management and leadership for all departments.Consistently achieved maximum feedback ratings in customised Management and Sales courses.Worked with Department Heads across the businesses to identify training gaps and recommend, develop and implement bespoke training solutions utilising appropriate methodology and processes according to adult learning principals.Produced first national T&D Directory with annual calendar and training nomination process which encouraged more in-depth analysis of staff development needs, a greater focus on delivering on learning outcomes and enabling transfer of learning. A more structured approach to learning and development ensued.Worked with HR personnel and Department Managers to drive an increased emphasis on performance improvement and accountability which in turn enabled promotion of the effectiveness of the learning and development opportunities. Continuously reviewed existing activities and initiated new learning programs to support corporate needs in order that learning and development initiatives became aligned with corporate and business planning.Worked with local GMs to increase their visibility and support of learning and ensure the corporate culture supported the initiatives and where necessary address cultural barriers to learning.

Worked across all departments, with particular emphasis on Sales, Marketing and Distribution working with GM and acting as consultant, adviser, counselor, and reference point for Employee and HR issues in the absence of an HR Manager.Successfully developed and delivered new concept in-house sales process and associated training courses including a bespoke Advertising Sales Portfolio which won a PANPA Award for Excellence

Sales and Management Learning and Development Consultancy providing retail and media advice to major clients