At Directioneering we believe that every change is a chance to find new meaning in our careers and to continue them with renewed purpose. We don’t believe this to be a particularly comfortable process - quite the opposite. But we think it worthwhile - necessary, in fact, if we believe ourselves to be more than just any one title, one company or job. For more than twenty years, our methods and our world-class coaches have shaped the career paths of senior executives, who have in turn changed the face of corporate Australia. Directioneering is the largest privately owned, Australian provider of career management services. We help organisations and their employees to navigate change by providing customised career solutions that support people to take the next step in their professional life. We help organisations minimise risk by providing advice around planning for change, consulting to senior leaders and HR teams, delivering support to impacted individuals and preparing them for the future of work. Our clients benefit from the experience, reputational assurance and confidence that comes from a strong track record of delivering complex and large-scale projects. Directioneering services include Executive Career Transition and Outplacement, Redeployment Services, Career Coach, Executive Coaching and Change Consulting. These are delivered through our tailored career solutions of Directioneering, AP Thrive, Job Navigation and Two Point Zero.

TwoPointZero supports students, graduates and young people at the start of their careers to find their career passion and build their jobs seeking skills to land the role they want. If you’re struggling to find the right career or to land a job, we can help.TwoPointZero’s innovative Career Coaching and Guidance Programs help students, graduates and young people in the early stages of their careers, across Sydney and Melbourne, to get to where they want to be.Our professional coaches and advisors will help you reach your career goals.Our team of experienced career coaches and advisers have an in-depth understanding of the modern job market and will work with you as you:* Learn about your individual strengths and preferences. Working with one of the career coaches and advisors from our Melbourne or Sydney offices, you will develop a clear understanding of what drives and motivates you* Find careers options suited to you. Armed with the information on you drivers and motivators our career coaches and advisers will help you identify and explore the types of careers that will fulfill your needs and help you choose the right one for you.* Gain skills for securing employment. Knowing what to say in a job interview, how to write a resume or knowing how to leverage your networks to get a job is not easy. Our advisors and coaches teach you the skills you need to ensure you can present yourself to employers and compete in the modern job market* Develop a solid career plan. A well developed flexible career plan will help you maintain your focus and reach your career goals* Make the transition into a new career. Our career coaches and advisors will help you make the transition from education in to employment.* Discover the life-changing potential of a fulfilling career.Contact us now for a FREE consultation Click here for more information about the TwoPointZero Story. http://www.twopointzero.com.au/about-us/

Thrive is a Career Solution from The Directioneering Group. Our mission is to provide amazing services to amazing people at every stage of their career. Career management is about more than just getting your next job, or even your next promotion and everyone's needs are as unique as they are. We deeply care about our participants career paths and work with them to customise their experience and ensure they have access to great tools and the expertise they need to Thrive.Thrive is the first of its kind. It’s a marketplace for career transition, outplacement, redeployment and career management services combined with industry-leading, AI powered technology. It is flexible enough to meet any client budget while still putting your employees in control of their destiny

I am a professionally trained keynote speaker and presenter specialising in the Future of Work and Careers.My focus is on empowering my audiences to understand how the workforce is changing and how this will impact the way they engage with talent or manage their own careers to ensure they remain relevant, enhance their employer and personal brands and achieve their business and professional goals.I deliver presentations that are energetic and engaging with a view to challenging and inspiring my audiences to think differently.I have presented to thousands of people across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan and China and tailor my content to make sure it is culturally relevant as well as socially relevant.

The Career Insight Group is Australia's largest privately owned career strategy firm, comprising of Audrey Page & Associates, Directioneering, Navigation Group and TwoPointZero. In this role I oversee the TCIG Innovation Hub with responsibility for operationalising business innovations and technology as well as the the development and execution of marketing strategies that support the companies within The Career Insight Group to connect with their customers and candidates and support their career transition journeys.

In this role I am a principal sales lead for the business in senior client engagement by leading discussions on the future of work and the evolution of employment and work in the region and marrying that with the clients business strategy and talent attraction and management strategies to design solutions that embed Randstad as their talent partner. As well as leading the sales discussion I am also responsible for training sales people in the region on how to engage with senior clients using Randstad's Total Talent Architecture Strategy as well translating Randstad Thought Leadership in to sales discussions that our consultants can have with their clients.In addition I play an important role working to further develop the scope of the potential HR markets in the region by working to develop better recognition for the role the Recruitment and the Employment Services Industry plays in creating strong performing labour markets, decent work and flexibility for employers and employees.This part of my roles is aimed at growing our potential market.I am passionate about helping disadvantaged job seekers to gain descent work and this role allows me to put my 28 plus years of recruitment and employment services industry experience to help do exactly that by sponsoring diversity employment across our business and with our clients. This has included programs for older Australians and people with a disability as well as leading the Randstad Shaping Young Futures Program, a program designed to help young unemployed Australians to develop job seeking skills and employment pathways to their first job.

Randstad operates six specialist professional recruitment divisions in Australia. As Group Director I was responsible for the overall sales and profitability of Randstads Sales, Marketing and Communications Recruitment, Information Technology Recruitment and Accounting Recruitment Divisions employing approximately 100 recruitment consultants.Responsibilities included:Leading high level sales engagement with clients and prospective clientsThe development of business strategy and plansThe development of sales and operating budgetsMonitoring business performance and taking corrective action where necessaryProviding leadership and direction the a culture of honest and accountability.

The World Employment Confederation is the voice of "Labour Market Enablers " around the world and representing 50 countries and the largest recruitment and HR services providers in the world.In my role as Board Member I worked closely to establish recognition across the region for the role that employment services providers play in creating decent work in strong performing economies.This includes:Helping its members to conduct their businesses in a legal and regulatory environment that is positive and supportive.Promoting quality standards within the staffing industry and fighting against rogue providers.Developing a better understanding of the reality of the private employment services industry and gaining recognition for its positive contribution to better functioning labour markets.Improving the image of the industry and strengthen its representation.Speaking as the authoritative body of the private employment industry.Developing close working relationships with international organisations (ILO, OECD, World Bank; G20).Making an effective contribution to the successful use of the economic potential of agency work sector.

In 2007 I was employed by Randstad with a view to building a Managed Services and RPO business for Randstad in Australia in order to leverage opportunities that were emerging in the marker and across Randstad's client base.In the early stages with no clients and no staff this was essentially a business development role working at an executive level with existing and prospective clients on their strategic talent management and human resource issues to align their organisational need with the services of Randstad Manged Services. This included contingent labour MSP Services and Recruitment Process Outsourcing Solutions through long term business partnerships.As the sales opportunities turned in to business we built an operational delivery team that in 2010 became part of the Randstad Sourceright business as part of our strategy to align global MSP and RPO operations.

The Recruitment & Consulting Services Association Australia & New Zealand (RCSA) is the leading industry and professional body for the recruitment and the human resources services sector in Australia and New Zealand. It represents over 3,300 company and individual Members.The RCSA sets the benchmark for industry standards through representation, education, research and business advisory support so members may concentrate on their core business. All RCSA member organisations and accredited professionals agree to abide by the ACCC authorised RCSA Code for Professional Conduct.

In line with a global business focus to grow Kelly’s share of market in Professional and Technical Recruitment and Human Resources Outsourcing, the role of Director – PTSA was created in 2006The role has full profit and loss responsibility for Kelly Engineering Resources, Kelly IT Resources, and Kelly Financial Resources as well as Kelly’s Human Resource Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing Contracts (MSP & RPO Operations)

The Director – Service Sector, is responsible for the General Management of Kelly’s Temporary and Permanent Commercial Staffing Services business throughout Australia covering office support, call centre and banking and finance recruitment sectors

The Regional Director role was established prior to the acquisition of Kelly's business in Asia as a a key management role, linking the field and US Head Office with responsibility for ensuring and supporting the deployment of global strategy and tactics throughout Kelly's newly acquired businesses in the Asia Pacific Region. (9 Countries). This role worked closely with the management of the acquired operations to ensure that the organization capitalized on the opportunities this acquisition presented and to ensure that the leadership and staff became fully integrated in to the Kelly business and culture.Key objectives and responsibilities for the Regional Director role include:Sales Management of Global Accounts within the region Leading Regional sales bidsEnsuring the deployment of global processes and procedures for sales and service for all business linesProviding input into the design and development of global strategies in sales and service.Providing input into the design development of processes and procedures in sales and service.Ensure processes and procedures realize operational efficiencies.Oversea the launch of new product lines/services using global best practice in accordance with the International Strategic PlanIdentify operation/sales gaps and implement plans to close them.Ensure the Regional Managers are maximizing the tools and processes developed and deployed in support of field operationsRemain current with all developments in Corporate (Troy, Michigan) to assure all suitable tools, programs, business lines etc. are exploited within the Asia Pacific Region Work closely with Regional VP to ensure that region is achieving optimum outcomes in sales and service.Ensure e-commerce initiatives are integrated into the business to maximize organizational efficiency and sales opportunities.Training and Orientation – global process, strategies and procedures.

As State Manager, I had overall profit and loss responsibility for the performance of all Kelly Business Lines operating in the State of Victoria. This encompassed 4 branches, 6 service lines, approx. 40 staff and a turnover of approx. AU$38,000,000.Responsibilities included:Development of Business Plans and Budgets for the StateSales Management of State Business Development TeamBusiness DevelopmentRegularly review financial, operational and sales performance with the branch managers and State leadership team to ensure achievement of objectives

The Oakleigh Industrial Branch opened in April 1992, specializing in Light Industrial recruitment and was Kelly’s first service line to be developed in Australia outside of the traditional Kelly office clerical businesses.I was appointed as Branch Manager in July 1992 after the branch had failed to hit plan for the first three months of operation.As Branch Manager I was responsible for developing new business, growing and servicing existing customers, supervision and management of team members and the profit and loss financial performance of the branch.

New business development and account management across the office support sector within Kelly’s Melbourne Branch

Recruitment New Business Development and major Account Management

Residential Real Estate Sales