Kate is the founder and Director of CommuniKate Consulting and Women Veterans Australia Board Member. She holds a Bachelor of Business, Master of Business Administration, Master of Applied Social Research, a Graduate Certificate of Professional Writing, and is a Doctor of Philosophy. Her career has spanned leadership, consulting and advisory roles and though specialised in change management and communication has shifted her expertise to turning complex research into meaningful and tangible insights with practical application. Kate is passionate about ethical and moral leadership and behaviours underpinned by a positive virtuous culture. Kate has worked both nationally and internationally (Australia and the US) for top ASX-listed companies and notable not-for-profit national organisations at senior levels. She is an accomplished professional with extensive experience with C-level executives and an ability to communicate across all levels within an organisation. In completing her PhD, Kate explored how ethical and values-based leadership increasingly challenges leaders in rules-based organisations, focused on industries such as Defence and bureaucracies. Kate’s research has appeared in leading journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics and has presented at notable international conferences (ICBEML and AOM). Her research has been developed into a seminar education and training video for the Australian Defence Force. Kate’s book has been internationally published based on her research. Kate previously served seven years in the Royal Australian Air Force.Service Offering:Board Ethics AdvisoryOrganisational Cultural Review and Analysis to support business strategies and/or organisational transformational change. Leadership Development – Values, ethics, and morals (virtuous behaviours) for leaders and organisations to assist in addressing any tensions, conflicts, or paradoxes in decision-making.Conference Papers/Presentations/Publications:Values, Moral Courage and Bureaucracy (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024)Third PHILOS Conference (Chania, Greece, 2023)Rules, Values and Virtues: Moral Complexity of Military Leadership (Journal of Business Ethics, 2021)21st International Conference on Business Ethics, Management & Leadership (Paris, 2019)Academy of Management Annual Meeting (Boston, 2019)