Natalie is Bendelta's Chief Connection Officer and practice area expert in leadership development. The firm and its client work have won several national and international awards for leadership and culture (e.g. Australian 5-star Employer 2023, 2022, 2021; Australia's Employer of Choice in 2021/22 (#1 Australian HR Awards, 1 - 100 people); a 2020 - 2023 and AFR Boss Best Places to Work, AFR/Boss Most Innovative Companies 2020 - 2024). Across 2019, 2020 and 2023, Bendelta also won global gold Brandon Hall awards for Leadership Development (Most Unique and Innovative program, alongside fellow winners, such as Harvard and INSEAD). An accomplished educator and researcher, Natalie is passionate about building leadership and cultural capability in change agility, empathy, creativity and collaboration. Natalie has delivered keynotes across five continents, is the developer of several psychometric tools (such as the internationally applied Workplace Trust Scale), and is the co-author of the academic textbook, ‘People Development: An inside view’. Natalie coaches a small number of senior executives, including C-suite leaders and Board members and is also a passionate Advocate for Women's Community Shelters.