About Us

Amanda Lehman

Expertise in customising and delivering organisational psychology solutions supporting individual and organisational development for a diverse range of customers. Specialising in assessment, development and psychological wellness, Amanda’s experience covers talent management, competency frameworks, recruitment process and assessment centre design, as well as leadership development and psychometric assessment. Amanda is recognised for her personable, friendly and down to earth style and capacity to consistently deliver excellent results. Her ability to develop and deliver organisational psychology solutions has seen her work both globally and in Australia.

Christie Breakspear

Christie specialises in workplace investigation and mediation, conflict resolution, diversity management, training and policy development. She has been an academic, researcher, writer, corporate trainer, mediator, facilitator and investigator. Christie has outstanding analytical and problem solving skills. In her academic writing, she analyses data, interprets ideas and provides theoretical insights. The breadth of Christie’s skills and experience mean she brings keen insights into individual and organisational needs and solves problems associated with communication, conflict, presentation and learning styles. Christie has worked in the public, private and higher education sectors.

Christine Welsh

Christine has over 20 years of experience in strategic and operational human resources which includes workplace coaching, change management, redeployment and redundancy, job analysis and evaluation training and facilitation; mediation, conciliation and conflict coaching; corporate investigations and organisational reviews; staff management; policy development and implementation. Christine has an array of industry experience working with; Commission for Children; Department of Housing, providing training for Senior Managers in performance management and giving and receiving feedback; Department of Education and Training; State Training Services and the Adult Migrant Education Service; University of Technology Sydney, managing a change program to amalgamate two faculties into one, including job analysis and evaluation; Ageing, Disability and Home Care practicing mediation and conflict coaching.

Edith Hurt

With a professional background in senior management & Human Resources in large corporations, the Financial Services industry, NGOs, Edith has deep experience and expertise in a range of areas. These include: Relationship Management & Emotional Intelligence/Political Astuteness development, Project Leadership (accredited Master Project Director), Change Management and Organisational Development. Edith has in depth IT, HR, general management, project management, change management and business analysis & process improvement experience in industries including insurance/financial services, IT, health, import/export , professional services and the Public Sector. Additionally, Edith has extremely wide ranging and deep experience in dealing with Performance Management and Talent Development as well as Risk Management & Compliance, and developing Business Continuity plans. She is also a senior facilitator and speaker for Beyondblue.

Elizabeth Thurbon

Imogen Wareing

Imogen has developed her knowledge and expertise over a professional career spanning the Public & Private Sectors. Her experience includes Senior Human Resource Management positions in the private sector, management consulting with PricewaterhouseCoopers and 25 years of consulting, executive coaching and mentoring, leadership and management development, strategic planning and change management, team building and performance management and facilitation. One of Imogen’s noted achievements is that she introduced formal organisational mentoring programs as a development tool into Australia, and since designed, managed and delivered the largest blue collar mentoring program in Australia. Imogen has in depth skills and a specialised understanding of personal and organisational change, how people learn and work together, and the economic, political, sociological and psychological drivers for organisations and the people who work within them, learned from her own in-depth experience as well as ongoing formal learning.

Jade Williamson

Specialist skills in leadership coaching, talent management, local and international recruitment and selection, expatriation, labour migration, performance management, workforce planning, dispute resolution and mergers and acquisitions. Comprehensive HR and IR experience working for both SME’s and large multi-nationals whose workforces have consisted of both blue and white colour workers across various industries including aviation, legal counsel, manufacturing, construction, research, insurance and building automation. Worked within and managed teams across the Americas, APAC and Europe to develop programs in areas such as leadership development, engagement and recognition, best practice performance management and cultural change. Specialist skills in leadership coaching, improving processes and developing procedure, talent management, local and international recruitment and selection, expatriation, labour migration, performance management, workforce planning, dispute resolution and mergers and acquisitions.

Jeanette Davies

Dr Kell Tremayne

Kell has a PhD in psychology with dynamic experience in lecturing, tutoring, coordinating at University and as a consultant in the area of time management, optimising performance, stress management, and effectiveness. His experience in facilitating and coaching include: behavioural change, people development, effectiveness and efficiency, leadership and focused performance. As a Unit Coordinator for 1200 students at the University of Western Sydney Kell had responsibilities of coordinating, lecturing and tutoring psychology students and possess excellent email management skills!. A great deal of his experience has been working with elite and emerging athletes and business people over the past 15-20 years. Using his education in sport psychology he has worked with teams and individuals including the Australian Olympic Women’s Water polo Team, the NSW Institute of Sport and the AFL Players Association. As one of Australia’s senior sport psychologists he has made contributions to scientific, regulatory and professional bodies

Kerry Rosser

Having held various senior leadership roles in banking and finance, and over 20 years in the learning space, including 7 years as National Learning and Development Manager, Global Learning Services at ANZ Bank and 3 years as Strategic L+D Manger for Federal Government agency, ANSTO, Kerry has a clear line of sight to what makes Leaders successful and how to build strong and productive relationships within both private and public sector organisations. Kerry is a highly experienced and qualified Coach, Trainer and Facilitator, including accreditation on the Harvard “Immunity to Change” processes. Extremely pragmatic and down to earth, Kerry is driven by people. She has a proven track record of obtaining real results for leaders in the workplace. Her coaching style is based on a combination of cognitive and emotional intelligence approaches, which makes her an expert in developing and maintaining relationships across an organisation. Kerry practically applies current findings in positive psychology, brain based behavioural change and neuroscience to obtain real and lasting results

Kimberley Hannagan

Kimberley is a highly experienced and qualified coach, trainer, facilitator, mediator and conflict manager. She develops and delivers high quality, in-depth, research based training and coaching solutions for cultural change, organisational change, communication, mediation, conflict management and process management fields. Kimberley has lectured on MBA and other academic programmes and conducted training in workplaces for over 20 years. Kimberley has a wide range of experience in both public and private sectors. Her industry experience has enabled her to develop a practical hands-on approach to analysing and diagnosing workplace change, communications and conflict issues, processes, behaviours and culture. She tailors experiences and feedback regularly recognises Kimberley’s ability to connect learning principles with the specific workplace environment and experience.

Kimmaree Thompson

Kimmaree has over 15 years experience at senior executive levels working in/with Public Sector agencies, including working as CEO of Regional Development Australia – Northern Rivers, a Director of Human Resources in State Government, as well as extensive prior Public Sector experience. She has worked with national recruitment companies undertaking executive recruitment, selection and organisational change consulting for major change initiatives within the NSW Public Sector. As a change manager, Kimmaree has been involved in a number of major Public Sector restructures in senior human resources and operations. Kimmaree’s Public and Private Sector experience also encompasses training and consulting services for root cause analysis, and human factor root cause analysis, a proprietary performance improvement methodology. She also established a framework for nationally accredited training programs, leading a consultative committee that included Industry Training Councils, Aboriginal and Union representatives.

Mary Regan

Mary is a highly experienced and qualified Coach, Trainer & Facilitator with over 30 years of HR, people management, recruitment, organisation culture and development initiatives and change management, plus WH&S and facility management. She has a proven track record of successfully coaching executives, managers and leading organisational change. Mary has held various Senior HR Director, Manager and Leadership roles in the automotive, oil and gas, aviation industries and the Public Sector, including 7 years as Group HR Manager for the Ford Motor Company & Premier Automotive Group Australia and 2 years in Corporate Management Unit at NSW Treasury. Mary’s approach is practical, down to earth and solution focused, and she uses her empathetic style and relationship building talent to lead, influence and gain credibility at all levels.

Matt Lumsdaine

Matt is a highly experienced, qualified, very practical, professional & grounded coach, trainer & facilitator (and an entertaining one when appropriate!). He is also an accredited mediator with the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia and holds a Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution. An accomplished business professional with a background in management consulting, project management, business development & sales, Matt has over 25 years of commercial experience, including 12 years selling technology based business solutions in highly complex & competitive arenas. Matt works well with across all levels of an organisation from new managers to C-suite executives, and has worked with clients from the Private & Public sectors, including CBA & NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet. He is well grounded in the realities of the commercial environment and remains focused on deep behavioural change to obtain highly successful results.

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Merryl Semple

Merryl has over 20 years experience delivering strategies, programs and courses which support leadership development. Her particular areas of expertise include; leadership development facilitation, high performance executive coaching, performance management, change management, resilience coaching and training, management and leadership development strategy. Merryl has extensive experience in facilitating leadership development workshops for a range of public and private industries including transport, housing, health, manufacturing, legal and financial services. As the former Manager, Management and Leadership Development at NSW RailCorp Organisational Development Unit, Merryl was responsible for the design, development and delivery of integrated programs of leadership capability, change management and performance development. She facilitated executive workshops and senior team meetings, establishment of a capability development framework for work based learning and development for 1500 supervisors and 400 middle and senior managers. She developed a range of management and leadership development skills programs in leadership, business results, graduates, mentoring, coaching.

Milena McKenzie

Her business experience spans 20+ years and she brings a broad base of experience and skills, across a range of industries, including Aviation & Tourism, Telecommunications, FMCG and Membership Services, holding both line and strategic HR & Organisational Development roles. In her last corporate role as Head of Talent & Capability, People & Organisational Capability, Milena played an instrumental role in shifting the culture from one of apathy to an engaged, aligned and driven organisation. As part of this transformation, Milena partnered with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, to acquire key talent, coach, develop and mentor a number of these individuals and their direct reports, resulting in increased capability and achievement of their key strategic goals. Specialising in organisational development and leadership solutions, Milena has been instrumental in facilitating and driving organisational change projects, developing and implementing organisational performance management strategies, successfully establishing coaching cultures, overseeing high performance benchmarking projects and developing, delivering and managing a broad range of leadership development solutions across Australia.

Paul Barry

With over 35 years at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Paul combines a wealth of deep public and banking/finance sector experience at C-level Management, Executive and Board level with high-level study and skills in coaching, psychology, counselling, economics and finance. He has exceptionally well-developed leadership, communication and analytical skills, with a deeply pragmatic, people-based approach underpinned by an extremely well developed Emotional Intelligence and underlying empathy. His approach to coaching is underpinned by a deep-seated belief in the potential of people to grow and develop in their working and personal lives and in the capacity of coaching to facilitate this by providing empathic, challenging and pragmatic support. His experience, analytical, management and communication skills are especially effective in the areas of navigating challenges in interpersonal relations including staff management, communication skills, conflict resolution, motivation and effective team performance, building self awareness and work-related and personal goals.

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Rita Holland

Rita has a wealth of leadership development and behavioural change skills and has worked with various state departments including, Department of Planning, Treasury, State and Regional Development, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Tourism, and the State Transit Authority. Rita also has extensive experience with Federal Government departments which include the Australian Taxation Office, Attorney General’s Office and CSIRO/Food Science Australia. Rita has high industry experience and knowledge within the banking and financial services, professional services, media, logistics, pharmaceutical and FMCG sectors. Rita passionately engages with individuals and teams through structured, practical and proven coaching methodologies. She is very goal directed and focuses on the solutions and required outcomes of each coaching program. Rita has great empathy and connects with her coachees, one of her strengths is the ability to encourage and drive the individuals to focus on the results for change.

Ross Blaikie

With his respected Six Sigma Black Belt accreditation and expertise, a Masters of HR Management and over 10 years experience in HR, Organisational Development and Learning and Development both in Australia and overseas in culturally diverse and complex workplaces, Ross has an extremely unique and sought after skill set – in addition to being a highly skilled facilitator, presenter and trainer. Commencing his career as a Mechanical Engineer and Business Improvement Advisor in BHP Billiton, Ross’ subsequent experience encompasses Leadership Development, Performance Management, Career Pathing, Succession Planning, Change Management, and many aspects of Business Process Improvement.

Simon Smith

As a qualified & highly experienced coach, team coach, facilitator, presenter and trainer accredited on a wide range of psychometric and 360° leadership and emotional intelligence assessments, Simon has both led and personally participated in the delivery of an extremely diverse suite of organisational development, learning and development, organisational and localised change management, cultural change and performance improvement solutions. His experience also includes leadership development and facilitation of organisational adaptive restructuring.
Simon has personally provided executive coaching to C-suite executives through to new managers, designed, developed and implemented State-wide training programs for up to 600 staff (including short timeframes i.e. 3 weeks) to ongoing leadership, team and organisational development training and coaching programs.
In all the areas he works across, Simon’s strengths lie in consulting with stakeholders at all levels, quickly assessing the core challenges being experienced, identifying areas for improvement and developing and implementing extremely practical, down to earth, pragmatic solutions that get results in the real world – then getting people into action to make things happen on the ground. He is passionate about getting people into action, and one of his personal mottos are “when you’re going through hell – keep going” (Winston Churchill).

Sue Rosen

With more than 25 years experience in a diverse range of challenging corporate environments Sue has achieved an enviable track record in delivering workplace success both in Australia and overseas. Sue has a genuine passion for maximising human potential in every type of business challenge. Whether it’s delivering strategies for growth, taking flourishing businesses through public listings or fostering innovative workplace cultures that translate to the bottom line, Sue has real-world experience that counts. As a chartered accountant and with a strong grounding in the technical field of finance she has a pragmatic approach and a special interest in this area making the transition from pure technical roles to positions of leadership with broader responsibilities including strategy and employee engagement.

Susan Germein

Susan is a learning and development professional with extensive experience in facilitation, training, coaching, organisational development, instructional design and content development, working in private and public sectors. Special interest subject areas include change and transformation, managing and leading people, communication and career coaching. Susan creates high quality learning experiences for participants through learner-centred and experiential approaches. She skilfully relates easily to diverse cultures, ages and demographics, quickly builds rapport and empathy as a strong platform for supporting change. Susan has a strong commitment to evaluation and tangible outcomes both for individual and organisation.

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Therese Fuller

Therese is a highly successful Change Leader and Organisational Development professional with a proven track record in leading effective business and cultural transformations in multiple private and public sector organisations. She effectively leverages functional leadership and management consulting expertise to consistently deliver on organisational and change outcomes. Therese has a result focussed, pragmatic approach, supported by deep change management and organisational development knowledge, a strong service ethic and exceptional stakeholder engagement skills. Therese has an ability to apply an appropriate combination of individual behavioural change theories and proven organisational change methodologies to achieve business, organisational and cultural transformation. Therese has exceptional group facilitation skills applied in generating solutions, building commitment and overcoming resistance. Therese’s sound theoretical knowledge is complemented by her high-level business experience. She has held senior HR roles at Hawker De Havilland and Unilever and managed businesses including IIR, then the world’s largest privately owned training and development and conference provider. As Head of Learning and Development at St George Bank, she guided her division through a major transformation, from a simple training department to a dynamic, strategically relevant organisational development unit crucial to the company’s emergence as the fifth force in banking in Australia. As a consultant, Therese has provided strategic guidance to Top 100 companies from many different industry sectors.

Tim Sprague

Tim is an organisational psychologist with extensive experience as a coach, facilitator, trainer, mediator and consultant. He is accredited in a range of psychological assessment tools and is completing a master’s degree in coaching psychology. An experienced executive and consultant who has worked across both the Public and Private Sectors, Tim has worked as a Human Resources practitioner for over 25 years. He has held roles as Director of Human Resources at the Australian Graduate School of Management and at Macquarie University, a C-suite executive and a Board Member. His business experience and deep understanding of psychology and research based coaching practice provides a mix of proven behavioural techniques and practical interventions to challenge preconceptions and effect lasting behavioural change. His coaching practice builds relationships, rapport and trust creating a base from which to challenge clients to think in new ways and apply insights and techniques in professional environments. His facilitation skills focus on the development of practical skills which can improve individual effectiveness and group performance.

Vicki Samootin

Vicki is a highly experienced coach, facilitator and consultant; she is an exceptional executive and career transition coach and facilitator. Vicki has 15 years’ experience within learning and development and change management environments including transformational change and career transition consultancies, the private and NSW Public government sectors. Vicki is driven by holding a supportive space for those to reach their full potential when faced with change particularly as a result of organisational change.