I hear what isn't being said

Inside any organisation, some things are hard to see and hard to say. I work with boards and leadership teams at exactly those points. With you, not for you.

Best practice is useful
Putting purpose into practice is better

HOW I WORK

I work from outside: strategy, facilitation and coaching for purpose-driven organisations.

Diagnosing with you

Finding the real issues together, not just the ones that are easiest to name

Crafting solutions

Crafting approaches and tools specific to your needs

Skilful facilitation

Holding the conversations a group can't easily run for itself

Supporting decisions

Staying true to your vision while facing reality

Implementing with care

Supporting you and your teams with empathy and practical guidance

WHO I WORK WITH

Purpose-driven organisations at the moments that matter

Organisations in transition

Finding stability and direction during change

Curious Boards

Exploring futures, creating clarity, building capability

Executives

Enabling success through practical tools and insightful conversations

During a typical project, my clients

  • Better understand and demonstrate their value, even in difficult-to-quantify areas

  • Have the conversation that had been waiting to happen

  • Create clarity from complexity in their planning and execution

  • Move their boards and leaders to a truly strategic outlook

  • Build stronger teams that execute effectively

  • Develop practical tools that actually get used

“It is evident that Paul is very purpose-driven in his work and has a very high standard of quality, and was also exceptionally skilled at listening to our specific needs and working out a tailored approach that works best for our organisation as opposed to a one size fits all approach.”

My approach sets me apart

Certified Coach

Providing coaching services and bringing a coaching mindset to strategy, planning and culture

Co-creation

We build the process together, tailored to your specific context

Connective thinking

Spotting patterns and synthesising practical insights from complexity

Practical tools

Developing frameworks that get used, not shelved

Safety and challenge

Aligning diverse perspectives while embracing necessary change

CLIENTS I’VE WORKED WITH

Health and medical

  • ANZ Society for Geriatric Medicine
  • Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
  • Australian Physiotherapy Association
  • Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery
  • GMHBA
  • Hepatitis Australia
  • Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia
  • Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychology Services

Community, disability and justice

  • Abound Communities
  • ARC Justice
  • Australian Multicultural Community Services
  • Community Options Australia
  • Meli
  • Noah's Ark
  • River Nile School
  • WAYSS
  • Windermere

Government and regulators

  • Agricultural Services Victoria
  • Australian Energy Regulator
  • Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
  • City of Greater Geelong
  • Consumer Policy Research Centre

Culture and heritage

  • Australian Ballet School
  • Australian Queer Archive
  • Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, SA
  • Port Arthur Historic Management Authority

I believe

  • Great questions beat stale answers

  • The way you build your strategy is your strategy

  • Without strategy, plans are just task lists. Without plans, strategy is just a hope.

  • Slow is smooth and smooth is fast –  time spent listening is never wasted