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Our Team

Driven by purpose. Guided by depth of experience. Our team helps leaders turn insight into action, strengthening their organisation's capability and performance. 

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Ray Slayford

Founding Partner

Ray has a proven track record in in management consulting and executive leadership with more than 30 years’ experience in Australia, Asia Pacific and Europe. 

 

Functional Expertise:

  • Business Transformation

  • Program Management, 

  • ⁠ERP Systems Implementation

  • Shared Services & Outsourcing

  • Financial Management 

  • Procurement

 

Industry experience:

  • Financial Services

  • Oil and Gas

  • ⁠Mining

  • Telecommunications

  • Utilities

  • State and Federal Government

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Linda Williamson

Founding Partner

Linda is a passionate consultant, coach and facilitator with over 30 years’ global experience working with executive teams and for the past six years, as a Board Director. She combines deep expertise in both change management and the 'inner work' of leadership to create lasting impact.

  Functional Expertise:

  • Executive Coaching & Mentoring

  • Change Management (Org Reviews, Technology, M&A)

  • Transforming Culture

  • Leadership Development

  • Building High Performing Teams

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Industry Experience:

  • Mining & Energy

  • State Public Sector

  • Professional Services

  • Tertiary Education

  • Telecommunications

  • For Purpose (Not-for-Profits)

  • Member based organisations

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Laurie Smith

Founding Partner

Laurie has a strong background in program management and engineering leadership with more than thirty years' experience across North America and Australia. With extensive Military and Defence industry expertise, Laurie specialises in delivering complex transformational programs in high-pressure environments.

​​Functional Expertise:

  • Program Management

  • Asset Management

  • Reliability Engineering

  • Digital Transformation

  • Risk Management

  • Stakeholder Engagement

  • Team Leadership & Mentoring

  • Governance and Playbooks

  • Support Engineering

  • Weapons Systems

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Industry Experience:

  • Defence & Military

  • Government Contracting

  • Engineering Services

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Tony Adcock

Founding Partner

Tony is a globally experienced board Chair, Non Executive Director, Consultant, Coach and Mentor with over 30 years’ experience gained across many countries including Australia, Asia, USA, Middle East and Europe.

 

Functional Expertise

  • Capital markets

  • M&A

  • Corporate structure

  • Strategy and Risk

  • Governance including board performance

  • Executive Coaching and Mentoring

 

Industry/Sector Experience

  • Financial Services and FinTech

  • Mining and Engineering

  • Agri business.

  • Clean Energy including carbon initiatives

  • Infrastructure

  • For Purpose (i.e  Not-For-Profits)

  • Indigenous organisations.

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Mike Gowdy

Founding Partner

Mike has a proven track record in management consulting, leading in complex industries, across tech and people functions, with more than twenty-five years of experience in Australia, US, and Europe.

Functional Expertise:

  • HR Optimisation

  • Shared Services & Outsourcing

  • Operating Model & Organisation Design

  • Business Transformation

  • PMO & Program Management

  • Business Process Optimisation

  • Digital & Technology Management

 

Industry experience:

  • Mining

  • State Government

  • Financial Services

  • Utilities

  • FMCG

  • Telecommunications

  • Oil & Gas

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Rosemary Moore-Fiander

Associate

Rosemary has over 30 years'  professional experience in coaching, leadership development, facilitation and organisational design having led global and national teams for top tier consulting firms and financial services companies.

Functional Expertise:

  • Executive Coaching

  • Leadership Development

  • Change Management

  • Engagement & Culture Design

  • Program Design and Facilitation​

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Industry Experience:

  • Financial Services

  • Professional Services

  • Government

  • Energy & Natural Resources

  • Telecommunications

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