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About Adam

Since 2012 I have been working with leaders to help them create real strategy then get their organisations set up to deliver. With over 25 years of organisational leadership experience, the trademark of my work is engaging expertise with a touch of humour (because real change needs it!) I bring together a vast and evolving knowledge of strategic, organisational, systems and people models to create insight and understandings that are bespoke for each situation. Working via consulting, facilitating, training, coaching and presenting (including a popular video series), I help leaders create personal and organisational changes that just make sense. And work.

Prior to establishing my consulting practice, I was part of the Executive at RAA, creating the transformation in both staff engagement and profit of a struggling business for it to become a ‘pillar’ product.  I also held roles overseeing group strategy and major projects, creating a 10-year timespan strategic approach that continues to this day, and was foundational in developing the organisation’s acquisition capability.  Earlier work saw success in senior roles in the insurance, finance, education and legal industries, with the pattern of my work being the regeneration of morale and the delivery of improved outcomes be it projects, teams, business areas or full profit and loss.

My formal qualifications are in Economics and Law (with Honours), and I am a qualified Barrister and Solicitor in South Australia (while successfully avoiding actual working as one!)  I also hold a Certification from the Institute For Development Coaching for providing feedback and tailored coaching on the Leadership Maturity Framework. 

Outside of work and my busy family, I one of the organisers of the Eco Walk ‘n Roll to School which providves a fun and easy way for kids and parents to be heard on the need for more action on climate change, as well as the Soccer Coordinator for my chidren’s school.

And between all of this, you’ll probably find me reading!  Either about organisations, or a good piece of narrative non-fiction.


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I love being valuable by helping leaders significantly improve their organisations through using what we both know.  An easy starting point is a meeting or a short presentation - I’ll just start helping.

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Watch me make sense of organisations on my YouTube channel.

Read my blog at zenorganisations.com.  You can subscribe there.  Or connect with me on LinkedIn

And…I appreciate you looking through my website – it’s always an honour that people take the time.  Thank you.


Education

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

  • Graduate Certificate Legal Practice, 1997

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours), 1996

  • Bachelor of Economics, 1994

Activities & Affiliations

  • Institute of Developmental Coaching Leadership Framework, Accreditation

  • Australian Human Resources Institute, Organisational Design & Development Network, Convener

  • Belair Primary School Governing Council, Member

  • Belair Primary School Education Committee, Member

  • South Australian Bar, Admitted as Barrister and Solicitor

  • Adelaide Bite Baseball, Advisor