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    WHAT WE VALUE

    WHAT WE VALUE

    A strategy only matters if people understand it, believe in it, and can act on it. If your vision or values are stuck in the boardroom, they won’t shape decisions or behaviour on the ground. We help organisations bring strategy to life and make values feel valuable again.

    One of the hardest — and most important — shifts in any transformation is changing mindsets. We work with leaders to identify the practical and behavioural levers that shift culture, lift engagement, and improve the employee experience.

    Our goal is to build lasting capability. That means:

    • Equipping leaders with the tools to lead change;
    • Tracking progress and impact over time;
    • Creating alignment between people, structure, and purpose;
    • Building organisational viability in a fast-changing world.

    What makes us different?

    There are a lot of consulting firms out there. Why hire us? We think there are a number of very important reasons.

    1. Outcomes, not activities
      We’re here to deliver impact — not fill diaries. Our focus is on results, not just talk.
    2. Independent, not deferential
      We pride ourselves on service excellence, but we are not lackeys. We respectfully "say it as it is", and provide clear, independent advice to help you succeed.
    3. Implementation is everything
      Designing the plan is only step one. Our passion lies in making it happen — building momentum, embedding capability, and sticking with it until it's real.
    4. Insight through action
      We love data — but only when it informs decisions. We use insight to identify trends, drive dialogue, and keep the focus on progress, not paralysis.
    5. Capacity building, not dependency
      We build internal capability to reduce reliance. We openly share IP, tools and experience — our success is measured by how well our clients perform, not how long we’re needed.
    6. Cross-sector experience, local context
      With over 20 years of experience across industries, we bring broad perspective and fresh insight, while adapting to each organisation’s unique dynamics.
    7. Evolving practice
      We continuously develop new tools and frameworks — and freely share them. Our clients benefit from a flow of fresh thinking and evidence-based practice.
    8. No billable hours. Just outcomes.
      We operate on a simple, outcomes-based retainer. No stopwatch. No clock-watching. Just focused delivery, every step of the way.
    9. Your success is our success
      We don’t just work for you. We work with you. When you succeed, we do too.

     

    "Craig's discipline and strategic approach is at the absolute core of a successful strategy around our future planning process outcomes. I personally appreciated his guidance and advice through a difficult process of restructuring the business". Partner–Law firm.

    "Craig has worked with us for only a few months, and in record time, with quite a few challenges, exceeded our expectations. He has increased productivity and performance by getting to the core and dealing with causes, without being distracted by the symptoms. He ensures sustainable behaviour change rather than quick wins." Learning & Organisation Development Manager

    WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY...

    "Craig, I thought I would pre-empt your follow up to let you know I did sit down with each of my managers, followed the guidelines you suggested re approach and I really felt it worked a lot better than my normal approach and that several of them then really took ownership for the issues and suggested ways to improve processes to make things work better for them and others. "

    Deloitte Partner - Sydney.

    "Craig has worked with us for only a few months, and in record time, with quite a few challenges, exceeded our expectations. He has increased productivity and performance by getting to the core and dealing with causes, without being distracted by the symptoms. He ensures sustainable behaviour change rather than quick wins."

    National Learning & Organisation Development Manager at Opal Aged Care

    "The relationship between Craig McFadden and the senior management team has been fantastic. Craig has always been extremely professional, ethical, supportive and informative. His important personal and process skills ensured that the Company’s restructure went as smoothly as these can go when downsizing. Craig has helped the Company with a number of serious HR situations involving our people. Craig has provided good guidance and support on these matters ensuring that the Company employs good process throughout so that matters are successfully resolved."

    CFO Mining Company

    "Craig’s discipline and strategic approach is at the absolute core of a successful strategy around our future planning process outcomes."

    Partner–Law firm

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    CEO Profile

    Craig McFadden's clear, practical counsel and strong influencing and relationship building skills have gained him credibility at both the executive and line manager level and he is frequently called on to coach managers through complex industrial relations issues, termination or redundancy matters, performance reviews or to prepare for discussions with difficult individuals and team members.

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