Melanie has over 25 years as an experienced organisational development consultant and psychologist. Her focus is on enhancing leadership and organisational capabilities to ensure high performance and effectiveness. She collaborates with teams to deliver high performance outcomes, to challenge mindsets and uses evidenced based methodologies and approaches.

Melanie has a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and is presently pursuing her Doctorate of Psychology (Organisational). She has worked across a range of industries including oil and gas, mining, energy, IT, finance, government, defense, utilities and not-for-profit. Working in high reliability organisations and first responders has been a focus of Melanie’s practice.

She has also worked previously full-time and part-time as a lecturer on the Masters of Organisational Psychology at Murdoch University in Australia where she had a focus on safety systems, work and well-being, managing workplace mental health and psychosocial risks.

Melanie has worked internationally in international development and provided leadership development, performance and training expertise to the Australia/Fiji Law and Justice Sector Program (2.5yrs), Regional Assistant Mission to the Solomon Islands (1 yr) and Organisational Development and Change of the Public Service in Bhutan. Her focus was on capacity building leaders and local human resources practitioners to improve their organisations and communities.

Melanie has over 20 years working as a military psychologist (reserve) with over 12 years in Special Operations. She provides expert advice on selection and training in mission critical teams and has developed a leadership framework, bespoke 360 degree feedback process and coaching programs for leaders in Special Operations.

Melanie is based in our Australian office and works with clients across the world.

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