Small change: reveal what’s already there

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Sep 17, 2024

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Michelangelo said something interesting about creating his masterpiece, David: that David was always alive, under the marble. It was simply his (that is, Michelangelo’s) job to reveal him.

A great deal of change work comes from a perspective which is, in essence, ‘this organisation is broken, we need to get it fixed’.

But what if that’s not the case? What if, instead, the brilliance of your organisation — your people’s innate willingness and ability to support and uplift one another through change — is already alive, waiting to be revealed? How might that influence your approach?

Something to consider: what would we make possible, if we believed in our people to do it?

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Giving a team the inspiration and technique to scale ideas

“Brilliant, astute, knowledgeable, and witty.

Phil grasped our business challenge with incredible speed and led us to rethink how we do business.”

SARAH MASON – CMO, COSMOS

REPAIRING A BUSINESS-CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP

“I’m not sure, but Phil might be a magician.”

JULIE BISHOP – CO-CEO, IT NATURALLY

Getting change past the post in a complicated context

“Transformational for both my personal and professional growth.”

STUART WILLIAMSON — CHIEF CORPORATE AFFAIRS OFFICER, THE JOCKEY CLUB

Instilling accountability to help a great team do great things

“Real smarts, and the external perspective we needed.

We are now securing industry standards of margin.”

NEIL CRUMP – CEO, AURORA HEALTHCARE

COMPREHENSIVE STRUCTURAL CHANGE

“Incredibly responsive and empathetic to our specific challenges and ambition.

Phil inspired and challenged our leadership team to ensure that our transformation had our people at its heart.”

Darina Garland, Co-CEO, Ooni

Enabling a Board to work to its full potential

“His years of experience allow for a highly credible, disciplined and empathic approach.

Phil offers the right balance of push and encouragement.”

VIV HSU – PARTNER, JBI

Small change: reveal what’s already there

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