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Australian Diversity Consulting
Australian Diversity Consultants is one of Australia's most experienced diversity consulting groups, providing value-adding services in managing diversity and organisational development that help companies meet their business goals.
Founder and Principal Duncan Smith launched the consultancy in 1991. Since then, ADC has drawn on the resources of Associates Jennifer Hutt, Tom Verghese, and Brian D'Netto.
Recent projects have included
Development and implementation of a company-wide culture change process based on the principles of diversity and inclusion. This process has received global recognition. Activities included:
- Developing the strategic framework
- Articulating the business case for the culture change
- Training internal change agents
- Facilitating internal advisory council
- Developing the communications plan
- Reviewing policies and practices
- Creating links to business planning process
Design and delivery of a comprehensive, three-day diversity learning forum. This forum, run successfully for over
three years, is arguably Australia's most in-depth corporate diversity education program.
Coaching to increase group effectiveness for executive and leadership teams from Department through to Board level
for a major multinational corporation.
Analysis of a change process for an international manufacturing firm.
Design and delivery of a managing diversity subject for MBA students from the Asia-Pacific region.
Areas of Speciality
- Diversity Strategy
- Leadership and Management Coaching
- Executive Briefings
- Team Facilitation and Process Consultation
- Asia/Pacific Region Consulting and Training
- Building Effective Cross-Cultural Teams
- Regional Management Development
- Sales and Customer Service
- Training and Education
- Diversity Learning Forum
- Personal and Professional Effectiveness in a Diverse Workforce
- Leading, Managing and Mentoring in a Diverse Workforce
- Team Effectiveness
- Cross Cultural Awareness and Skills
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicater
Major Projects
Clients tend to be progressive organisations who genuinely value people and are committed to positive change. Recent clients include:
- Mobil Oil Australia
- Hewlett-Packard Australasia
- Monash Mt. Eliza Business School
- Toyota Motor Corporation Australia
- A.N.Z. Banking Group Limited
- Towers Perrin
References
- Colin Oliver - Hewlett-Packard Australasia 03-9272-2735
- Rose-Marie Todes Director - H R Agilent Technologies 03 9227 2666
- Clarence Da Gama Pinto - Monash Mount Eliza Bus. School 03 9215 1167
