Our Collaborators
& Partners
AGSM of Australian School of Business, UNSW. Over twelve years, Course Leaders have supported development of the Leader/Manager Model™, and we have assisted with Change Skills and Change Agent surveys.
Peter R. Farey, originator of Upward Feedback® in 1974 and creator of the Leader/Manager Model™ surveys and their unique scale, our supporter for over twenty years.
Dave Burton Director of Potential Development, New Zealand, is a close associate of Leaderskill Group. He drives leadership development through feedback and prepares surveys for special client requirements such as Sports and Recreation, NZ; and Fletcher Construction.
Tricia Vilkinas, Professor of Management, and Greg Cartan, at ICMOE, University of South Australia. We host their Academic Leadership 360 degree surveys – the first 360 degree feedback to thoroughly assess academic leadership performance in Australian universities.
Dr Julie Stockton, Human Resources Manager at University of British Colombia, Canada, has collaborated with us for over ten years in the development and provision of surveys across Canada.
Prof. Emeritus Roger Kaufman, creator of Mega Planning, from whose work we developed Start-up Mega Planning.
Peter Kaye, GM of Consultgroup, specialising in Corporate Governance, Directors and Due Diligence in the Not For Profit area, with Alexander Bailey. Peter holds many senior positions in the community.
Maris Azzi of Consultgroup, specialist in Customer Service, developer of Mystery Shopping surveys that make it easier being a customer!
Vanessa Hall of Entente Consulting, Australian and international guru of Trust. Leaderskill Group assisted with development of her Building Trust survey that we host.
Working together
Leaderskill Group's approach with its clients has always been one of partnership. We discuss situations with you in the light of your needs and our broad-based experience. Relationships extend over many years and we are always on call. We can help you choose and implement a survey that will fully meet your needs, or we can assist you with hosting your own (and development if required). We believe strongly in the value of feedback. You can be sure of candid feedback from us, and we encourage candour in return.
Why accreditation?
Critical to our programs are the Briefing and Debriefing of the Participants.
Accreditation Level 1
Our approach emphasises ‘strengths’ and morale building, right from the start. Although our programs are specifically designed to avoid causing apprehension to managers and their respondents, '360s' can nevertheless be upsetting for some. Careful handling is strongly encouraged. To this end, we provide Accreditation Level 1 to Facilitators, both internal and external. It gives Facilitators everything they need to brief Participants and coach them with the results of their feedback to drive their professional development.
Accreditation Level 2
Facilitation skills using the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) methodology become even more critical when facilitating a team-building program with the manager and his/her team. This is the most powerful way to Debrief the 360 Leader/Manager Profiles™, resulting in maximum buy-in, performance improvement and culture change.
Becoming an Accredited Consultant
Accreditation Level 1. Comprehensive materials are supplied, with telephone follow-up. Fees are minimal.
Accreditation Level 2. In addition to materials and telephone support, where possible we aim for a face-to-face meeting or workshop. We also encourage new Facilitators to co-lead in pairs for at least one session. Highly experienced and AI Facilitators may have less need for this, however experience shows that it is of great value in ensuring the success of the program. Fees are kept low and relate to requirements.
Our Collaborators & Partners – continued...
Gary Cox Director of New Directions, leads in mapping the Capability and Leadership Framework (CLF) of the Queensland Public Service to the Leader/Manager Model™.
John Loty of John Loty & Associates, specialist in Appreciative Inquiry (AI). Co-developer of the AI-style AtMyBest™ 360 degree feedback survey.
Sharron Spratt of Fast Track People has contributed to many of the surveys, projects, and delivery of programs over twenty years.
Adjunct Prof. Patricia Cameron and Dr Warrington Cameron, of Cameron and Associates have delivered 360 Facilitated® programs extensively in State and Federal Government and have contributed to the design of surveys that have been adapted to the Australian Public Service.
Nerrida Barton Acting Director Organisation Development of a Health Service Network, has collaborated with Leaderskill Group to map Health Service Capabilities to the Leader/Manager Model™, and co-authored articles on the program.
Liz Reyer, Reyer Coaching & Consulting, Minnesota, USA, has worked with us to develop a survey for corporate coaches.