Worthwhile facilitation creates a healthy contract with the people in the room to truly work together.
Strategic Conversations
If Suzanne has an actual superpower this could quite possibly, be it. When all is said and done, she can hold a space for diverse conversation and decision making like no other.
The cornerstone of Suzanne’s craft is the ability to ensure individuals feel valid, no matter their opinions or feelings, and then to encourage everyone to extend a suspension of judgement. This space is the springboard where real conversations happen, perspective is gained, ideas are generated, and decisions are made.
“ Inner West for Refugees are thrilled to be working with Suzanne whose warmth, skill and clarity are quite extraordinary. Suzanne’s capacity to create a supportive and respectful environment while keeping things moving and focusing on solutions was most impressive. ”
The Process, Format, Principles
Suitable for
Boardrooms & Exec Teams
With years of dedicated and successful leaderships programs delivered, Suzanne is exceptionally apt at working with Exec Teams and Boards to bring them quickly and cohesively to action.
Focus Groups
Skillful at uncovering the unsaid, the hidden and sometimes the unspeakable, Suzanne will get you what you need to know from your focus group. She does this holding the psychological safety in the room as sacred.
Government Departments & Agencies
Working with decision makers and policy influencers is a must in this space for Suzanne, as she knows that so much impactful change comes from the system level as well as societal.
Community & NFP Groups
Suzanne’s generative and approachable warm hearted spirit will support and lead Community Groups to new ways of thinking and doing to get more successful outcomes for the groups they are advocating for.
What leaders Are Saying
“I was part of a global company restructure and Suzanne helped me through this period of transition. My challenge was to combine two senior leadership teams in different locations, each affected by their own organisational changes and lead one aligned Australian team with no disruption to performance output. I knew what I wanted to do but didn’t quite know how to approach the myriad of human factors and competing priorities that might turn an opportunity into an operational disaster.
Suzanne helped us through a difficult transition which is now resulting in new business performance highs, all in a much shorter time period than I imagined. “
— Russell Austin, General Manager, Australia, Tronox
“The focus groups gathered together diverse groups of people - Audiologists, parents, and consumer representatives of parents from a variety of locations and settings, and you were able to bring them together very effectively. Your contribution enabled us to meet our goal of collecting comprehensive information on the wide range of tasks involved in different areas of audiological work with paediatric clients and their families. The Working Group was very appreciative of your skill and your welcoming approach to the focus group participants.”
— Margaret Dewberry, Chair, Paediatrics Competency Standards Working Group
“Investing in Suzanne’s facilitation was a turning point in the development of the Executive Team at Brightwater. The difference with working with Suzanne is that programs are individually designed for your team and are completely flexible. This is no “off the shelf “ product. The outcomes we achieved together included a more robust and honest way of working, reduced barriers to communication and more agile and clear decision making. The team has rapidly moved into a more highly functioning space.”
— Jennifer Lawrence, CEO, Brightwater
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