Organisational

Development

You can achieve so much more if you and the people in your organisation work together.  Deb has worked with many leaders and managers who have struggled to deal with staff issues while also trying to meet business targets.  She can work with you to clarify your strategic direction (with your team), develop policies and procedures and manage workplace performance. 

It’s up to you.  Choose from the full list of workshop topics below, or talk with Deb about anything in particular that you need for your organisation to perform at its best.

Strategic & business planning support

  • Conduct consultations with key stakeholders
  • Facilitate strategic planning sessions
  • Develop a realistic implementation strategy (with key performance indicators) that will contribute to the organisation’s short and long-term growth
  • Produce professional quality documentation in agreed format

Policy development and review

  • Develop or update policies and procedures to meet relevant standards
  • Support skills development within the organisation in policy development and review
  • Develop a realistic, simple, annual policy review system

SOCIAL RESEARCH AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES

  • Develop a methodology that will identify potential problems and opportunities
  • Develop a consultation strategy using range of locally accepted methods and appropriate communication skills that will engage key stakeholders
  • Apply proven social research processes that produce consistent results
  • Provide a report with recommendations that support business decision-making
 

workplace and team

Development

Are you frustrated with talking about the same problems over and over with your team but the messages don’t seem to sink in and nothing seems to change? Deb has seen this many times, so she developed processes that can actually change people’s attitudes and behaviour and create lasting results.

Your organisation functions at its best when its people are aligned around a clear goal they care about.  You can then support their progress towards this goal with strong guidelines, training, support and performance management. 

It’s up to you.  Choose from the full list of workshop topics below, or talk with Deb about anything in particular that you need for your organisation to perform at its best.

  • * Facilitate discussion to reach agreement or resolve conflict

    * Support having ‘hard conversations’ so that relationships are maintained and outcomes are achieved

    * Create an atmosphere that supports respectful participation by all parties

  • * Conflict resolution

    * Team development

    * Communication and assertiveness skills

    * Time management

    * Personal leadership skills

    * Think outside the square

    * Organisational skills

    * Performance management processes

    * Workplace bullying

    * Do more with less – increase efficiency and decrease stress

  • * Develop change management strategies

    * Develop a workforce committed to work together towards an identified future outcome

    * Support organisation members to apply strategies that contribute to overall growth

    * Implement processes to monitor outcomes over time and support long-term results

  • * Develop a consultation strategy that engages key stakeholders

    * Create an atmosphere that engenders progression towards intended outcomes

    * Engage with group members using outstanding communication skills

 

We are

The Village Leaders

Meet Dr Anne Butcher, Deb Rae and Jennifer Emmett. We are The Village Leaders.

We believe that community leaders come in all shapes and sizes. You are the people in senior roles; you are frontline workers, you are the volunteers. You are the ones who support us with our health, our wellbeing, our learning, our sport, our hobbies, our finances, our daily living needs and our social connection. You are the ones who care for the animals, and you are the ones who show us how to respect our natural environment.t to go here.

We have a passion for community leadership, and over 75 years combined experience in the community sector. We are based in Mackay, Queensland and would love to hear from you if you have any questions on how we can assist you.

“Working with Deb provided an opportunity to reflect on both my personal and professional development as well as my place in the broader organisation. I appreciated her enquiring approach which allowed me to identify strategies and skills to further support my working relationships with my colleagues and team mates.”

Nicolette Ffrost

General Manager, The Neighbourhood Hub, Mackay