Experience

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  Michelle Robbé - Big Shift Coaching and Workplace Psychology Consulting

  • Sydney, NSW Australia

  • Director/Owner

    • Nov 2011 - Present
    • Sydney, NSW Australia

    Executive Coaching, Career Coaching, Community Consultation, Organisational Development OD Consulting, HR consulting, Personal Coaching, Individual Psychology Support (with Medicare rebates if applicable)..

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  The Positivity Institute

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Associate - Consultant and Executive Coach

    • Sep 2017 - Present
    • Sydney, Australia

    The Positivity Institute (PI) is a positively deviant organisation dedicated to the research and practice of well-being science to create flourishing lives and increase the well-being of the world through schools, workplaces and individuals! As part of the PI team, I have delivered:- tailored workshops on wellbeing in the workplace- executive coaching to senior leaders and executives in NSW and Commonwealth Governments- administered and debriefed the MTQ (Mental Toughness Questionnaire) to leaders and executives as part of wellbeing and resilience programs.

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  Nous Group

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Associate - Executive Coach and Leadership Development Specialist

    • Mar 2016 - Present
    • Sydney, Australia

    - Executive Coach for the NSW Government Leadership Academy since March 2016 - delivering career chancing coaching to 50+ emerging and senior leaders.- Leadership assessor for Dept Home Affairs 2,000+ EL1 and EL2 leadership development- Leadership development for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) senior executives

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  Hudson Talent Management

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Associate - Principal Consultant and Executive Coach

    • Jun 2012 - Jun 2020
    • Sydney, Australia

    Working as an associate leadership asessor and executive coach managing senior management talent throughout the cycle of recruitment, development, career transition, redeployment, outplacement and transition to retirement.

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  Bendelta

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Senior Consulting Associate

    • Nov 2019 - May 2020
    • Sydney, Australia

    One of six lead consultants on a $multimillion project for the development of a workforce capability framework for the NDIS. This included extensive consultation with NDIS participants, their families and service providers across Australia in workshops, individual interviews and service provider site visits.

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  BraveInsights

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Associate - Leadership Development Specialist and Executive Coach

    • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
    • Sydney, Australia

    Brave Insights is a boutique consultancy specialising in leadership development driven by client insight, evidence-based practices and real industry experience. As part of this talented team, I co-designed and delivered a number of leadership development programs, executive coaching and assessment centres for finalist tenderers for a $multibillion infrastructure project.

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  Health Education and Training Institute (HETI)

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Leadership Development Program Manager

    • Mar 2017 - Jul 2017
    • Sydney, Australia

    The HETI Leadership Unit delivers a suite of innovative Leadership Development Programs across NSW Health. Key deliverables of my team in this period were:- A high profile one-day Leadership event for 150+ Senior Executives in Health- HETI's first leadership assessment centre used for The Next Generation Of Leaders in NSW Health Program- Development of an process to accredit facilitators in NSW Health at three levels of facilitation capability - including a training program for assessors- Facilitation and Coordination of the Health Leadership Program and Local Co-Ordinators across eight Local Health Districts

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  Lever - Transfer of Learning

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Turning Learning into Action™ Specialist

    • Oct 2015 - Mar 2017
    • Sydney, Australia

    Turning Learning into Action through focused coaching after training programs to hold participants accountable for effective, transformative and lasting behavioural change, and so ensure that what people learn on training programs is transferred into real business results. As part of the Lever Learning team I coached over 100 senior and emerging leaders in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Philippines in high tech industries to embed leadership skills in leading technical teams.

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  MDVR Superannuation Fund

  • Sydney

  • Chairman

    • Jun 2011 - Feb 2016
    • Sydney

    - Established and managed a private Super Fund.- Lodged and managed a complaint with Financial Services Ombudsman against the organisation managing the fund's investment portfolio, gaining extensive first-hand experience in the legal and fiduciary responsibilities as a director of a Super Fund.- In the process of winding up the Super FUnd to free me up to focus on building my business

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  Trimakasi Unit Trust

  • Sydney

  • Chairman and Company Secretary

    • Dec 2012 - Sep 2015
    • Sydney

    Lead the establishment and running of a unit trust fund set up as an investment vehicle for private investors. This has given me hands on experience in what is entailed in the legal, financial and administrative aspects of establishing, running and winding up an investment trust.

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  Voice Project

  • Sydney, Australia

  • People Manager and Senior Consultant in Organisational Psychology

    • Mar 2008 - Nov 2011
    • Sydney, Australia

    Head of People: L&D, career development, recruitment and selection, workload management and processs management. Senior Consultant: Strategic advice to organisations on people-related outcomes of staff, leadership and client surveys.Research: drivers of engagement to retain women and working parents in the workforce..

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  MdVR Consulting

  • Personal Development Facilitator and Small Business Mentor

    • 1997 - 2007

    •Business mentoring for small businesses•Small Business consulting specialising in business planning, management and improvement•Instructor/facilitator for in-depth personal development programs •Psychotherapist for private clients as part of above personal development programs

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  Family Planning NSW

  • Non Executive Director

    • 1997 - 1999

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  Telstra

  • Australia
  • Telecommunications
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • General Manager - Customer Service Assurance Support

    • Mar 1996 - Nov 1996

    Directed the efficacy of 1300 CSA customer service staff in processing orders and bills for Telstra’s 3000 major customers, by improving the interrelationship of people, processes and systems.

  • Business Process Manager (BPM) - Customer Access to Telstra

    • Feb 1994 - Mar 1996

    Establishment and management of Telstra's strategy for the then new call centre and recorded voice announcement processes, people and technologies.

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  Telstra Credit Union

  • Sydney

  • Non Executive Director

    • 1993 - 1995
    • Sydney

    Chair of Marketing CommitteeChair Strategic Planning Committee

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  Multimedia Communications Community of Interest

  • International

  • Non Executive Director

    • 1992 - 1993
    • International

    An international community of interest was established of international telecommunications companies to facilitate end to end service provision for the then fledgling video conferencing and other multimedia technologies. - Convenor and Chairman of the Sydney based convention in 1993

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  Australian Teleconferencing Association Inc

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Treasurer

    • 1990 - 1993
    • Sydney, Australia

    One of the founding members of the association to provide a lobby group for then fledgling teleconferencing and videoconferencing service providers to promote the concepts and benefits of teleconferencing.

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  Overseas Telecommunications Commission

  • Sydney

  • Business and Product Manager Roles

    • 1987 - 1993
    • Sydney

    Developed and launched Australia's first International Videoconferencing Service. Managed Australia's first international ISDN service.Product Manager for Australia's International Media Broadcast Services

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  IBM

  • Various Business/Systems Analyst Roles

    • 1981 - 1986

    Various business/systems analyst roles

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  University of Otago

  • Scientific Officer

    • Apr 1984 - Sep 1984

    Introduced user support and training for staff and students to use IT systems for education and market research projects.

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  Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • General Nurse, Midwife, Psychiatric Nurse

    • 1977 - 1981
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa