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Dr. Denise Meyerson is a distinguished Board Member, CEO, and Management Consultant with over three decades of experience at the board level, particularly in the education, training, and workforce development sectors. Currently, she serves as a Subsidiary Board Member and Director (MCI) of APM. In her executive capacity, she is the Founder and Director of Management Consultancy International, an acclaimed education and training provider within the APM Group.

Following the acquisition of MCI by APM in 2020, Dr. Meyerson has taken on several key roles:

Board member responsible for setting strategic direction, ensuring financial governance, and driving innovation.
Strategic advisor to the CEO, contributing to the growth of MCI as a multi-million dollar consultancy and adult education business.
Consultant to ASX-listed companies such as Stockland, NAB, and QBE, as well as various private companies and non-profits like Anglicare.
Specialist in innovation, helping MCI achieve a top position on the AFR list of Australia's most innovative companies.
Additionally, Dr. Meyerson is the Founder and CEO of The Focus Learning Group. Her prior experience includes leading Corporate College International, an education company sold to a listed entity on the South African Stock Exchange.

Dr. Meyerson holds a Master's Degree and a PhD in English. She has been honored as an honorary member of City and Guilds, the largest examining body in the UK, for her significant contributions to vocational training and education. Her accolades include being named Learning and Development Professional of the Year by AITD and being among the first globally recognized master trainers of the LEGO Serious Play methodology.

This is an addition to our normal podcast stream - so I hope you enjoy our quick 7 minute update with Nicole and myself.

Link to all events is below:
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A great talk with Denise about her humble but important beginnings in education in schools through to the establishment of many of the things we've come to know and love in school-based vocational education and beyond!

How often have you walked away from a workshop feeling that it fell short of achieving the necessary outcomes? Both in terms of hard decisions or outputs, or softer outcomes such as meaningful discussion, engagement and ownership?

Beyond wasted time, the real cost of poor workshops and meetings is significant. All those people and other resource costs: before, during and after each event.

Over time, objectives are not well met and benefits are not fully realised.

Moreover, ongoing frustration and stress can lead people to resent meetings as an imposition on their being, not just their work.

The idea that meetings are a “necessary evil” fundamentally limits your capacity to manage key conversations.

In reality, project facilitation is a technical competency, alongside others. It enables those key conversations to happen more effectively, efficiently and elegantly. It is available to everyone.

David helps his clients build their capability to enable all their stakeholders to participate in key project conversations.

Amy is a distinguished leadership and emotional intelligence specialist, practitioner, facilitator, and keynote speaker, celebrated for her captivating and inclusive approach that resonates with audiences across Australia and the global stage. With over two decades of experience in learning, leadership, and organisational development, she has an impressive track record of connecting with and motivating groups of all sizes and leadership levels.

Amy's unwavering commitment to unlocking individual potential shines through in a diverse portfolio encompassing the design and implementation of hundreds of customised learning and leadership solutions across various service-based sectors. Her dynamic approach prioritises alignment with organisational strategies and the cultivation of desired cultures and behaviours.

Amy has spearheaded cultural change in core business areas, led cultural working groups, shaped culture strategies, and collaborated closely with senior leadership teams on transformative leadership initiatives.

Meet a passionate coach dedicated to nurturing intelligent individuals to enhance their leadership capabilities within the bustling realm of business. Having navigated the challenging transition from technical expert to the C-suite, this coach brings over 30 years of diverse leadership experience across roles ranging from technical positions to COO posts, and advisory board memberships in countries such as the US, UK, South Africa, Italy, and Australia.

With a wealth of practical insights and frameworks, this professional simplifies the leadership process. Specializing in transforming technical experts into motivational leaders, they foster leadership habits and mindsets through targeted training and coaching.

Leadership in today’s complex workplace—characterized by flat or matrix organizational structures, burgeoning workloads, and constantly changing parameters—presents significant challenges. This coach addresses these challenges, focusing on helping technical leaders transition into inspiring figures while emphasizing the importance of soft skills often overlooked by technical personnel.

Having trained hundreds of technical leaders internationally, including engagements at Oxford University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this coach also advocates for re-humanizing the workplace. Their C-level operational management experience and deep roots in the ICT sector lend a real-world edge to their coaching and training sessions.

Complementing other programs, their training builds on the theoretical foundations of MBAs or other leadership courses to apply leadership skills to day-to-day operational challenges. They continue to run masterclasses on Microwave engineering, believing that mastery of both skilled trade and leadership principles are essential for success.

To discover more about their Virtual Online Live Training, follow or reach out via email at tmanning@tmcglobal.com.au.