For us, it’s all about people.
Particularly the leaders and teams who shape and impact the world around us.
Using the latest insights from behavioural science about ‘how humans really tick’, all our work is based on humanising the way teams and organisations work.
Just as every human being is unique, this looks different for every organisation. But here’s an idea of the sorts of things we do…
Rapid teaming
Helping boards, leadership groups and mission-critical project teams get to high performance more quickly, so they can:
make the most of their collective experience and skills
maximise their time and efforts
get on with the work that matters most
PartnershipS and community engagement
Fostering the ability and willingness of diverse individuals, groups and organisations to contribute their insights and expertise… and ultimately co-create outstanding outcomes. An increasing area of focus across industries, this often involves:
Co-designing with consumers/customers
Facilitating partnership processes for providers co-delivering services
Running strategic sessions for multiple government agencies working on ambitious collaborations
Engaging with diverse community and stakeholder groups to shape strategic direction and outcomes
people, performance and leadership
Enabling performance and leadership through strategically aligned people systems that drive clarity, agility and accountability.
Leadership Pipeline - aligns and integrates the employee life cycle through a people architecture
Leadership development - targeted, tailored, brain-based leadership development
Coaching - executive coaching to support leaders when they need it most
Change, engagement and communication
Designing people-centric strategies and tools that help maximise engagement and minimise resistance during change.
Creating workplace cultures that foster change-as-usual mindsets, where change is seen as a trigger for growth, learning and creativity
Developing integrated communication and engagement strategies that foster transparency and ownership
Strategic planning processes and events
Bringing together diverse stakeholders and informed experts to develop a clear, shared direction that resonates, is pragmatic and actually makes a difference to both the future of the organisation and the communities it serves.
Governance and decision-making
Driving better decisions, from the board to ‘the floor’. This could include:
Nudging better outcomes through design of processes and systems
Upskilling sessions (to help navigate cognitive bias and maximise ‘brain potential’)
Designing ‘decisioning ecosystems’ (i.e. who makes which decisions and how those individuals, groups, teams and committees fit together)
Board masterclasses, coaching and reviews
Facilitated sessions to help committees and councils become high performing groups
Some of our clients
“To understand what it’s like to work with SMG, you just need to look at their team principles –
‘Be human, love your work, add enormous value’!
They have resonated this in every dealing and interaction we’ve had, whether a quick phone call or extensive meeting or session. Their approach is agile, progressive and solution-focused with ‘simplicity and people’ always in mind.”
We are a place for all peoples, identities, experiences, and skills. While our work spans the globe, we wish to acknowledge the First Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) as the traditional custodians of the country we call our home. We pay our deepest respect to First Nations Elders and people past, present and emerging and recognise the significant importance of their cultural heritage, values and beliefs and how these continue to contribute to the positive health and wellbeing of the whole community. We walk together.