“Our Roads Australia Fellows are still buzzing from their session with Georgia Murch, Founder of Can We Talk at their end-of-year workshop.

Georgia delivered an interactive and engaging session, sharing her expertise and passion for creating work environments where feedback is delivered, valued and accepted in a motivating fashion.

With many Fellows already in leadership positions within their organisations and looking to take the next step in their careers, this session proved invaluable for our industry up-and-comers and left them with plenty of food for thought. This workshop had our Fellows testing and building their communication skills, enjoying connection with their colleagues and leaving with fresh perspectives on leadership. We’re excited to watch the ongoing growth of our past and present Fellows as they continue their career progression.”

Georgie Fidge, Director of Membership, Roads Australia

“I had the pleasure of attending Georgia’s feedback session at our recent roadshow, and I must say, she left a lasting impression. Georgia’s dynamic and energetic presentation style truly captivated our managers. She not only provided valuable tools for effective feedback but did so in a fun and engaging manner that had everyone involved. Her cheeky sense of humor added an enjoyable dimension to the learning experience. We are already seeing the benefits of her insights around ‘overcoming any obstacles’ as our teams begin to implement her strategies. We look forward to positive change in how our team lead and we eagerly anticipate the opportunity to work with Georgia again in the future.”

Paul Randall, General Manager, Adairs

“Working As One: How Our Team Transformed Culture with a Game-Changing Program

As a result of operational changes three dynamic, complex and high paced technology business units came together as one global team under my Leadership. We were seeking ways to converge and collaborate so that ultimately we could do our best work together for our stakeholders and the community. Our team embarked on a remarkable journey with the ‘Working as One’ program. Led by Georgia and her team, the experience has improved our performance and engagement at work, and at times extended to improved connections in life!

The program fostered an environment of trust and connection, enabling us to identify and address our gaps using practical tools and techniques, we learned to communicate more effectively, prioritise what really matters, solve problems collaboratively, value and offer meaningful feedback and handle performance challenges with ease. Our leaders, with the guidance of the program, amplified their self-awareness and accountability, driving a culture we are very proud to be part of. Our team engagement scores increased above the global engagement index and we are confident working in fully remote and hybrid ways, with techniques to adjust in times of change.

What impressed us most was Georgia’s ability to meet us where we were, encouraging us to take ownership of our success. Georgia has incredible knowledge of her craft and offers it up in a dynamic and highly engaging way, together with her team their dedication and commitment to practice what they preach sets them apart.

If you’re looking for a team that goes above and beyond, and a program to help level up your culture ‘Working as One’ with Georgia is the perfect choice. They have the edge, and they will empower your team to excel in every aspect of human connection and performance.”

Sharon Samson, Acting Technology Domain Lead Corporate Services – ANZ

“Georgia is an incredibly skilled facilitator who can read the room and energise a group by engaging them in what is meaningful for them.

Georgia brings an authority and presence that supports people to debunk their own fears and embrace the courage to have those challenging conversations.

From C-suite to every level, Georgia is approachable, engaging, and real, and will help your team realise what is possible within your workplace culture.

I look forwards to working together on future collaborations!”

Inkah Fischer, Capability Specialist – TAFE NSW

“Recently at our annual team meeting, our Elsai ANZ team had a pleasure of attending a keynote session with feedback & culture expert Georgia Murch. Georgia is passionate, real and her passionate style is inspiring, energetic and engaging.

She covered the topic – Feedback that doesn’t suck – this topic really resonated with our team and nicely complemented our internal approach and culture.

The content reminded our leaders and team to call out positive behaviours when we see them and as individuals to prepare ourselves to give and receive constructive feedback.

The essential message we walked away with is that ‘in the moment feedback’ can develop a team culture focused on growth that can result in high performance.”

Sally Di Martino, Head of Human Resources & Compliance, Australia & New Zealand (Director) – Eisai ANZ

“Georgia and her team did a fantastic job running feedback workshops across our whole company. We found the Can We talk team professional, communicative and on the ball in the preparation for the program. We also appreciated the openness to adapting the program structure both before and during the workshops.

Georgia had great energy as a presenter and the content was practical and effective. She engaged everyone across the team, from those online right through to senior leaders.

As for real outcomes, we saw a 19% increase in our engagement survey on the question of managers giving positive and gap feedback. We’ve also had positive feedback from our team on what they learnt and evidence of it being put into practice.”

Manal Thomas, People and Culture Team Lead – TDM Growth Partners

“Georgia’s high energy and passion was really well received by our people. This was particularly impressive given the audience was from a tech background, she managed to engage them instantly and connect on their level.”

Michelle Risdale, CPO – Telstra

“Georgia’s ‘Working as One’ program has had an immediate impact on our organisational culture and reinvigorated connectivity during COVID-19. Georgia’s authentic, candid communication style connected with people at all levels of our organisation and encouraged open and honest engagement throughout the program. I am excited about the future Georgia has helped shaped for our organisation.”

Tammy O’Connor, Executive Director – Commercial Vehicles Victoria

“We engaged Georgia to deliver a ‘Feedback That Doesn’t Suck’ keynote at our annual leadership conference. Georgia was fantastic (no pun intended) she delivered an entertaining and pragmatic keynote that left our leaders feeling inspired and confident. Our leaders rated Georgia as the top speaker at the conference.”

Samantha Mueller, Head of Learning and Capability – Fantastic Furniture

“Working with Georgia Murch is motivating and energising. Her content and perspectives have been developed with solid research and insight, her consulting and facilitating style is pragmatic and thought provoking. She tackled a room of sales leaders with ease and the feedback from our sales team was that her session was “..challenging, it made sense and above all it was easy to apply the learning’s in the real world”

Amy Morris, National People & Performance – George Weston Foods

“Georgia is a vibrant, energetic facilitator who is absolutely passionate about creating a better quality of conversation in the workplace. She is a great person to co-develop a program with as she very much listens for need and creates and adapts the Can We Talk Program accordingly. She provided our people managers with a great structure for a ‘Can We Talk’ conversation and helped them understand why we can and do avoid such conversations…they left feeling like they had more tools in their people manager kit bag to ‘take on’ the conversations needed to enable more successful workplace relationships.”

Vikki Kimberlee, Head of HR – Wesfarmers

“Our people were more confident to give feedback because of the habits they were taught by Georgia. The ‘What are your thoughts?’ campaign made a big difference to our workplace.”

Flora Wong, Head of People Strategy & OD -Australia Post 

“Not only does Georgia help you create a ‘kickass culture’ she is about as ‘kickass’ as they come herself! Georgia is the most fantastic facilitator and change maker. If you are looking for someone to bring energy, enthusiasm and joy to your team with an intelligent, thoughtful and insightful approach, then Georgia is your woman. Georgia worked with me when I was CEO of Tennis Victoria and helped my team come together as one to create a strategy and set of values that brought purpose and action to the team. Working with Georgia was not only great fun and rewarding, it also challenged my thinking and mindset in really helpful ways. I can’t recommend Georgia enough. ”

Ruth Holdaway, Chief Executive – Tennis Victoria

“Georgia has worked with my leadership team to increase our confidence in having difficult conversations and giving feedback. Her sessions were impactful, and her knowledge of the content is exemplary. Georgia held each of us to account, making sure as leaders we understood our responsibility in supporting our team members to be their best. She is also engaging and a lot of fun!”

Jaime McCoy, General Manager – Gilead Sciences

“I’m extremely grateful for the privilege of being mentored by Georgia Murch this year. The time spent with Georgia allowed me to make a real shift in my way of working, my approach to how I work and my confidence in my abilities.
I couldn’t recommend working with Georgia more, as an individual or in a team, Georgia will bring out the best in you!”

Gabriella Tobias, Marketing and Communications Manager – Tennis Victoria 

“Georgia was an amazing addition as Key Note speaker for our mid-year (virtual) sales Kick-On. Georgia was able to distill our vision, provide insights and weave her magic as a storyteller with personal anecdotes to energise our team. Georgia is a special talent in quickly understanding organisations challenges and objectives and bringing people together on the journey. Very inspiring!”

Glen Foster, Vice President Sales, Global Account & Marketing – Haworth 

“I recently was lucky enough to attend Georgia’s “HR Ripple Effect” workshop in Melbourne. Georgia created an environment where participants felt comfortable to interact and share their experiences. The concept of collective problem solving amongst like minded peers really worked well and I plan to put the tools and ideas learned to good use in my workplace.”

Evan Townsend, Manager HR Shared Services – Country Fire Authority 

“We loved Georgia’s Talk More Do More sessions at PEXA! Georgia brings loads of energy to every session and practical ways of having better conversations. A fantastic program tailored to our needs!”

Rebecca Evans, HR Executive – PEXA

“In 2018, I had the great privilege of working with Georgia Murch and her wonderful team to organise and deliver a key note presentation on Fixing Feedback, to AECOM’s Principal and Senior Consultants. The room of attendees were educated and entertained as Georgia explored, with engaging flair, the barriers to feedback and how to better steward feedback within project teams, so that people feel empowered and grow in ability. I was so impressed, we’re asking Georgia’s team to come back and deliver smaller workshops with our Major Project Teams to further develop these critical behaviours within all levels of our team.”

Nathan Jensen, Principal Environmental Scientist – AECOM

“Georgia is one of those rare engaging Individuals. She has a natural ability to quickly understand your needs and a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw from to ensure that her product meets your requirements .

Her workshops are thought provoking and her facilitation style and personality immediately makes her feel like part of the team and someone you can trust to guide your team on the change journey.

Her passion for what she does is evident in her material, workshops and all interactions with Georgia. Our entire group at DET enjoyed their interaction with Georgia and her feedback program has directly improved the feedback culture for all. Thank you Georgia!”

Diane Wiehe, People and Culture Manager – Scope

“Georgia’s model for feedback was genius – her approach makes it so much easier to tackle work conversations that otherwise might not be addressed. The scientific research, customer survey, and videos were brilliant touches – we were engaged from start to finish!”

Romena G Ibrahim, Client Success Manager – ntegrity 

“It’s been a month since our company had Feedback training with Georgia and in that time I’ve noticed a paradigm shift in the confidence and method in which individuals are providing feedback to one another, applying what they’ve learnt during the day with Georgia. I believe a strong feedback culture is going to unblock further growth opportunities for our group on the way to being a high performing team.”

Matt Khoo, Managing Director – ICD Property 

“Had the privilege and pleasure of Georgia leading a workshop with my team on managing difficult conversations. Her energy is inspired, her provocations and theory spot on and the practical application was enjoyed by all. The impact is significant. I could not recommend Georgia highly enough for leaders who want to inspire their teams and support practical change.”

Collette Brennan, CEO – Abbotsford Convent

“Georgia was integral to the successful delivery of our Recognition project at Envato. She challenged us to think differently about how we embed new habits to create a culture of recognition and supported us with loads of tools and advice to make it happen. Most importantly, her keynote speech to at our “all company” event was a ripping success! Georgia brought the energy we needed to really kickstart the project and get people on board. She delivered a presentation that spoke directly to what we were aiming to achieve with a perfect blend of fun, facts and candour! We loved her so much we’re already planning other events with her!”

Rebecca Covington, Head of People -Cogent.Co

“I have found Georgia’s workshop on Challenging Conversations to be one of the most useful professional development sessions I’ve ever undertaken. Particularly being asked to examine my own assumptions and having a practical structure for scaffolding difficult conversations has improved my working relationships and confidence immensely. Not least, Georgia is a warm and down to earth facilitator who is both approachable and highly knowledgeable of her subject area. I highly recommend working with her.”

Yvette Ladzinski, Teacher – Wyndham Central College

“Great training on Tough Conversations, providing great insights that could be used straight away.
The training was at a good pace that allowed everyone to follow, ask questions, and get a handle on the content.
Georgia personalised the training by enabling each student to work through a specific tough conversation they were expecting.
Lots of techniques brought together into something cohesive. Highly recommended.”

Tony Young, Chief Technology Officer – Linkly 

“Georgia ran “Kick Ass Conversations” with leaders in our Technology department. Georgia’s energy and passion as a facilitator is amazing. The session was packed with high impact content that provided the team with really valuable insights into themselves and practical tools & strategies to help them be better communicators. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Georgia and have not been surprised by all the positive feedback we received from the group following the session.”

Chelsie Hastings, Head of HR – PageUp

“I attended Georgia’s Challenging Conversations workshop and its been one of the most valuable leadership/management workshops I’ve been to. The theory involved was really insightful, but there was equal parts practical advice and tools to aid you in having tough conversations. Georgia is a great presenter who is lots of fun, but more importantly is an absolute pro in keeping people on track and on topic. Well worth it.”

Lauren Kilby, Resource Requests Team Leader – University of Melbourne Library

“I truly enjoyed taking part in Georgia’s workshop. It taught me to reflect on my own behaviour in conversations and equipped me with practical advice that I could put into action immediately. Having been in other communication training before this really helped me to improve my understanding on how to structure and have those tough conversations.”

Andreas Piefke, Associate founder & Head of Cloud Service Archetecture – Judo Bank

“Georgia’s communication workshop is one of the best professional training program I have attended in so far. The presentation and material was quite entertaining, practical and helpful. I have learnt a lot from the session and applying the techniques in my daily work basis. I would highly recommend Georgia if you need to fix peer communication issue and giving constructive feedbacks at your business!”

Lynn Chin, Manager – Deloitte

“If you have a need to fix communication and feedback in your business, then you absolutely can’t go past Georgia. She worked with us to design a Brilliant Communication” workshop, and also to up-skill our internal team to deliver the training ongoing. Not only is Georgia a thought leader in this space, but her infectious energy and genuine commitment to partnering with us, meant the value of her involvement extended well beyond the time of the engagement. The feedback about the program has been really positive and we look forward to collaborating on future projects down the track.”

Megan Bennett, Head of Learning – Commonwealth Bank

“Georgia’s workshops on challenging conversations have been hugely valuable for me and my team. Georgia is awesome – her workshops are engaging, interesting and fun, but more importantly, they are practical and empowering. I know my team appreciated this investment into their professional development and we have all been able to put our learning into practice in the workplace.”

Charlotte Holden, Brand Strategist – Beyond Blue

“I’ve learnt a lot in a short space of time thanks to Georgia. Mostly that feedback truly is a gift and that giving and receiving it generously is one of the greatest things you can do for the people you work with. Folk engaged Georgia off the back of an engagement survey where people in the Folk design studio highlighted the opportunity for us all to get better at providing meaningful and timely feedback. Georgia brings a solid evidence based approach, combined with straight talking and friendly delivery, to break down barriers and get people rethinking their communication and engagement. 5 stars to you Georgia.”

Michael Broadhead, Managin Director – Folk

“There are not many people in the world that can tell you that – you need to improve, you did that wrong, pick up after yourself – and make you feel good at the same time. It is a rare skill and still more rare that they can actually teach you how to do just that as well.”

Graeme Strange, Managing Director – Readify

“Georgia provided great insight into our business and the strategies we would need moving forward. She quickly and professionally identified the key areas which would help drive the next stage of our business or identified which areas would become distractions and assisted to make sure these areas did not consume the most valuable thing we had, which was ‘time’. Because of her insight, a new avenue opened up to the business which has now taken our business in a direction we could not have seen without her considerable input.”

Anthony Parton, Genreal Partner – 643advisory

“Georgia recently delivered a bespoke course for 12 of our new Team Leads around Leadership. Georgia was a pleasure to work with throughout the engagement. She worked closely with us on our needs, structured a course that was very relevant with our attendees and delivered in a style which resonated with everyone. Not only was the feedback from the course excellent, but each attendee is now practicing and demonstrating behaviours learnt in the sessions.”

Dominic Price, Founder – domprice.me

“I recently attended Georgia’s one day workshop “Can we talk: having those conversations remarkably”. Georgie was an enthusiastic and engaging presenter who provided valuable tips on how to deal with those difficult conversations. I found the workshop valuable as Georgia guided us by doing “mock” difficult conversations that really illustrated the key points. I am far more confident about having these conversations with my colleagues and students.”

Susan Torres, Associate Professor in Nutrition – Deakin University

“Georgia is smart, engaging and a great communicator. She brings colour and life to what she does but not at the expense of the message and people walk away feeling invigorated but also having learned, in a practical and an applicable manner, what they needed to learn.
She’s good!!….talk to her and you’ll see for yourself – I have no hesitation in recommending her.”

Nicholas Tuckerfield, General Manager – The Marketing Academy

“If you want someone to drive your or your team’s behaviour – I would recommend Georgia. You can tell from the get go she really gets it. Her energy, knowledge and commitment to honest feedback give her the ability to drive behaviour change at an individual level and team level. And this is all done with her infectious smile.”

Adrian Baillargeon, Author, Speaker, Team and Exex Coach – Adrian Baillargeon Pty Ltd. 

“Georgia is incredibly astute. She very quickly understands how people work and what motivates them. She is an expert in turning these insights into methods that change people’s behaviour and subsequently the quality of their relationships. What’s more, she is hilarious and lots of fun to work with.”

Nova Franklin, Designing better futures together – Meld Studios

Georgia and her team designed and delivered a fantastic workshop for my team called – “Feedback that doesn’t suck”. The workshop content was tailored to suit our team’s needs through an in-depth discussion of how the course can be most effective. Georgia made everyone comfortable with light-spirited activities to kick things off and the entire team was engaged from start to finish!

Participants reported that Georgia adapted the activities and agenda to the mood of the participants and the knowledge gaps observed.

Houratious Albert GAICD, Delivery Manager, Consumer Rent – REA Group

“We were fortunate to have Georgia spend the morning with our State, Regional, and Store Managers at our 2023 National Christmas Roadshow talking about “Building the Feedback Muscle”. Based on the feedback we received, every single participant said that Georgia was the highlight of the conference.

Georgia worked closely with us to tailor a session that was just right for our managers. She got our team’s attention and made the session very interactive, and entertaining with her personal stories and got them up and moving. Many of our team were so taken with continuing the feedback conversation and have already purchased her books.

Thank you, Georgia, it was the best thing we could have done for our teams, and we would love to have her back again with us.”

Emma Greenfield, Learning and Communications Officer – Global Retail Brands

“Georgia was the opening keynote speaker at our Forum in Canberra. She was totally amazing. She really listened to our brief and created a session that was tailored to our unique group and she nailed it. She had the audience up, participating and laughing. Georgia is engaging, energetic and vivacious. I honestly couldn’t have had a better start to the event.

We asked our attendees to rate their top 5 speakers (out of 42) and Georgia was in every response.

I truly hope I get the chance to work with Georgia again in the future as I know my event will be a success, starting with such a buzz.”

Danielle Bolton, Director – Association Solutions

“Georgia presented a portion of her Key Note ‘Feedback that doesn’t Suck’ at APAC Leadership Circle’s Team Day. The presentation was educational, interactive, full of great insights and entertaining due to Georgia’s warmth, humour and down to earth nature. The feedback received from staff was a 5 star rating and we are focussed on continuing the feedback conversation based on the information Georgia delivered. Some of us are also looking to attend Georgia’s great courses. Thank you Georgia for your wonderful presentation and insights.”

Rebecca Knox, Senior Project Manager – The Leadership Circle

“Georgia’s attention to detail, experience, and genuine care for her clients is second to none. Her tailored approach delivered a lot of value to our team. Cannot recommend Georgia enough.”

Rachael Sechi, People & Culture Business Partner – LifeHealthcare

“TAFE NSW wanted to thank you for your exceptional contribution to our Let’s Action – Culture event this month. Your expertise, insights, and knowledge truly made a lasting impact on our audience.

From the moment you agreed to be a part of our event, your enthusiasm and professionalism was evident. Your willingness to share your knowledge and experience in courageous conversations was truly appreciated and the way you incorporated our workshop day into your own presentation was outstanding! The message we are trying to send flowed through your presentation seamlessly.

Your ability to connect with the audience and hold their attention throughout your presentation was remarkable and left a lasting impression on everyone in the room! The positive feedback we received from our guests is a testament to the impact you had on them.

Additionally, I would like to thank Hasmin. Her communication and organisational skills cannot be flawed! Hasmin knew what we needed to carry out the day successfully and picked up the phone whenever I needed her assistance. Hasmin, you should be proud of yourself!

It was an honour to have you as part of our event, and we look forward to the possibility of working with you again in the future.”

Kellie Mears, Inkah Fischer, Megan Holder, Holly Lamont, and Laura Connelly – TAFE NSW

“We had the pleasure of a one hour keynote session with Georgia as part of our annual conference. It was the last session of a big day, however G’s energy and the fact that her content on “Feedback that doesn’t suck” was so relevant and highly applicable to everyone at all level meant that participants were fully engaged. There are already useful learns people can try out and we’re looking forward to more!”

Therese Wood, Commercial Training Manager – Eisai EMEA

“Georgia’s structured and personable approach, builds on the confidence of our managers ability to tackle issues head on and not to shy away from those hard conversations. It has been a pleasure to work with Georgia and also see the learning’s from the session reapplied time and time again by our managers.”

Erin Clarke, Head of HR – Christian Dior Couture

“Georgia designed and facilitated our Growth Summit, more than 40 Execs across Telstra to gain an understanding of our Growth agenda. Georgia’s tenacity and expert ability to ensure everyone’s voice was heard, which resulted in a 4.8/5 NPS score and more than 40 signatures signed up to agreements to support our Growth agenda. Exceeded our expectations.”

Monique Esplin, General Manager Growth and Strategic Markets – Telstra

“We engaged Georgia as a part of our cultural change program. Her ‘Working as One’ program was highly relevant, extremely well structured and had excellent content. What made the program successful was Georgia. She was enthusiastic, highly engaging and she challenged our thinking which made each session highly impactful.”

Garry Whatley, Chief Information Officer -The Australian National University

“Georgia’s passion and energy in the classroom is contagious. Her ability to tell a great story, practical content that hits the mark, and talent for helping others to gain insight and awareness, ensures an unforgettable training experience. I highly recommend!”

Melissa Trede, Senior Manager, People and Culture, Dexus

“’Georgia helped our people with understanding the essential ingredients for an effective feedback culture, and facilitated our people having the courage to have honest conversations. Our people not only enjoyed the top-quality training, but Georgia also made the training very entertaining. The feedback on her work was loved by all!” 

Yvette Manadanas, CPO – Tyro

“Conversations ended up becoming a process that was pragmatic to tackle. Leaders did the work and became more capable and confident without going to HR. Georgia’s work and delivery has made a pivotal difference to our business’s success.”

Dimity Smith, HRD – Serco

“It was such an uncertain time full of thinking about the unknown and how we tackle what felt like a beast at the time. Enter Georgia and her team. We achieved outstanding levels of engagement and she was instrumental in changing our mindset”.

Matt Bromley, Managing Director – Haworth South East Asia

“Our wider leadership team has just finished the Working as One course. Georgia worked closely with us to ensure that the program was setup for success and we had practical actions to establish and embed real change. The content was aligned back to situations that the team are dealing with, and covered self management, taking action, problem solving and constructive feedback. To accommodate lockdowns and travel restrictions the program was fully online, and Georgia was able to keep the team engaged, ensure that the delivery was smooth and presented the program with a mix of care for the participants, holding people to account and having fun. A great program to help us develop and progress as a team!”

Lucy Boom, Associate Director, Project Delivery & Engagement  – The Australian National University

“Georgia is a skilled, knowledgeable and charismatic coach, facilitator and advisor – her sessions are well-structured, authoritative and impactful, with specific objectives, frequent debriefs and clear follow ups.”

Paul Slade, Senior Director – Gilead Sciences

“We have been working with Georgia multiple times over the years. She is a thoughtful, open and very engaged trainer/coach that comes to the point in a fresh, humorous way.”

Henning Figge, President – Australia/New Zealand  – Haworth

“Georgia delivered our Giving and Receiving Feedback series at the Department of Transport.

In preparing for virtual performance discussions during a global pandemic, our workforce needed guidance and support in navigating feedback conversations during this unique time

Georgia brings so much energy and enthusiasm to her sessions, and turns an often avoided or poorly done conversation, into something that learners can approach with confidence. Attendees walked away with both the practical tools, and the right attitude and mindset, for approaching feedback conversations.

Georgia is a chameleon in her field and it was a pleasure having her help build this capability at DoT.”

Danielle Fancellu, Senior Organisational Development Consultant – Department of Transport

“I attended the HR Ripple Effect session – this was a fabulous program that allowed me to share experiences with like minded HR professionals and discuss ways to solve HR problems, that allowed me to gain different views. Georgia provided a safe and confidential environment to share topics and provide different ways to solve problems. I will be attending another HR Ripple Effect session in the future and encourage my team to also attend.”

Jorgina Sheehy, Senior Manager – Human Resources – Mercedes-Benz 

“At Rockend, two of our guiding behaviours are ‘Talk Straight’ and ‘Care’ – we worked with Georgia to build a whole of business program to bring these behaviours to life, developing our collective capability to speak candidly with kindness.

The initial program was a resounding success, with the quality of conversations in our business improving dramatically, simply by giving our people the tools and techniques to have and receive the conversations we need to. With Georgia’s support we’ve continued to roll out initiatives linked back to the original program, and we’re well on our way to having a true feedback culture – where we can talk about almost anything in a way that builds trust and respect!

I personally enjoyed working with Georgia on the development of our ‘Talk Straight! Care Hard!’ program – in preparing for the launch Georgia was easy to talk with, flexible and she took the time to genuinely understand our business and objectives. And on go-live, Georgia’s workshop style is second to none – inspiring, engaging, candid and inclusive – all with a smile, and a wicked sense of humour.

We definitely see Georgia and her team as a partner to our business, and we look forward to working together again in the future.”

Dean Carpenter, Head of People – Rockend

“Georgia delivered a keynote talk to help us ‘fix feedback’. Not only was she a pleasure to work with from start to end, she was an absolute hit with our participants. Georgia made sure she fully understood our brief and business context, and delivered a session that was spot on for our needs. Her style is honest, engaging, funny, all while making you sit up and listen to the wisdom she shares in a real and relatable way. Plenty of take aways from the session and I now can’t wait to read her book!!”

Nicky Robinson, Talent Management Team Leader – AECOM

“We used Georgia to launch “Getting our Feedback on” at Carman’s – she was incredible, we have really embedded it into our culture and it is making a real difference to the way we work. Real tangible outomes! Oh and she is funny as hell!”

Lainie Tayler, General Manager People – Carman’s Kitchen

“After reading her book Fixing Feedback (a great read by the way), I attended one of Georgia’s workshops on providing feedback. And WOW was I impressed! Georgia is warm, welcoming, energetic and boy, does she know her stuff! Right from the get go, she set a positive and vibrant tone for the day, which ran through right till the end.

The workshop was well structured with each major objective seamlessly blending in to the next. Georgia had a great blend of theory (explained using clear and real life examples), practical activity and group discussion.

This is a workshop that truly added value to me and my career development. I picked up multiple take-away’s which I have already implemented in both my personal and professional life. Not one word of a lie, it’s been the single most beneficial workshop I’ve attended. Totally recommend!”

Hareta McMullin, People Business Manager – eNett International

“Georgia is amazing! We invited Georgia to run a few workshops at Canva and help us build an open communication culture, and she absolutely nailed it! She gave us really practical tools and examples for giving feedback and having tough conversations. We enjoyed her candidness and humour, and her natural ability to engage the team – she’s an expert in this space.”

Linda Lin, Leading People Operations – Canva

“I recently attended a training session led by Georgia, which provided incredibly useful and practical guidance for managers and staff on how to have constructive conversations about critical issues, in challenging contexts. It is one of the most relevant and helpful workplace training sessions I have ever attended. I have already successfully applied the feedback/communication framework in the workplace, and will continue to do so. One of the key principles that came out of the training session – be kind and candid – is simple but really cuts through, leading to more positive conversations and a better workplace.”

Amy Barry-Macaulay, Director, Strategy & Impact – Homes Victoria

“I have had the pleasure of seeing Georgia in action facilitating and coaching our people leaders. Georgia shares her great insights on communication, feedback and just being real in the workplace with enthusiasm and passion. The learnings and energy from Georgia have stayed alive at our workplace and we are already seeing a return on investment.”

Teresa (Ebejer) Nicolaou, Organisational Development Consultant – PageUp

“My leadership team and I took part in a training day that Georgia facilitated based on her book, Fixing Feedback.

I found the training as facilitated by Georgia so engaging that the day flew by. It incorporated presentation elements interspersed with practical, hands-on sessions in groups and pairs in a perfect ratio to keep my team eager to learn.

We booked the training to help develop our feedback culture, and I feel that it has done exactly that. Both myself and my team took a lot of immediate value out of the day, and even though it has only been a short time since, I can observe my own feedback behaviours and habits shift — as well as see similar changes in my team.

I’m keen to roll out this training to the rest of my business unit in the next financial year and would recommend Georgia and her training to any organisation that wishes to improve their culture.”

Tal Rotbart, Chief Technology Officer – PageUp

“I attended one of Georgia’s “Using Your Voice Brilliantly” workshops and it was an amazing and enjoyable journey. She walked us through the importance of opening conversations in our teams and taught us highly effective techniques to make those crucial discussions as easy and as effective as possible. I believe every organisation which want to improve their culture and performance have to get consultancy from such a great mentor and get them run these kinds of workshops as frequent as possible.”

Hemen Estefaie, Tech Lead – Trend Micro

“Georgia’s workshop is thoroughly practical, cuts straight to the point and before lunch I had developed much of what i needed to start having difficult conversations. And I mean real conversations, not just in theory. Despite the hard hitting approach, the workshop is enjoyable and accessible, even with my mainly technical skill set. I attribute this to Georgia’s engaging presentation skills and down to earth character. This is worth the investment.”

Jack Sowter, Senior Developer – SixPivot

“When I first met Georgia I knew straight away that she was different. She only spoke a few words and offered a small amount of brilliant advice, but I knew she was a brilliant leader and someone who led by example.

Several months on and that feeling only gets stronger, the more time I spend with her. She has a gift, and gives that gift away everyday to industry leaders that are fortunate enough to work with her and draw on her expertise.”

Ritchie Gibson, Professional Speaker, Author, Mentor & Trainer – Leadership, Culture and Teamwork

“Georgia’s difficult conversations workshops was one of the best professional training sessions I have done. She was engaging, relatable, honest & helpful. I learnt a lot about myself & became more aware of the environment around me. The training was confronting (in a good way) & highly practical. I felt comfortable sharing with Georgia as she provided a safe environment that encouraged collaboration amongst peers. Thank you Georgia!”

Kimberley Nance, Divisional Group Manager – University of Melbourne

“The skills I picked up in this workshop were so practical and will stick with me not only throughout the remainder of my professional life, but my personal life as well. Challenging conversations have always been a weak point of mine and avoiding them has led to even more anxiety and stress. Georgia has provided me with some really valuable tools to tackle them head on, before they turn into bushfires!”

Lep Beljac, Social Media Manager – University of Melbourne

“I recently completed a pilot program constructed by Georgia called ‘Having Constructive Conversations’. Georgia is an excellent educator and coach who facilitates constructive self analysis and awareness and teaches candid, respectful, relevant communication. The pilot was a great success and I’m pleased to hear that Georgia will be rolling out her program company wide in 2016. I highly recommend Georgia’s work to any company looking to get the most from its people- she is inspired and engaging and our team is better for the experience. Thanks Georgia!”

Jeremy Fredersdorff, National Leasing Manager – Dexus Property

“Georgia has supported the University of Melbourne through a significant change program, providing one on one and group training sessions to our leaders and managers to support them through the change program and their roles in leading that change. The programs have been tailored to our needs and participants, has been very well received and is contributing to our culture change ambitions.”

Alastair Ingham, Director – University of Melbourne

“Georgia provided training to the leaders in my group – a mix of emerging, new and experienced managers. Georgia was tasked with providing a lot of content in two days, which whilst extremely valuable, would have been overwhelming without Georgia’s engaging and pragmatic delivery.

Every attendee came away with incredibly powerful leadership tools and an inspired level of self-motivation to use them. Which they did. And have continued to do, in increasing confidence and ability, ever since.”

Andrew Prentice, Head of Engineeting – Atlassian

“I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with Georgia through our Thought Leaders Business School. Georgia’s work in her field of Communication and Collaboration is world class. But even more impressive is who Georgia is – proactive, committed, a person of complete integrity … and a lot of fun. I think the highest praise that I can give Georgia is that within one month of her joining the Business School we have invited her to join the faculty upon her graduation. If you get the chance to work with Georgia, grab it with both hands.”

Peter Cook, Author – Mentor – Peter Cook Enterprises Pty Ltd

“Energy, action and “call it as it is” – This is Georgia. She approaches her work and life with the same values set – with honesty and commitment. Her confidence and drive enables her to constantly deliver optimal quality work. Georgia makes a meaningful and tangible difference to all those that interact with her. Her spirit to achieve the unachievable is infectious.”

Joanne Henderson-Brooks, Executive HR & Management Consultant – Evolve Housing

“Working with Georgia recently has helped our team learn what it takes to be the ‘ultimate’ team’ . Her approachable, progressive and down-to-earth style, her extensive knowledge, and her overall influence was inspiring. Our team kept wanting more!”

Miranda Bozic, Brand Marketing Manager – Bupa

“I would recommend Georgia as a highly professional provider of training and mentoring services whose passion is infectious. She has executed every communication development program with I have been witness to with precision and high engagement. Highly recommended.”

Charles Cameron, Chief Executive | RCSA Australia & New Zealand
– FCB Group

Tennis Victoria has worked with Georgia on a number of training and strategy sessions for our whole of team, leadership team and individuals. Georgia has a unique ability to connect and engage with the team, we have thoroughly enjoyed her sessions and translated the skills learnt into our every business. Thanks Georgia for being Flawsome!

Adam Crameri, CEO – Tennis Victoria

Georgia delivered a highly engaging session with the team that team loved and were able to put into action.

Michael Bouari, CEO – 1 – Stop Connections

Georgia facilitated a Leadership program for a group of LVMH senior leaders of which I was one. The program was excellent. Take away tools are really useful and insights into our personal leadership styles, who we are, how we react to the world around us and how we can adjust to be more effective.
I have implemented virtually everything we took away to good effect both on a professional and personal level. Georgia’s energy, honesty and insights alongside the structure of the program, a mixture of workshops and one to ones with Brett Wood allowed us to go on a journey both personally and as a group, culminating us solving a problem together.
I highly recommend Georgia and her team; they will make a difference to your organization.

Kaye Larnder, Country Manager – Benefit Cosmetics