The Art and Science of Reading the Room
June 4, 2025
The one who reads the room, nails the assignment – that old chestnut! It’s true. In today’s complex, fast-moving work environment, reading the room is
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Situation: Rio Tinto were launching a global review of its culture, aimed at making the company and the mining industry safer and more inclusive.
Challenge: The project team had a gap in expertise to help deliver a comprehensive employee listening program across multiple streams, in 30 countries, including 13 languages, with a rigorous timeline for delivery.
Situation: Rio Tinto were launching a global review of its culture, aimed at making the company and the mining industry safer and more inclusive.
Challenge: The project team had a gap in expertise to help deliver a comprehensive employee listening program across multiple streams, in 30 countries, including 13 languages, with a rigorous timeline for delivery.
Situation: Boral were focussed on improving operational efficiency, responsiveness to customers and shifting decisions to local teams.
Challenge: Decentralisation of a new structure from a centralisation model in a highly unionised culture.
Situation: Boral were focussed on improving operational efficiency, responsiveness to customers and shifting decisions to local teams.
Challenge: Decentralisation of a new structure from a centralisation model in a highly unionised culture.
A people leader with deep HR expertise and commercialism across multiple sectors in Australia, New Zealand and the UAE. Having led a large people program of work and culture transformation, I have had the privilege of influencing and supporting the career paths of many people. Results-driven and pragmatic Human Resources Leader with depth of experience in partnering with CEOs and C- Suite
executives to shape, create and implement strategies to solve complex people and business problems.
My strengths include helping leaders navigate ambiguity to deliver on business outcomes, building trusted relationships, collaboration, delivering and blending heart with commercial acumen.
A people leader with deep HR expertise and commercialism across multiple sectors in Australia, New Zealand and the UAE. Having led a large people program of work and culture transformation, I have had the privilege of influencing and supporting the career paths of many people. Results-driven and pragmatic Human Resources Leader with depth of experience in partnering with CEOs and C- Suite
executives to shape, create and implement strategies to solve complex people and business problems.
My strengths include helping leaders navigate ambiguity to deliver on business outcomes, building trusted relationships, collaboration, delivering and blending heart with commercial acumen.
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