Leading the way through change.

Change is constant, and isn't always easy.

The top 10 challenges we are currently working on with our clients:
  • Go faster!
    Scaling your business at pace.
  • It’s relentless!
    Coping with continuous change.
  • Increasing costs.
    Managing change on a budget.
  • Fear of uncertainty.
    Inspiring others to embrace change.
  • Unhappy customers.
    Maintaining performance during change.
  • Shifting mindsets.
    Transitioning to new ways of working and being.
  • Talent and skill gaps.
    Acquiring and building new capabilities
  • Burn out!
    Supporting healthy responsible change.
  • Disruption.
    Navigating our changing context.
  • Moving the goal posts.
    Staying connected to purpose and ambition.
Our Services
  • Our staff engagement scores are low - our people say we ‘don’t manage change well’
  • Our culture isn’t great - infighting, silo-based leadership, high attrition rates, bullying claims - how do we lift our people's performance?
  • Our change management efforts (processes, projects, initiatives) are failing to keep pace with the rapid changes our customers and or leaders are expecting
  • How do I keep up to date with the latest technologies at the same time as meeting the demands from within the business?
  • How do I cope with the pace of change required when the business resists the changes that we need to make? - How do I get them to move faster?
  • How do I lead change with more inspiration and less perspiration!!?
  • I am not confident with trying new things or ways of working - why do I have to change?
  • How do I cope with the pace of change in my organisation?
  • How do I lift my own performance and the performance of those around me?
  • Sustainability
  • ROI
  • Opportunity Review

Who we are

We are an innovative, agile change management agency. A tribe of passionate and diverse change experts supporting your organisation to lead and thrive in times of change. We understand complexity and help you lean-in to the opportunities for change confidently and compassionately.
Our Shared Principles
Meet Our Team

How we work

Organisations (and their human inhabitants) are complex structures that cannot be fully understood by applying linear, uni-directional processes. We apply our unique whole brain thinking methods to help leaders and organisations embrace the complexity, with the speed and agility necessary to pivot in its evolving context.

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What we offer

Products have their “hype cycles” and humans have their “emotional cycles”, together the story is the same – change. Our services and tools are uniquely placed to keep you moving forward from where ever you are today in your organisational or personal change journey.
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What Our Clients Say

I have never seen someone draw a purpose statement out of a team as seamlessly as Karen was able to with a few of our Hireup teams.
Hire Up    ·    Oct 2019
Fantastic work, experience and energy amongst the Change Executive Team. Karen is fabulous and has provided so much insight and capability development whenever we worked together. I have no hesitation in recommending Karen!
NSW Govt    ·    Sep 2019
A HUGE thank you for everyone in the lead up, and for the awesome session you held for us today! Such an important capability for us at THE ICONIC and excited to see these skills put into action. We’ve received so much positive feedback and our people have walked away with such practical tips to continue acknowledging themselves and their colleagues in our constantly changing environment.
The Iconic    ·    Nov 2021
We would like to sincerely thank you for the passion, enthusiasm, and professionalism that you put into this engagement – I really enjoyed working with you and your team, and you have left us with some great tools that we will be able to use in the next stages.
Anon    ·    May 2022
Karen exceeded my expectations, and the team has had resounding positive feedback about her.
The Iconic    ·    May 2021
I thought it was one of the best programs I have done. My group was fantastic, and Karen was excellent. I feel like I have known everyone for longer than I have.
City of Sydney    ·    Sep 2021
Found this program invaluable. Not only did I learn a lot about my own leadership style and skills, but I met some amazing peers that I am looking forward to continuing that leadership journey with.
City of Sydney    ·    Sep 2021
Seeing it all written out, I was amazed at how much we do as a team! I’m proud of what we achieve. Really informative to bring out our reflections.
Royal Botanic Gardens    ·    Oct 2021
I was immensely impressed with the insights and observations your team provided. It has been a pleasure working with you on so many levels.
NSW Govt    ·    Jan 2022
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on their change journey:
Mentoring
We offer Change Management Mentoring to provide you with the tools and strategies you need to overcome complex organisational challenges. We provide support to senior business leaders, change managers and HR professionals to help overcome the big, scary challenges.
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Consulting
We facilitate powerful conversations that shift mindsets and attitudes towards change. Our Complex Organisational Change Consulting unlocks strategies to help you become ‘response-able’ – which is the ability to be agile and receptive – while constantly innovating and evolving to respond to challenges.
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Coaching
Our team provides Coaching to support and foster emerging talent, executive leaders, business owners, and teams. Our approach is based on world renowned brain-based frameworks, which brings neuroscience and leadership techniques together to facilitate change.
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Workshops
We design and facilitate engaging and exciting workshops – both live and virtual. We provide a unique and creative experience that explores difficult issues in a safe, neutral environment. Each member of your team will have their voice.
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Training
We build change capability in all levels of your organisation. We curate learning pathways that encourage personal development by tapping into internal strenghts and using world-leading platforms to take you to the next level – to ensure you are keeping up with the pace of change in your industry.
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Strategy

We work with you to observe, listen and engage with your perople – and develop change, transition and communications strategies that are contextualised, fit-for-purpose, and addresses stakeholder concerns and conveys your key messages in a way that will be well received. We care about content and delivery.

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Speaking

Looking for some inspiration? A fresh approach to look at change? Insights to help people embrace change? Our Founder, Karen Simmons is a respected and down-to-earth speaker who has extensive experience addressing large conferences, team workshops and corporate events.

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Space
Our Change Room, located in Sydney, is a space where people feel comfortable to speak openly. It is a creative room – because unleashing creativity helps you think differently, and that brings about real change, that comes from the right headspace. It is available for exclusive use, so book for you next workshop.
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Contact Us
The Change Executive
Level 3, Suite 2, 2-12 Foveaux Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010

Phone
02 9281 5512

Emailhello@changeexec.com

Services Mentoring
Consulting
Workshops
Training
Strategy
Speaking
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Comprehend - the then and now

We riff, play with, and imagine what’s possible for the organisation. We seek to understand its intent, purpose, ambition and future aspirations – and reasons for wanting or needing to change.

We then ground this future into its current context, the reality of the ‘gestalt” – what is the lived experience of the organisation? 

What is its current reality/context? What is the whole that is ‘presenced’? We ask questions, observe, do small projects, research, learn boundaries and listen to stories. We see the organisation, the work it does and the essence of its culture at play.

Connect - the now and then

We represent a comprehensive menu of opportunities for progression towards whatever it is the organisation is seeking to achieve – without judgement, nor favour.

The pathways to improvement are many and varied, not linear. Many can be taken at once, and within the limits of resources available at the time.

We seek to leave the organisation ‘response-able’. With the knowledge, methods and capabilities needed to continue to evolve and change its path creatively and courageously as needed and in step with its ever-changing context.

Create - the then and now

We riff, play with, and imagine what’s possible for the organisation. We seek to understand its intent, purpose, ambition and future aspirations – and reasons for wanting or needing to change.

We then ground this future into its current context, the reality of the ‘gestalt” – what is the lived experience of the organisation? 

What is its current reality/context? What is the whole that is ‘presenced’? We ask questions, observe, do small projects, research, learn boundaries and listen to stories. We see the organisation, the work it does and the essence of its culture at play.

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