Complex change requires more than a good plan
Strategy, structure, culture and leadership are deeply connected. When they become misaligned, execution slows, accountabilities blur and people lose confidence in the direction of change.
Maximise brings senior consulting, facilitation and executive coaching to help leaders understand the real issue, make clear choices and mobilise people around a viable way forward.
We work collaboratively, using participative processes that build ownership, strengthen internal capability and support lasting implementation.
When clients engage Maximise
Leaders typically contact us when an important organisational issue cannot be resolved through business-as-usual processes alone.
Strategy is clear, but leadership alignment or execution is fragmented.
Growth or change has outpaced the organisation’s structure and accountabilities.
Operating-model change requires independent diagnosis.
An executive team needs to reset relationships, priorities or ways of working.
A senior leader is moving into a role with greater scope or complexity.
Leadership development is not producing sustained behaviour change.
Explore our services
Strategic alignment
Clarify strategic choices, align leadership perspectives and translate priorities into accountable action.
Relevant situations:
Strategic and business planning.
Executive and stakeholder alignment.
Organisation reviews.
Merger and change integration.
organisation design
Align structure, accountabilities, decision rights, culture and capability so the organisation can execute its strategy.
Relevant situations:
Growth has outpaced the existing structure.
Roles and authority are unclear.
A restructure is being considered.
The operating model no longer supports the strategy.
Leadership development
Build adaptive leadership and team capability through real work, deliberate practice and targeted coaching.
Relevant situations:
Senior leadership transitions.
Executive and team effectiveness.
Leading significant change.
Leadership capability and coaching cultures.
Why Maximise
People change performance.
Our role is to help leaders create the strategic clarity, organisational alignment and leadership capability that enable people to perform at their best.
We do this through an integrated perspective, participative approach, practical capability transfer and more than 25 years of senior consulting experience
Trusted by leaders across complex operating environments
We work with clients across a diverse range of industries from private, global, ASX listed top 100, public, and for-purpose enterprises with unique challenges and diverse industry contexts.
This includes financial services, education, healthcare, pharmaceutical, professional services, resources, energy, utilities, law, mental health, disability services, and government.
They each have in common an urgent need to transform their business, build capability, renew their workplace culture, and respond to dynamic markets and changing stakeholder demands.
What clients say
“Maximise works collaboratively with you, as the client, to implement customised and cost effective solutions for leadership and team performance challenges. When working with Maximise, you feel that they’re really engaged and listening to what are the issues. They will bring to the table, the following strengths: depth of experience and know-how from a solid base of credible contemporary thought leadership, practical and innovative approaches to solve complex challenges, and the ability to transfer learning and share useful ideas that work.”
- Executive Director, Human Resources, insurance business.
“Maximise has worked on a variety of programs with us over the past couple of years and has been a great support and resource. Projects have included a significant workplace change and team building program, recruitment process mapping, a role clarification and team development-integration exercise, and our workforce plan. Max is a great facilitator with the ability to engage people and get them working together towards a common objective.”
- Senior Manager, Human Resources, for-purpose organisation.
“Maximise has been working with us on an integrated program of structured group and one-one sessions, to optimise sales strategy and execution. Maximise’s work with me as business leader, the leadership team, and sales function, has made a significant impact to lift the team’s focus, capacity, and positioning across the organisation to deliver great results for the function and our customers. Max’s strengths are in listening, asking insightful questions, and encouraging client-driven action and outcomes.”
- General Manager, Sales, superannuation business.