LEED CONSULTING - Key Persons
After a diverse career spanning the higher education, publishing and entertainment industries, Anna established her own consultancy in 2008, when her first child was 6 weeks old. Her mission: to support women to take charge of their lives and careers.
Over the next six years Anna worked with hundreds of women across all levels of organisational hierarchies, from recent graduates to CEOs. In 2014 her desire to impact on the ‘big picture' led Anna to partner with Diarmid to take a broader approach to leadership development and diversity and inclusion. Since then Anna has worked with leaders across the public, corporate and not-for-profit sectors to develop the skills, habits and mindsets that create resilient and inclusive teams and organisations.
Anna is particularly interested in the challenges the information age presents for leadership, personal resilience and inclusion. Drawing from the fields of neuroscience, psychology and behaviour design, her programs are relevant, engaging and - most importantly - lead to lasting personal and organisational change.
Anna is the only South Australian alumnus of the Centre for Applied Rationality in Berkeley, and one of only three certified Tiny Habits coaches in Australia. Throughout her career Anna has served on various Boards and Management Committees, and is currently a member of the Premier's Council for Women.
With both a Psychology degree and an LLB Honours degree from the University of Adelaide, Diarmid's first professional career was as a corporate lawyer. With a strong commercial focus, keen analytical skills and attention to detail Diarmid led a number of multi-million dollar merger and acquisition projects, while a Senior Associate at Minter Ellison.
In 2008, keen to pursue his fascination with organisational psychology, Diarmid ventured to London, where he joined the JSB Group. As a Senior Consultant, Diarmid gained extensive experience in facilitating senior leadership development and organisational development projects across Europe at the height of the global financial crisis.
While in the UK, Diarmid completed the Masters level Certificate in Facilitation at the prestigious Henley Business School. With a passion for helping clients to cultivate a culture that delivers sustainable high performance, Diarmid founded Leed Consulting on his return to Australia in 2010.
Diarmid served on the Board of Time For Kids, a not-for-profit operating in the child welfare sector, for more than 7 years, including 2 years as the Chair. In 2018 Diarmid was appointed as a Board Member of Relationship Australia South Australia. Diarmid works with clients as coach, facilitator and cultural change consultant, assisting them to optimise business and people performance at both the organisational and individual level.