When it comes to professional development for project staff, who pays? The short answer to this question is that it depends, on the outcome that is being sought and the development that is being undertaken.

Create and support a culture of engagement in your people and your organisation, and you could see satisfaction and productivity take a giant leap up.

Dr John Whiteoak will speak at Shape Consulting's Conversations in Leadership Lunch on 28 February about how leadership today is about engagement, alignment and support.

Our first Conversation in Leadership Lunch date for 2012 is set and we're excited to announce our Guest Speaker...

Shape Consulting is proud to introduce the Conversation in Leadership Lunch Series for 2012.

Join in the conversation over lunch in the Shape Consulting Boardroom as we host exciting keynote speakers and industry peers and examine leadership strategy, culture, and the continuing paradigm shifts in safety, performance and technology.

We'll be making speaker and date announcements very shortly.

Talk soon!    -   The Shape Team

Shape Consulting welcomes Melissa Prentice as our Partner, Change Management! We're looking forward to organising one-on-one meetings with our clients to introduce Melissa early in the year.

Shape Consulting signed an exclusive partnership agreement to bring three leadership interventions to the Australian market. For more information, go to www.shapeconsulting.com.au/products.

On behalf of the team at Shape Consulting, I would like to wish you a very merry and safe Christmas season and all the best for your New Year celebrations!

A special note of thanks to our clients and partners for a fantastic year during 2011, and we look forward to working with you in 2012 to continue our journey to shape a better tomorrow.

On Friday the 10th of July, the official celebration of our new office opening was initiated in the boardroom of our new premises and followed onto a delicious dinner at Aria Restaurant on the river.

During the June and July, we were delighted to have the company of Donna Glanvill from Worldsview Consulting, South Africa. Donna supported our team towards becoming the first accredited organisation to deliver their products:

The end of the financial year for 2010/2011 wrapped up many achievements for Shape. With the moving to a new office and having large growth within the company, we truly had a happy end to the financial year.