Phronesis Foundation

PHRONESIS
PRACTICAL WISDOM

We help you make meaning out of the madness, the mayhem and the mystery of organisational life

ABOUT US

You know how tough, demanding and complex it is to lead in today’s business world? Well, at Phronesis, we help you make meaning out of the madness, the mayhem and the mystery of organisational life. We do this collaboratively so that together we harness the collective intelligence of you and your team, utilising the practical wisdom that this brings.

We are an energetic and eclectic mix of collaborators who span the globe and are recognised for our capability to develop leaders, create strategy and evolve the culture you need for sustainable results. We serve you through the enactment of the values we uphold – enduring relationships, generosity of spirit, incisive curiosity, vulnerable authenticity and practical wisdom.

Let's build a thriving business together

OUR SERVICES

Sense Making & Strategy Creation

We help you to make sense of your organisation and the complexity of its unique context. We then work with you to articulate a clear strategy that is alive in your organisation and that drives daily decision making at all levels. Along the way, we help you to ask the incisive questions that give rise to the strategic insights that in turn create a strategic framework for now and the future.

Leader & Leadership Development

We develop leaders so that the collective leadership in your organisation is aligned, cohesive and driven to succeed together. We do this through the best contemporary global thought leadership and evidence based practice.

Teams & Cultural Evolution

We assess teams and culture to understand where you are now and therefore what the next stage of growth and evolution needs to be in order to deliver on your strategy. We help your leaders create the conditions where teams thrive and the culture is vibrant.

Assessment & Selection

It can be costly, time-consuming and frustrating to recruit and develop the right person for the right role. This pain point is amplified ten-fold by the sunk cost of finding out you have not made the optimum decision. We have groundbreaking, scientific assessment & development technology from Lectica Inc. that focusses on how people think and solve real-world workplace dilemmas – this is a significantly superior predictor of success in a role than any other talent selection methodology at half the time and the cost.

Creating a Thinking Environment

Now more than ever we need to foster environments where people are enabled to think independently and creatively in order to navigate the complexity of the world we find ourselves in. The complexity demands of senior leadership roles in most organisations often exceed the complexity of any one person’s thinking, making it even more critical that we create the conditions that allow the best thinking of individuals to come to the fore, and in doing so, optimise the collective intelligence of the group/team/organisation. A Thinking Environment (Nancy Kline) is a system of components that (a) allow divergent perspectives to be heard, (b) bring forth emergent perspectives, and (c) give rise to convergent perspectives, harnessing collective intelligence for optimum decision-making.

Complimentary Offer

We offer a complimentary sense-making session where our passionate and incisive curiosity helps us to work out where your pain points are and where your opportunities lie.

Additionally, and driven by our passion for the transformative potential of a Thinking Environment, we offer a complimentary half day workshop tailored to Boards/Executive Teams of Not-for-Profits.

Our Team

We are an energetic and eclectic cohort of collaborators who span the globe and are recognised for the expertise we bring to our chosen fields. We value interdependence, independent thinking and doing our bit to make the world a little better, safer and fairer.

Deborah Pascoe

Benny Ausmus

Bridget Blackford

Sarah Dalziel

Rudi Doku

Robert Eames

John Eklund

Wendy Geraghty

Peter Georgiadis

Michael Griffiths

Chloe Hall

Dr Katherine Hoekman

Andrew Hollo

Rachel Kemmis

Ron Laurie

Katie O’Keeffe

Rain Jago Ratajczak

Dr Jonathan Reams

Caroline Shahbaz

Dr Brendan Smith

Candice Smith

Jenny Vulcan

CONTACT US

In your team or business, we are keen to hear about what you are grappling or struggling with, as well as what you’re doing that works. Please contact us using the form below or by reaching out through our contact details.

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