For over 20 years, Duet Consulting has been orchestrating practical, proven, cost-effective change and high performance strategies for CEO’s and their Managers, at individual, team and organisational levels.
We work with CEOs and senior executives to create or manage change and optimise both the organisation’s and the individual’s performance. We offer a mature yet fresh, supportive approach that will open up the opportunity for a remarkable transformation, tailored to your specific needs and sense of urgency.
Duet Consulting was founded in 1993 by Russell Newman as a strategic organisational improvement, coaching, change facilitation and strategic human resources management practice. Duet is now in its 20th year, enjoying an extraordinary degree of repeat business and referrals, and reflecting the respect and trust built between Duet and their clients.
Russell Newman
Fields of experience:
Executive Coach, Change Management, High Performance Team Strategies, Strategy and Leadership Consulting, Conflict Resolution.
Contact:
russell@duetconsulting.com.au
Contact: 0419156603 or +61 3 98881210
Russell’s coaching and consulting practices are based on some 25 years’ experience across private and public sectors – in general management, marketing, human resources and organisational development management roles.
Russell’s experience spans health, IT, finance, manufacturing, consulting and sporting industries. He worked initially in public hospitals in finance, HR and general management functions, and then transitioned to the private sector, into Westpac, DMR Group, McDonnell Douglas Information System.
Having post-graduate qualifications in Organisational Behaviour, he began Duet Consulting Pty Ltd in 1993 as a strategic organisational improvement, coaching, change facilitation and strategic human resources management practice. Russell’s subsequent OD studies, research and years of post-graduate tutoring reflect a career-long interest in understanding, mastering and conveying the principles and practices of how to optimise performance at individual, team and organisational levels. His interventions build engagement with staff, management and key stakeholders towards organisational effectiveness, profitability and sustainability.
Russell’s strength is his capacity to effectively partner with his clients to design and facilitate processes – his deep knowledge and engaging style enables the interventions to be extremely well tailored and to deliver solid outcomes for the organisations with whom he consults.
Areas of Expertise
• Executive Coaching
• High performance team development
• Strategic Planning
• Change management
• Conflict resolution – e.g. in Family businesses and Partnerships
• Candidate Profiling for Recruitment and Development
• Succession and Talent Management
• Building people skills in technical organisations
• Leadership development
Other Key Interests
• Vice-President, Volleyball Australia 1989-96 / 2001-04
• Chair, Volleyball Victoria 1994-97, 2000 – Life Member
• International Player 1972-79 (toured China in 1975)
• Head of Delegation to Asian & Olympic Qualifying events including Japan
• Protocol Manager in charge of IOC VIP’s at 2000 Sydney Olympics (volunteer)
• Writing, Travel, Wine, Arts, Sport
Linda Smith
Fields of experience:
Facilitator, Executive Coach, Communications and Leadership Trainer, Organisational Change Consultant, Performance Management.
Contact:
linda@duetconsulting.com.au
Contact: 0408359525 or +61 3 98881210
Linda Smith has over 30 years of experience working in both public and private sector organisations. In 2003 she became a partner in Duet Consulting Pty Ltd.
Linda is passionate about the ‘people-side’ of business and is engaged by a range of clients to facilitate processes to enhance performance at individual, team and organisation-wide levels. With her deep understanding of human behavior, performance management, organisational culture, interpersonal communication, interviewing and selection, performance management and change management, Linda adds significant value and effectively partners leaders to bring about lasting change.
Her comprehensive background includes consulting and senior/middle management roles with health, education, manufacturing, retail, IT, legal, and airline industries. This broad experience has given her a strong foundation of knowledge and a track record in successfully designing and implementing solutions.
Clients often comment on Linda’s approachable, respectful and engaging style. This strength enables her to quickly build rapport and deliver interventions that accelerate improved business performance and employee engagement.
Career Summary
• Partner Duet Consulting Pty Ltd
• Human Resource Manager, People Solutions, State Trustees Victoria
• Change Integration Manager (Asia/Pacific), Project Probe, Cadbury Schweppes
• Organisational Development and HR Manager, Priceline Australia, New Clicks South Africa
• Organisational Development Consultant, Kodak Australasia
• Human Resources Consultant, Ansett Airlines
• Training and Development Manager, Attorney General’s Department
• Staff Development & Training Co-ordinator, Environment Protection Authority
• Senior and graduate Social Work roles, Victorian Education Ministry
Certification
• Crucial Conversations Trainer – Vital Smarts USA
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Management Growth Systems Profiling Tools
• Executive Coaching – Uni of Sydney and Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL)
Education
• Bachelor of Social Work (RMIT University)
• Graduate Diploma of Management (RMIT University)
Associates
Duet Consulting has the capacity to expand to meet most demands, by sub-contracting only our most trusted and experienced colleagues with whom we share values and enjoy complementary skills.
We are clear about where our strengths and weaknesses lie, and thus have sourced a range of colleagues who are experts in their fields. When our clients need services we cannot deliver, we are happy to introduce them as an option, and to help coordinate them in the context of our contract.