Testimonials.
Our testimonials speak to the positive experiences and outcomes of working with Strategic Shift Consulting.
With a high exposure to risk, we needed tools, processes and an understanding of the fundamental risks for our organisation.
Melissa was able to help review and update documents to quantify, assess and mitigate identified risks, as well as create an implementation plan.
Some people working in risk are pretty dry and regimented, which doesn’t always land well in an organisation. Melissa is definitely different. She was understanding of how we would like to manage risk and got what we were trying to achieve.
Melissa helped us to ensure our risk strategy was able to sit within our existing culture. She helped make sure we got engagement by using a language that would resonate with the organisation.
Melissa has the flexibility to not be caught up in the standardised approach to risk. She is clever and agile. She is mature and self-aware enough to not need to be seen as an expert in everything. To get the right outcome for us, she brought in another expert from her trusted network.
I would recommend Melissa. She brings enthusiasm, an ability to understand organisational culture and is able to align it to suit while bringing the right skills to the table.”
Daryn Deiley
Interim COO, The Sunrise Project
Melissa is an authentic leader, a thoughtful and strategic thinker and a highly skilled facilitator. Her ability to connect with people and build strong relationships is second-to-none.
She has a unique ability to create a working environment where everyone can contribute and collaborate effectively. Melissa creates a space where people feel safe, valued and included.
Melissa brings a level of expertise to the table that offers practical and innovative solutions to complex business challenges.
She gives genuine and considered advice and I have always valued Melissa’s counsel, which has helped me grow both personally and professionally.
I can honestly say that Melissa is genuinely the best person to work with. She has a truly special way of bringing out the best in people. Her leadership is inspiring and empowering, and she is a natural force for positive change.
It is an absolute joy to work alongside Melissa.”
Jo Smyth
Managing Director
Twiga Group
Melissa provided strategic advice which helped us ensure diversity and inclusion were front of mind when developing our platform.”
Darryn Webster
CIO and board director
A genuine leader who treats everyone at a human level – that’s Melissa. …I was always in awe of Melissa’s ability to engage and lead a diverse range of people to deliver on strategic outcomes. Melissa is an excellent communicator. Her ability to empower people to help them grow professionally is second-to-none”.
Le Khanh H.
Learning Specialist – ANZ
Melissa moderates two events for us each year for our Diversity and Inclusion and Learning and Development programs.
Melissa has high energy, even to the very end of each event. She’s really interested in what each speaker has to say and has really well thought out responses for them. She adds so much value for our delegates and we always get really great feedback.
A pleasure to work with, Melissa is so organised, very professional and open to helping where she can. She’s a really active moderator and gets involved in the whole process.
Melissa also always has great feedback for how we can develop our events and she is a really big part of helping our events be the best they can be.