here’s a few simple truths

Meaningful change is tough

It’s risky, high pressure, usually on-top of your ‘day job’, and is prone to resistance and failure.

You don't have time to become an expert

There’s millions of studies, text books, papers and best practice methodologies. You don’t have time for that. You just need the simple shortcuts to success.

Your projects are too important to fail

You’ve seen too many changes that fell short of their target outcomes, and that can’t happen to your projects.

Big Ideas Are Messy

It can be hard to know where you start to translate your big ideas into reality.

You need results right away

Change always has to happen yesterday.

So together, let’s focus your time on what actually matters.

If historical dramas are to be believed, every powerful person across history had an expert advisor. Someone standing beside them, prompting them towards greatness. So let’s have you join those ranks.

My role as your advisor is to frame your thinking, teach you new concepts exactly when you need them, and to guide your decisions towards meaningful impact. When we work together, this is my philosophy:

Forget best practice

You don’t need to drink the Kool-Aid. You need the fastest possible path to meaningful results. My job is to help you get there.

Your situation is unique

A training session or a text book isn’t going to cut it. You need to work with someone who’s been there, done that and has the scars to prove it.

You work best when you've got someone on the journey with you

I’ll be a private confidant. We’ll share the highs and lows of change leadership together. Some weeks we’ll talk tactics, other times we’ll talk strategy. Always, though, you’ll be growing while moving forward.

Advisory with Brendon immediately gave me practical tools to unpack and overcome the complexity that comes with leading change. Advisory has directly supported me in successfully delivering 2 projects within 3 months across a global company.

No matter the obstacle Brendon really listens, asks the right questions to get to the heart of the challenges and offers up no-fluff solutions to help me craft simple AND effective strategies I can use straight away.

If you’re looking to make an impact and grow your change leadership capabilities quickly you need to speak to Brendon!

SHELLY EGGLETON, Executive Strategy & Planning Manager, Naked Wines

Advisory with Brendon immediately gave me practical tools to unpack and overcome the complexity that comes with leading change. Advisory has directly supported me in successfully delivering 2 projects within 3 months across a global company.

No matter the obstacle Brendon really listens, asks the right questions to get to the heart of the challenges and offers up no-fluff solutions to help me craft simple AND effective strategies I can use straight away.

If you’re looking to make an impact and grow your change leadership capabilities quickly you need to speak to Brendon!

SHELLY EGGLETON, Executive Strategy & Planning Manager, Naked Wines

So, how does it work?

To accelerate your growth, knowledge and ability (along with the corresponding success of your projects), you will work directly with me, best-selling author and international change & project leadership expert Brendon Baker in a one-on-one strategic advisory partnership.

I’m not a purist – I tend to mix coaching, training, mentoring, advisory, and consulting freely into your sessions. In other words – we chat about whatever we need to chat about in that moment!

What’s Included?

Structured Guidance

You will have scheduled one-on-one meetings with Brendon to progress key objectives and discuss key insights at both the strategic and tactical levels. We’ll stimulate new ideas, strategise current issues, test approaches and ultimately accelerate change/project results. No timers running, but sessions typically last for between 45-90mins

In-situ Advice

Whether it’s a last minute board meeting, or an unexpected issue that has cropped up – some questions just can’t wait. So in addition to our structured calls, you’ll also have unlimited high-priority ‘on-call’ access to Brendon via phone, email, and a direct WhatsApp channel where we will chat asynchronously in between sessions via text or voice messages.

But Why Brendon? – The simplest path to maximum impact

Brendon looks at change in the broadest possible sense. It’s not only about changing behaviour – it’s about creating a meaningful difference. This is what he calls ‘change leadership’ – and it’s what he’s a leading expert in.

Brendon has guided over $10 Billion in transformative projects and programs across more types of change than would be reasonable to list out here. Just know that it includes everything from transformations to teddy bears. He is the author of the best-seller Valuable Change, and niche top seller Creating High Value PMOs. His pioneering work in the internal influencer space is world leading. His clients include high growth tech firms, key ASX100 companies like AGL and South32, various Not-For-Profits, as well as all three levels of the Australian Government.

With all that said, his mission is simple:

Help other people lead change that actually pays off (without burning everyone in the process).
photo of Brendon Baker
Mark Wright

I expected my work with Brendon to be good, but it was better than I ever expected.
It was more than just concepts, it was dynamically and personally tailored for my team while still remaining highly approachable and digestible.

Mark Wright
Director Trade Programs,
Aus. Dept. of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Karin V.

When I began this project, it was facing some serious headwinds. However, after working directly with Brendon, in only a short amount of time, we had a clear direction, developed a practical delivery strategy and knew how to prioritise our tasks. It gave me the confidence to successfully carry out our project. This was a real achievement given the turbulent environment we have had to work in.

Karin V.
Project Executive,
Aus. Department of Finance
Tanya M.

With Brendon’s one on one coaching, in just a few months our $9M program went from a 300 line task-list with untold delays to a well oiled machine. Our executive board love the new clarity.

Tanya M.
Program Manager,
Customer Service Transformation
Hope (ATO)

Thank you for inspiring me.

Hope
Value Management Office,
Australian Taxation Office
Anthea Hackett

I really like how you simplify, and just focus on what really matters.

Anthea Hackett
Project Director,
Australian Taxation Office
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FAQs

You’re a professional (often an executive or senior manager) who is currently/or soon will be leading some form of organisational change. Sometimes this is organisation-wide, and sometimes it’s just within your own team(s). You don’t have the time or inclination to go get ‘tactical’ practitioner certifications, rather you need the mental toolsets & guidance to be able to operate seamlessly across both the strategic and tactical levels asap.

Virtual is the default, and works fantastically well with all of my clients. However, if I’m in your town that week or if you’re in Canberra, Australia – then absolutely! We’ll catchup over a coffee, beer or a G&T.

A notable portion of my client base is on a one-on-one basis, so it’s a large part of what I do. This means you’ll have my attention when you want and need it. We’ll schedule our chats at mutually suitable times during the standard working day, however the in-situ support via msg or emails often happens at any time of day or evening.

Oh that’s simple. We both find times in our calendars that work, then we block them out to keep a fairly regular rhythm. Sometimes life happens, and we adjust.

Maybe. Do you have a best-selling author & change leadership expert in-house? (I’m not being too cheeky here, I know of at least one organisation that does!)

But here’s something to remember: project & change managers are a dime a dozen. We’re not talking about a generic project or change management course here. We’re talking about forging you into a change leader. This means accelerating and increasing your impact through contextual continuity, value-centredness, strategic simplicity, internal-influence and embedded empathy.

Packages start at $9.5k AUD. If you’re paying out of your own pocket, reach out to us. Brendon takes on a small number of ‘personal development’ clients each year at a reduced rate.