About Us

Kirsty Mawer and her Global Associates specialize in sustainably enhancing individual and organizational performance.


Kirsty Mawer MSM, MODSHRM, FAICD

Kirsty Mawer is skilled in business turnarounds, mergers, risk management and governance, performance management, organisation development, leadership training, change management, and strategic planning and implementation.

As a business improvement practitioner for the past 16 years she has a track record of delivering bottom line results. Kirsty has worked with many Fortune 500 Companies including American Express, Australia & New Zealand Banking Corporation, AXA, BHP Billiton, BP, Eli Lilly, Ford Motor Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Swiss Reinsurance and Unilever. In addition she has worked with many significant corporations within Australia that include ActewAGL, Caterpillar Australia, Energy Networks Australia, Metcash Trading, Multiplex Group, Toll Holdings, and TruEnergy.

Kirsty holds the degrees of Master of Sustainable Management (MSM) and Master of Organisation Development and Strategic Human Resource Management (MODSHRM). She is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society. In addition she holds a Diploma in Company Directing and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).

Kirsty is the author of two books; "Leadership Coaching ~ A Practical Guide" (ISBN 1 74103 195 8) and "Dancing With Brilliance" (ISBN 0 9757712 1 3). She has a reputation as an effective performance coach and capability developer.

Kirsty's business and industry experience encompasses governance, risk management, strategy development, business turnarounds, mergers, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, leadership development, change management, organisation development and people management. She has developed, directed and implemented transformational change and organisational development strategies across entire organisations. She has coached many individuals, managers and executives to achieve outstanding results aligned with business strategy and she acts as a mentor to several professionals, executives and business owners.

Kirsty has both experience and a passion for developing individuals, enhancing communities, supporting organisations, and facilitating business growth. She is a director of the Phillip Island Nature Parks and a past director of Netball Victoria. She has over 12 years Board experience on many not-for-profit, community and industry boards including tenure as President and Chairman.

Kirsty's personal mission is to assist individuals and enterprises achieve excellence, which she executes by focusing on improving client's business performance, strengthening their leadership assets and making change management a success.

Kirsty focuses on business objectives first. These are incorporated into a systematic and measurable values-based approach to improving performance. Those improvements can be astounding as some of Kirsty's clients have experienced through working with her:

$360 million improvement in the bottom line
$250,000 return on investment within days
300% improvement in issue resolution
23% improvement in customer satisfaction
43% reduction in processing costs

Whether you are looking to reduce risk, improve governance, develop leadership capabilities, attract talent, implement succession planning processes, reduce costs, improve performance or manage change successfully Kirsty will make a difference to you and your business.

 

Global Associates

We have long-standing partnerships with highly experienced, professional, business management consultants and keynote speakers throughout the world.

This gives us the capability to call-on additional change management consultants and organization and leadership development facilitators and coaches as required.

These facilitators are specialists in their field and are unique in the fact that they understand and apply our methodology, demonstrate our values and deliver to our high standards.

Contact us to find out how Kirsty and Associates can support you improve performance.