The Art of Change Management.
Business owners and leaders alike google ‘change management’ in an attempt to find solutions for their business and yet find a plethora of terms and theories that frankly fail to inspire. In essence, the approach and messaging is all wrong. Moreover, the fees are huge and so whilst you desperately want to explore a change management solution, you rightly find it hard to justify the expense.
That’s why we turn the entire change management piece on it’s head and deliver every single time.
So what are the key elements that set us apart?
We’ve transformed companies across the private and NGO sectors both nationally and internationally for nearly 20 years.
In every instance we’ve handed the business back in better condition; both in terms of culture and profit potential.
We are totally flexible on the contract time-frame. Some contracts last up to 12 months, others last only a few months. Either way we shape the program to suit your business, strategic intent and budget.
NEW ZEALAND - Services Sector
We took over and reformed a company in NZ that had six divisions: Accounting | Project Management | Architectural Design | Strategic Asset Management & Transport, whilst delivering the emergency services contract for the entire South Island and an $800M payroll contract for the New Zealand Government.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Manufacturing
We were hired as ‘transformation’ specialists by the owners of one of Australia’s largest and most respected flat glass processors and distributors. Key to this role was to analyse the business and propose solutions for reform with a focus on culture, reduction of costs and increased profit, whilst helping deliver a $7.5M CAPEX program.
AUSTRALIA - Marine bio-regional planning / oceans / fisheries policy
With the support of Shimano and the worlds most respected brands - Yamaha, Honda, Evinrude, Tohatsu, BRP, Polaris, Suzuki - and a raft of organisations, we built the largest cross-sector platform ever developed in Australia for the light marine, manufacturing, outboard engine, aqua culture, recreational angling, commercial fishing, seafood and chef sectors.
AUSTRALIA - Aged care
We took over and reformed one of the largest community aged companies across SW Western Australia that delivered services to over 3,000 clients across six regional locations. We succeeded handing the NGO over to a new full-time CEO, after 9-months of hard work, in great shape.
AUSTRALIA WITH GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE
We were engaged by global manufacturers to lobby the Federal Government to develop an emissions platform for spark driven engines in Australia compliant with USA EPA Regulations and we succeeded. The key was securing Federal Ministerial exemptions for the Defence Force, Surf Life Saving Australia and remote / indigenous use.
QUEENSLAND - Indigenous NGO
We raised $9.5M for a QLD based Indigenous NGO specialising in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. With success rates in-excess of 70% across all of their programs, we secured a joint funding proposal between the State and Federal Government over a 7-year funding period.
Overview - our approach
We strategically support businesses to hire and keep skilled candidates who most importantly, fit with and enhance your culture.
Successful change management incorporates every facet of your business into one defined project.
It’s often what you do away from work that makes you a great leader. Great leaders find the balance.
Evolution should never be daunting. It should be rewarding as the solution resides with a well thought through and strategic process.
Regardless of market conditions, people are always attracted to culture.
The biggest limitation to growth - that we’ve seen - regardless of the size of the business, is the lack of a cohesive and measurable strategy.
PORTFOLIO NEWS
SMEA was engaged to draft the Scoping Paper for the Manjimup Shire with regard to the $9.5M TRAIL BIKE HUB.
The paper was submitted to the Shire in late May 2022.
The exciting transformation contract with Walshs Glass comes to an end in June 2022. However, Walshs has asked up to stay on and manage their workers compensation portfolio.
ASPIRE is an Executive Mentoring Program delivered specifically by our CEO.
We are thrilled to have been engaged by Curtin University to deliver a specific change management project.
Our CEO was engaged on contract between August 2024 and December 2025 to project management the development of Tattarangs flagship marine asset in Fremantle WA.
SMEA NEWS
At SMEA we believe the future of business will be driven by trust. In a world that’s becoming increasing complex, who can you trust, as an SME, to deliver you a quality service based on price, outcome and expectation?
That’s why we only partner with niche service providers who prove to care about SMEs. And they don’t pay for the privilege. We DO NOT charge our partners to be aligned with us, nor do we secure or seek referral fees or commissions.
If they can prove to deliver a trusted service to hard-working SMEs at a price SMEs can afford, then that’s good enough for us. And Laura Thomas ticks every box. CLICK on her logo to head to her website.
Laura is a senior in-house lawyer with 11 years’ experience working for large and listed Australian and global mining, infrastructure, engineering and construction companies in Australia and Asia Pacific.
In 2023, she was included in the Legal 500 – GC Powerlist Australia Rising Stars in recognition of my work as a leading in-house lawyer. She holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (UWA) and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Philosophy (UWA). She is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and has studied Risk and Crisis Management at the London School of Economics.
Areas of specialty
whole-of-project support for building, construction, infrastructure and engineering companies:
o tendering and project contracts review;
o procurement;
o project delivery and contract claims;
o pre-dispute and disputes advice.
whole-of-project support for mining companies:
o tendering and project contracts review;
o procurement;
o project delivery and contract claims;
o pre-dispute and disputes advice.
advice on employee issues, investigations and claims.
general legal and commercial advice.