Testimonials

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I had the pleasure of collaborating with Kathleen Gaynor from OD Consulting, to develop our new leadership and technical capability frameworks, and it was an outstanding experience from start to finish.

Kathleen brought unparalleled expertise to the table, blending both local insights and global knowledge to tailor solutions specifically to our needs. What truly set Kathleen apart was her genuine commitment to understanding our business inside and out. She invested time and effort to grasp our unique challenges and objectives, ensuring that the frameworks designed were not just functional but completely aligned with our strategic goals.

Throughout the process, Kathleen provided exceptional stakeholder support, demonstrating professionalism and dedication at every turn. Her proactive approach and attention to detail were evident as she went above and beyond to create not only fantastic frameworks but also the necessary tools to support us through the change management and implementation phases.

In short, Kathleen’s professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to client success make her a true asset to any organisation embarking on similar initiatives. 

I wholeheartedly recommend Kathleen Gaynor to any organisation seeking top-tier expertise and support in developing frameworks that drive meaningful change and growth.

Head of People and Culture, Professional Services Firm

We engaged Kathleen to support a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade funded program on women's economic empowerment helping teams in South East Asia work with companies to progress gender equality in their organisations. 

Kathleen provided exceptional learning and development advice, best practice and coaching to our teams in Australia, Manilla, Myanmar and The Philippines. She re-designed several workshops to support a blended learning approach across in-person and virtual settings on topics including Inclusive Leadership, Inclusive Culture, Workplace Gender Equality, Women’s Economic Empowerment and Gender 101.

Her work was always of an exceptional standard, and she consistently delivered on time. On several occasions she provided advice above and beyond the scope where she identified opportunities on appropriate learning platforms, train the trainer sessions and online engagement tools.

Kathleen is flexible, innovative and a delight to work with. She was at ease collaborating with a wide variety of stakeholders across the network, and deftly navigated cross-cultural nuances and practices. I highly recommend Kathleen to support organisations to achieve their learning and inclusion objectives and hope to work with her again in future.

Verity Dunn, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Australian Federal Government

Kathleen is unique in the value she brings to consulting engagements. She has both deep technical skills and a broad strategic lens - providing clients with tailored solutions that reflect the broader organisational context. She is confident, highly credible at executive level, and a delight to work with. 

HR Executive, Professional Services Firm

Kathleen is a caring and insightful coach and leader. She inherently "gets" people and teams. Kath has a very strong track record of influencing strong results at both the business and individual level. She is wise, kind, calm and considered. I would recommend her to any client seeking to influence change through people. 

Director, HR Consulting Firm

Kath is my go-to advisor for leadership development and coaching. Her incredible depth of experience shows; her coaching skills are some of the best I’ve experienced, and it’s been incredibly impactful.
I can’t recommend Kath enough to provide a transformational experience. 

Global HR Lead, Professional Services Firm

Kathleen is a brilliant OD practitioner.
She is a person of integrity who operates with genuine care and has the uncanny ability to get to the heart of problems.
She effectively engages with stakeholders to co-develop strategic pathways that enable and empower positive growth in individuals and leaders. 

Digital Learning Manger, Professional Services Firm

The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne provides a program of professional training and development for all its newly ordained ministers that takes place across a cyclical three-year curriculum for the three years immediately after ordination. Between 50 and 60 newly ordained ministers take part in this training each year.

We especially wanted to provide our new ministers with training in emotional intelligence, to equip them for a demanding, person orientated role, that requires excellent interpersonal skills, together with high levels of empathy and the ability to listen well. We had noticed for some time that our newly ordained ministers were sometimes lacking in understanding how others perceived them, and sometimes less than proficient in their interpersonal skills, as they do not typically did not receive training in these matters in the context of the formal academic course of study each are required to undertake prior to ordination.

To meet this gap, we engaged Kathleen Gaynor in 2021. Kathleen was recommended to us by our internal Human Resources Manager who had worked with Kathleen and OD Consulting previously. The program Kathleen provided was specifically tailored to meet our needs, and was a major focus for us in 2021, occupying two of our five all day teaching opportunities that year, supplemented by an inventory, one on one debrief, and two group coaching sessions. This was a significant investment in time and other resources for the Diocese, and into the formation and training of our early years ministers.

Kathleen was exceptionally easy to work with, and most impressively, sought to understand the unique culture and environment, and working context, of the Anglican Church. The program was professionally delivered at each level, despite the many complications of the pandemic and lockdowns that occurred. Most pleasing, it received excellent feedback from the participants, in my estimation after seven years in this role the best feedback we have received for any program we have run. Kathleen did all the work on preparing the materials, delivering the training, and engaged one on one with the participants, many of whom had questions, scheduling problems or other issues, as they arose. All of this was done with good humour and professionally, taking an enormous amount of pressure off me and my team.

We intend to repeat this program as part of our three year curriculum, and will certainly be inviting Kathleen to deliver it for us again. 

The Right Reverend Dr Bradly S Billings,  Assistant Bishop, Monomeeth Episcopate, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne 

I was lucky enough to work with Kath for many years.  She is an attentive listener, great problem solver and a meticulous hard-worker. 

Belinda Devery, Leo Cussen Centre for Law