The Change Management Institute's (CMI) mission is to promote excellence in the management of change by setting standards, educating and supporting change practitioners and promoting the value of change management.
The CMI is the only professional organisation in Australia that is uniquely positioned to advance the interest and educate the marketplace around change management.
Since early 2006, the CMI has been providing opportunities for change management professionals to build knowledge and skills and network with other change professionals. There are now around 500 professionals on the CMI database
When the CMI was initiated there was no other Australian governance or industry body providing quality control or consistency around change management standards and resources. As organisational change is likely to remain high, if not accelerate, for the foreseeable future, the demand for change management is set to increase. In the absence of clearly defined professional standards it can be difficult for professionals and organisations to identify the knowledge, skills and competencies required to successfully deliver effective change.
The events have provided opportunities to educate attendees on different facets of change management as well as building a greater awareness of the necessity for a professional change management approach to organisational transformations. These past events and continued interest in the CMI offerings have demonstrated that there is broad appeal from many different stakeholder groups in the work of the Change Management Institute.
The CMI is run by a group of volunteers with a breadth of experience and knowledge within the change management field. Based on the input and feedback of colleagues, the CMI working party volunteers have slowly built an organisation to meet the growing needs of people in the change management field.
| Working party |
Background |
Previous Clients |
Caroline Perkins |
Caroline has over 22 years experience of successful strategic change initiatives, working with companies both locally and internationally. She has experience of a wide range of strategic change initiatives, (large technology/process programs and organisational design). Caroline is your key contact for events and networking and is the person behind our email address! |
AMP, Ernst and Young, Westpac, Valad Property Group, Legal Aid, Cash Management Services, Suncorp, News Ltd and Commonwealth Bank |
Helen Campbell |
Helen has over 20 years experience in management and leadership in the UK and Australia. Through a varied career as a facilitator, project manager and consultant, she has developed an impressive track record of achievement working with her clients. Helen is driving the accreditation stream and is currently kicking off the Change Management Return on Investment (ROI) initiative. |
Westpac, BT Financial Group, Telstra, AMP, Ernst & Young, Fairfax, ASX Perpetual Registrars, Macquarie Bank, APRA |
Prue Robson |
Prue Robson has particular expertise in marketing communications in the support of change management, with over 20 years experience, in both in-house and consulting positions. Prue’s expertise is driving the marketing and brand aspects of the CMI, and ensuring we have a quality program of events. |
IBM, Adobe, Apple, Compaq, Promina, BT Financial Group, Westpac, AMP, RTA and the Photon Group |
Tony Franken |
Tony has specialised in organisational change management for the last 16 years; successfully working with transition management programs for organisations throughout the Asia Pacific region as a consultant for Price Waterhouse Coopers and IBM. Tony's finance background is helping us develop a robust corporate structure and accreditation model. |
AMP, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, Qantas, Chubb, Telstra, Zurich, Standard Chartered |
Douglas Wolfson |
Douglas has 15 years experience working with organisations going through major change initiatives, specialising in analysing business operations and recommending sustainable change programs. He has lived and worked in the USA and Australia, consulting to a range of private and public sector clients. Douglas has been key in working through our sponsorship and membership strategies. |
ACT Emergency Services Authority, AMP, Australian Graduate School of Management, Boral, Brambles, CSR, Department of Defence, Dimension Data, QBE, the Royal Australian Air Force and Westpac |
Fran Leys |
Fran has over 15 years experience in the Organisational Development field and has worked in both the private and public sectors, and across the JAPAC region. She specialises in the areas of Communications, Behavioural Competencies, and Learning and Development. Fran has been providing her expertise to help us develop the change management competency model. |
News Limited, MBF, Philips Fox, Westpac, Optus Communications, Deloittes, AMP and the Office of State Revenue |
Daniel Knecht |
Daniel is a senior management consultant specialising in change management with a particular focus on business turnaround and the development of innovative and entrepreneurial cultures. Daniel has been managing the development of the CMI Website. |
ASX Perpetual Registrars |
Chantäl Ralston |
Chantäl is an experienced change consultant and currently Head of a Change and Implementation Management team at Westpac. Chantäl’s expertise in this field is helping the CMI develop and pull together a broad range of speaker events. |
Westpac |
Leyla Toriyen |
Leyla has been managing change programmes internationally and locally for over 15 years, specialising in bringing structure to the most complex programmes. Leyla is providing her project management expertise to the CMI to help drive our organisation goals. |
Macquarie Bank, Westpac, CBA, BT, Financial Group, NRMA, AAPT |
Sian Lewis |
Sian has over 15 years experience as a change and organisation design consultant, and is currently General Manager for Small Business Banking for Westpac. Sian provides advice and expertise to support the CMI across a number of areas. |
KPMG, BBC, Sage, Readers Digest, Ministry of Defence ( UK), Cabinet Office ( UK), CBA, Westpac, APRA |
Debra Charalambidis |
Debra has over 15 years experience in both project and change management working on both strategic and operational change projects. Debra is helping the CMI build a strong networking presence running the CMI drinks. |
State Superannuation Authority, Aspect Consulting, AMP |
Christina Morgan-Meldrum |
Christina has over 10 years as a change manager; she is an experienced facilitator focussing on engagement and the process of change. Christina is helping the CMI build a strong networking presence running the CMI drinks. |
AMP, MLC |
In addition to the many volunteers that have helped steer the direction of the Change Management Institute over the past two years, the CMI has been assisted by the generous support of several notable organisations. Sponsors and supporters in our first year of operation have assisted the Change Management Institute to effectively offer great events and build the organisation. Sponsors and supporters have included: