Andrew Lee maintains a keen interest in the evolving practices of leadership training and change management with much of his time dedicated to business development and program design.
Andrew has designed and delivered organisational development programs throughout Australia, South East Asia and the Middle East. The universal nature of his approach has enabled him to achieve success in both the public and private sector, in industries as diverse as oil and gas finance, education, health and retail. Curious by nature and always looking for more effective ways to engage, explain and educate, Andrew has been focusing on building curiosity as a catalyst for learning and problem solving. In 2010, he delivered a plenary on “Cultivating Curiosity” at the International Conference on Thinking in Kuala Lumpur.
Among his many career highlights, he has acted as lead facilitator on several year-long leadership programs for the NAB, trained hundreds of leaders for the ABS, and he is currently leading a team facilitating a safety-focussed, culture change program for approximately 2,000 people. In February 2013, he completed training over 150 indigenous Papua New Guineans in cultural self-awareness, to support their assimilation into a western multi-national culture.
Talking Points
Cultivating Curiosity
One of Andrew's signature presentations on why and how cultivating curiosity can benefit everyone. He first delivered this as a plenary at the International Conference on Thinking in Kula Lumpur in 2009. Since then, what was idle curiosity about curiosity, has become our full time passion. This thought provoking presentation is guaranteed to engage, surprise and inspire.
Cultivating Curiosity
The Power Of Presence
Being self-aware is arguably one of the most important leadership capabilities. Learning to cut out all the noise and be truly present is one of the building blocks of presence. When we deliver this presentation to leadership teams a typical response is asking if we could present it to the whole organisation. This is a common sense approach to understanding how being present impacts on resilience, efficiency, safety and morale.
The Power Of Presence
Disrupting Ourselves
Assuming everything will be disrupted eventually, why not get ahead and disrupt yourselves? Try as we might most of us are susceptible to hanging on to past success. Perhaps that’s why, in this exponential world (think Uber, Amazon and Airbnb), many forecasters are still locked into outdated, linear thinking that fails to account for disruption. In this illuminating presentation, we press the case for change and show you how to disrupt yourself before someone else does.
Disrupting Ourselves
Andrew was an excellent speaker who we would certainly have back again in the future. ... keep reading Pascal Press/Blake Education
Andrew Lee is one of the most experienced and motivating instructors in the industry. He has a gift for reaching to the heart of an issue and allowing students to extract the value. Andrew takes all participants on a journey, and transforms the way they look at the world. I highly recommend his training methodology and content.
We have noticed a marked improvement in the performance and attitude of field staff, as well as their support staff in head office, following sessions with you. The result encouraged me to also involve the board in the process. This too has made a noticeable difference. As a membership-based organisation, good interpersonal dynamics are essential to our working together to create real value-added benefits for everyone. Your style and approach to the issues we face has been readily accepted by course participants. Thank you for your contribution to date and we look forward to continuing the relationship.
Andrew facilitated a series of change management programs for the Air Force which resulted in substantial cultural change. Our independent cultural audits have revealed that the style of training conducted by Andrew and his team achieved significantly greater ongoing workplace alteration than other more conventional educational methods. His methods allow participants to easily cope with new management initiatives, which in our case resulted in a paradigm shift, improving productivity and promoting acceptance of change.
