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Doing the right thing still matters.
What matters now is how it's done.

Hello. I'm Troy Roderick

Most of the people who call me have already tried the obvious things.

A workshop. A framework someone recommended. A policy rewrite. What they actually want, by the time they call, is someone who'll tell them honestly why none of it has moved the numbers, and then help them do the right things that actually will.

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"I believe diversity makes a difference, equity is a human right, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

This is my life's work."

Three hypotheses.
Thirty years of proof.

Inclusion drives performance 

Diverse, included teams consistently outperform homogeneous ones. Exclusion silences the ideas you most need to hear, kills engagement, and drives the best people out. Inclusion, especially in the age of AI, is a competitive edge.​

Flexibility improves productivity

How, when, and where people work determines what they produce. Rigid structures bleed talent, shrink your candidate pool, and reduce contribution. Flexibility done well is your most underused productivity tool.

Power shapes everything

Hidden power imbalances block your best decisions, protect the wrong people, and slow the whole organisation down. Addressing power unlocks the innovation that's already in your teams.

Services

Expert Advisory

Senior-level counsel that scales from confidential, individual advice to embedded, board-facing involvement, without adding to headcount.

Flexible & Hybrid Work

Flexible and hybrid work done right drives performance, productivity, inclusion, and engagement. Move beyond mandates with strategies that are clear and comprehensive.

Gender Equality

Supporting organisations to set the right objectives, with actionable plans, and measurable results - turning compliance into credibility and real change.

DEI Strategy

A structured, expert-led process that breaks new ground or turns a stalled strategy into a clear, integrated way forward. Designed for measurable impact for people, performance and productivity. 

Inclusion & Belonging

The everyday leadership behaviours and inclusive habits that set the tone, build commitment and retention, and drive superior customer and employee experiences.

"Power Play"

An immersive Forum Theatre experience that resets how power is held, used, and shared - unlocking productivity, profitability, and innovation from the inside out.

How we work

Each service is built around a specific performance problem leaders face.

 

Outcome-focused, evidence-based, and designed to move fast.​

 

You and your needs are unique, so we tailor our approach to suit your context, risks and aspirations.​​We work as interim executives or strategic advisors, partner with People and Culture teams or operate as end-to-end project managers, and everything in between. We are adaptable, capable and credible.​ Primarily, we operate to:

Refine integrated strategy
Align initiatives, objectives and business needs into a purposeful, outcome-focused roadmap that moves the numbers.

Build leaders' capability
Equip leaders with the skill and confidence to act on the strategy themselves, not depend on us to run it for them.

Anchor structural change
Embed the work into governance, decision rights and accountability, so it works when we leave and outlasts leadership changes.

Our approach includes diagnostics and discovery, workshop facilitation, consultation and research, experiential learning, strategy and policy development, cultural reviews and recommendations, Board and C-suite coaching. 

Partners

For when the work needs a different depth

A diverse community of accomplished leaders - brought in when the challenge requires specific sector knowledge, specialist expertise, or breadth of experience.

Deep expertise, decades of practical experience, no generalists.

Alison Aggarwal

Gender equity · Policy ·

Government

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Alison Hernandez   GAICD

Future of work · Longevity · Commercial

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Fran Bowron

Digital transformation · Change management · Intersectionality

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Helen Lea   GAICD   FAHRI

Board advisory · ESG ·

Organisational psychology

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Julie Tassone

Bids & proposals · Human rights · Infrastructure

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Kate Woodley

Board governance ·

Executive coaching · APAC

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Contact Us

CANBERRA · MELBOURNE · SYDNEY

CHINA (from late 2027)

+61 407 903 203

How may we help?

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