Welcome to Workplace Edge, your people specialists. With over 15 years of experience, we have a proven track record of success, working with a wide variety of clients to understand their people needs and challenges, and providing innovative solutions.
We’re not your typical HR consultancy firm. We don’t offer off-the-shelf products or generic solutions. Our exceptional consultants bring a wealth of experience and are dedicated to delivering quality outcomes. We work with you to achieve the results your business needs and persist until your goals are met. Our reputation for quality has been the cornerstone of our success.
At Workplace Edge, we believe that people drive business. However, we understand that things don’t always go as planned and interventions may be necessary to ensure you’re getting the best out of your people at all times. Our experience has shown us that unresolved people issues can severely impact workplace culture.
We also know that businesses that stand still when it comes to the development of their people, are actually moving backwards. We offer a range of tailored services from strategic to operational to enhance organisational and people performance.
Workplace Edge tailors solutions to meet specific customer needs through a range of services.
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We are exceptional at what we do and deliver high quality products and services.
We work tirelessly to meet and exceed our clients’ needs with unwavering commitment and passion.
We are committed to the continuous development of our skills to enable us to excel in everything we do.
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At Workplace Edge, our team of consultants has the knowledge and experience to help you solve your workforce challenges.
Our consultants have a range of senior executive, Board and one-on-one experience. Our team includes experienced Human Resources consultants, organisational and management consultants and workers’ compensation and rehabilitation specialists.
Not only are our team members experienced consultants, but they have worked in senior management positions, sat on a variety of Boards and been leaders in a variety of organisations in both the private and public spheres.
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Paul is a HR Consultant with 20 years’ experience in workers’ compensation, organisational review, change management, culture development and human resources, including working with organisations at both the macro and micro levels. Paul has extensive experience in the fields of workplace investigations, workplace health, rehabilitation, disability management, managing the mix of health and performance management issues, attendance management and loss management through workers’ compensation.
Paul has over ten years’ experience managing the Rehabilitation, Health & Welfare function for a large utility, achieving excellent results in relation to workers’ compensation and rehabilitation and was also responsible for the implementation of an award winning employee wellness program.
Paul is experienced in the management of complex health related employment issues, code of conduct and grievance investigations and implementing conflict resolution strategies. Paul has developed strategies and coordinated processes specifically designed to address the underlying basis for problems affecting the work performance of individual workers.
Paul has consulted extensively to employers in the private sector and ‘not for profit sector’ as well as State and Federal Government organisations and Government owned corporations. Recent clients include Queensland Education, Department of Environment and Science, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Trade and Investment Queensland, Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors, Brisbane Youth Detention Centre, Toowoomba Catholic Education, Ready Bake, St Andrews Anglican College, Emmanuel College, Westpac, Qantas, Sunshine Coast Council, Healthy Waterways and Catchments.
Leanne is a HR specialist with over 15 years’ experience working with not-for-profit and commercial organisations within the healthcare sector. Leanne provides high level strategic and operational HR solutions across a wide range of areas including workforce management, staff culture, change management, learning and development, recruitment and onboarding, HRIS management, employee value propositions and reward programs, performance, and workplace investigations.
Leanne has held Senior HR Business Partner and Advisor positions for aged care providers Masonic Care Queensland, Vacenti, and Regis. She has recently moved into a consulting role providing HR advice and services to clients within the healthcare sector.
Leanne has consulted to employers in the private and public sector, including Government owned corporations. She has , co-designed and conducted training programs in the areas of HR, culture development and bullying & harassment. She has managed significant recruitment projects within the aged care sector and also conducted organisational review and change managmeent programs, including within complex shift roster environments.
Grant Barrow is a Human Resources and Management consultant with over 30 years’ experience in organisational change, workers compensation, staff culture programs, workplace investigations, underperformance and disciplinary matters, recruitment and onboarding, workforce development (including skill development workshops), staff recognition and reward programs, staff rostering, HR system implementation and enterprise agreement negotiations.
Grant has extensive experience at both the operational and strategic human resource level. He has held senior human resource positions at the Commonwealth and State Government level and in the private and not for profit sectors. He has worked as part of the Senior Leadership Group in many organisations and has considerable governance experience reporting at a Board level.
Grant has successfully worked as a General Manager, People and Culture and/or Human Resource Manager for organisations including the Department of Senate, National Library of Australia, State Library of Queensland, Australian National Training Authority, Masonic Care Queensland, Regis and Vacenti (previously Queensland Rehabilitation Services).
Grant has extensive experience developing and implementing practical people solutions to enhance the delivery of strategic business priorities. He is an excellent communicator and influencer of people and has strong investigative skills.
Peter Mathews is a management consultant who specialises in organisational and efficiency review, change management, strategic interventions, process review, governance, strategic corporate and business planning, market research and planning, regional development and transport economics.
Peter is also experienced in commercial negotiations, investigations, strategic HR, issues management, workshop facilitation and team building (Peter is an accredited Myers-Briggs facilitator) and strategic positioning of organisations in the market place.
Peter has over 25 years’ consulting and senior executive experience in the private and public sectors, specialising in major organisational reviews that lead to significant improvements in business and strategic performance.
Peter’s clients have included Queensland Audit Office, Rous County Council, Tweed Shire Council, Queensland Racing Integrity Commission, The Coroners Court, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, St Andrews Anglican College, Healthy Waterways, South East Queensland Catchments, Sunshine Coast Council, Torres Strait Regional Authority, Julalikari Corporation, Ergon, Barkly Shire Council, North Queensland Bulk Ports, Qantas, Energex, Powerlink, Queensland Rail, QR National, Aurizon, Fredon, RSL Care, Blue Care, Thiess TrackStar, TrackPower, Seqwater, Comalco, Crown Property Group, Stanwell Power Corporation, Multiplex, Consolidated Rutile Limited, Australian Reef Pilots, YBE Pty Ltd, Department of State Development, Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Transport, Queensland Law Society, Law Society of Northern Territory, Gladstone Economic and Industry Development Board, Brisbane City Council, Queensland Health, Department of Housing, Corptech / Queensland Treasury.
