Why Me?
Workshops
Can’t thank Rob enough! He’s a rock star when it comes to facilitating workshops and helping to establish high performing teams. Rob worked with my newly formed team to create a vision and common direction. His professionalism, enthusiasm for the task and overall approachable personality worked so well and I really valued his support in helping me strategise how to enact cultural change in a new world. Thanks Rob!
Alicia Lopez, Director Information Management and Technology Strategy, Department of Education and Training, Victoria
Leadership
I first worked with Rob as he assumed the role of independent member and chair of Knox City Council’s ICT governance committee. Rob is passionate about coaching and building effective committees and teams and establishing collaborative environments that enable people to be their best. This capability to bring people together and leverage expertise has been instrumental setting up KCC for success in its ICT journey.
Michael Fromberg, Director Corporate Services, Knox City Council, Victoria
Executive Coaching
Rob has delivered a highly valued service for me personally and supported my management team for well over 5 years now. Rob has consistently delivered great outcomes through his experience and a plethora of tools. Rob’s approach is consistent, methodical and he knows how to reach the heart of a problem quickly. Forever polite, people respond to his engaging style positively. Rob has always kept me informed of progress without breaching confidentiality. Rob, I thank you for helping me deliver great outcomes I could not achieve on my own.
Paul Hulett, CIO, GMHBA Health Insurance
Advisory
I have worked with Rob over several years, most recently when Rob was a highly successful Executive Partner with Gartner Executive Programs in APAC. Rob's role was to provide coaching and consigliere services to the Gartner membership of CIOs and IT and business leaders within our geographic portfolio. Rob was much lauded by the executives whose business relationships he managed and nurtured. In particular, feedback pertained to Rob's ability to support improved performance from a genuinely holistic perspective, taking personal as well as professional development requirements into account. Rob is an experienced coach and mentor for not only those at the executive level. He has successfully used his skills to assist teams and individuals within those teams achieve in accordance with their best potential. I have personally sought Rob's advice on several politically-charged topics and greatly valued his guidance. I would recommend Rob for any assignment where expertise, confidentiality, personal or team development, experience and an holistic and caring approach to problem-solving is required.
Linda Price, (ex) Group Vice President, Gartner Inc.
Team Development
I have worked with Rob on a number of occasions in the area of developing individuals and optimising team performance. Each of these experiences has resulted in a positive outcome at an individual level and for overall team performance. Rob’s depth and range of professional and personal experience combined with his ability to quickly build rapport and gain trust sets him apart. I have personally benefited from Rob’s ability to listen fully and challenge constructively and I’ve consistently witnessed the benefit to team members from his insights and guidance. I would recommend Rob for individual coaching at all levels and also for working closely with teams who strive to achieve high performance.
Michael Power, Principal Consultant, InfoCentric, Melbourne
Strategy
As our trusted technology advisor, Rob has guided us in many areas including strategy, governance and execution for the past few years. Rob is professional and pragmatic in his approach and his recommendations are always insightful and extremely helpful. Rob is awesome to deal with, he is a great mentor and I would highly recommend his services to anyone. If you are looking for someone to assist with everything IT from strategy to employee selection, Rob is your man.
Geoff Aldred, Chief Information Officer, Cann Group Ltd.
Digital Transformation
I first met Rob as a member of our ICT Governance Committee. Rob has a professional and enthusiastic manner. Rob provided great assistance in the CIO recruitment process, assisting with drafting questions tailored to our needs and the experience of candidates, and as a panel member for interviews. Rob has established a trusted relationship supporting the CEO in governance and oversight of our Digital Transformation, myself in helping guide us to making the right choice of CIO and working with the team on developing its ICT capability. I feel confident having Rob on our side as we progress through our Digital Modernisation.
Michael Dugina, Director Customer and Corporate Services, City of Greater Geelong
Team Development
We have worked with Rob Heselev for the past couple of years and throughout that time have found his support, guidance and leadership profoundly beneficial. Rob is an all round excellent communicator with a wide breadth of knowledge, experience and connections to draw on. Rob has the capacity to work equally effectively with individuals and teams and is consistently able to inspire and challenge people to achieve their best. I would highly recommend Rob to any organisation or individual who is committed to developing their social and cultural values and business or personal goals.
Jon Staley, Executive Manager, Youthworx
Leadership
As the CIO for the MFB, I first met Rob when he was a consultant for Gartner, and I was immediately impressed by his clear and analytical thinking around effective leadership, managing change, and developing effective teams. Rob translated this into rational coaching and mentoring. After joining the City of Greater Geelong as CIO, we embarked on a significant digital transformation, and I had no hesitation in bringing Rob on board to lead initiatives around supporting and developing the team through cultural change, building an effective leadership team, and considering the wider implications of the psychological safety of our work force.
It's always beneficial to pull in experts around you when embarking on major initiatives, and Rob helped to deliver the results we were looking for. Rob also allowed me to stand on his shoulders and benefit from his depth of experience.
Gordon Maudsley, (ex) Acting CIO, Melbourne Fire Brigade, (ex) CIO City of Greater Geelong
Rob Heselev
Results Focused Executive and Team Coach
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