Inspiring ability, productivity & growth

Helping professionals deliver outcomes since 1999

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We are in the business of enabling people and teams to do their best.

Ability Accelerator™

A unique strengths-based coaching & mentoring program tailored to your team’s needs.

Learning solutions

Mindavation training sessions empower your people to apply learnings right away.

Executive programs

Our executive capability programs inspire leaders to go from good to great.

Strategic transformation

Guiding change initiatives and planning workshops to get your people ready for action.

C-Suite executives
Team leaders
HR managers
Who We Help

Enabling progress

Our approaches get lasting capability improvements.

We work with you to define, design and deliver offerings meet your needs in the most practical and pragmatic way.

Our Services

Professional Mentor Who Transforms Careers

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I have been lucky enough to have Haydn as my (professional) mentor, and I would strongly recommend him to anyone seeking guidance and support. He had a profound impact on my self-confidence, my integrity, and vastly improved my skills when dealing with others both in and out of the workplace. I can honestly say that I wouldn’t have made it so far in such a short period of time without his expert guidance and advice.

Beyond Bank I Client I Executive Coaching and Mentoring

The Best Professional Course I Have Ever Done

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I took part in Mindavation’s “The Difference between Good and Great Project Managers” course and it was without doubt the best course that I have ever done during my professional career. I have participated in many courses with a significant number during my time at the Federal Government, but this one was delivered with a perfect mix of both theory and practice.

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Highly Recommended Business Analysis Trainer

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I took Mindavation’s interactive training course on how to become an awesome business analyst (BA). I left the course inspired and motivated! I would recommend Haydn as a BA mentor, trainer or presenter to anyone!

IIBA Australia Hobart Branch I Client - Senior BA I Training - Business Analysis

The Project Expert We Needed

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Mindavation prepared and delivered training materials for our organisation, bringing to life his many years of experience in Business Analysis and Project Management. Without his help we would not have been able to achieve project management maturity and building capacity within the organisation for undertaking projects.

Charles Sturt University I Client - BA Practice Lead I Training - Project Management and Business Analysis

Dedication to Critical Change Requirements

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Mindavation’s Margie Sheedy is recognised for her dedicated and professional contribution to the coordination of critical change requirements across our regulatory initiative.

Comcare I Client I Organisational Change Consultant
Haydn Thomas Chief Mindavator
About Us

Expertise you can rely on

We’ve been empowering professionals since 1999

We partner with clients to inspire ability, productivity and growth.

Our Global Results

Across 9 countries

Keynotes presented

371 & counting

Global workshops facilitated

  • Coaching & Development
  • Action-driven Training
  • Leadership Capability
  • Change & Strategy Planning
Services

Coaching & Development

Mindavation delivers fully customised strengths-based coaching and people development programs (so much more than training) for individuals and groups.

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Ability Accelerator™ Program
Our unique strengths-focused program is a scalable and customisable people development solution that is a proven way to help teams and individuals perform better, improve confidence and assist retention, while respecting time-poor teams.
New Manager Fundamentals
Help your new managers master the fundamentals of effective team leadership, feedback delivery, and stakeholder management to drive immediate impact.
Team/Group Coaching
We partner with Crucial Learning to deliver the Strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI), offering certified facilitators and one-on-one coaching solutions that elevate team performance and build capability.
Influencing Without Authority Workshops
Strengthen your ability to influence decision-makers at all levels with our high-energy workshops that help you build coalitions, navigate organisational dynamics and achieve your professional objectives.
Courageous Conversations Masterclass
Master techniques for having those fierce conversations, structuring compelling narratives, managing nerves, and delivering high-stakes messaging that command attention.
Facilitation Success Workshop
Increase your core skills to run effective meeting and workshop facilitation sessions. In this workshop you will learn how to manage challenging conversations, understand group dynamics and conduct outcome-driven meetings and workshops.
Customised Team Programs
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Action-driven Training

Our targeted learning solutions range from in-person training to online delivery across a number of professional knowledge streams. All of our course offerings are fully customisable to meet your needs.

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Consultant’s Way
This industry-leading course provides practical skills for anyone performing an internal consultant role. Learn effective questioning methods and how to objectively prioritise client needs to achieve outcomes.
Project Success Immersion
Using insights from our highly rated ‘BA Bootcamp’ and ‘10 Mighty Tools’ courses, our Project Success Immersion an interactive workshop where you get to apply project theory to real-world scenarios.
Design Thinking Training
Learn to use the latest design thinking principles, tools and human-centred techniques to deliver business initiatives with confidence.
Managing Self and Others
This course increases your perceptions and belief as a leader be examining behaviours and situations that inhibit or enhance effectiveness. Participants leave with practical tools they can use right away.
Strategic Influencing and Negotiation
Develop your influencing abilities and choices and applying simple techniques to improve the odds of your suggestions being accepted and implemented.
Business Process Modelling
In his most popular online LinkedIn Learning Course, Haydn Thomas walks you through how to get the most out of business process modelling techniques and avoid common pitfalls in projects.
Risk Management
Effectively identify and mitigate risks by completing our online Thinkific course. Get the latest tips, techniques and templates to substantially increase project success.
High-energy Workshops
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Leadership Capability

Accelerate leadership excellence across your organisation through our comprehensive capability development solutions that strengthen people leadership and decision-making at all levels.

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Courageous Leadership Masterclass
This masterclass for middle and senior managers enhances your ability to manage risks, employ creativity to solve problems and be persistent to achieve results.
360-degree Feedback Assessments
Individual or group assessments, using the globally recognised Hogan 360 feedback model, to make development decisions and analyse your performance to maintain relationships.
Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) Assessments
Strengths-based relationship-focused assessment using the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) tool helps individuals or groups understand their core motives, how they experience conflict and their strengths to create a workplace where relationships thrive.
Adaptive Leadership Sprints
These group or individual sessions help leaders create environments where teams can innovate, fail safely and know how and when to confidently influence outcomes. These sprints are an effective way to boost staff retention.
Relationship Dynamics Sprints
Our workshops provide an indispensable toolkit for leaders looking to create harmony in their teams and increase results in constantly evolving environments.
Critical Judgement Workshops
Sharpen your decision-making ability through our program focused on developing your critical thinking capability, risk assessment and ethical reasoning under pressure.
Executive Development Sessions
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Change & Strategy Planning

Partner with our experienced senior change advisors to design and implement transformation initiatives that deliver ongoing organisational outcomes.

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Strategic Change Advice
Our senior change professionals will help you design, plan and execute transformation programs, build stakeholder commitment and develop authentic narratives to effectively build trust through your next change initiative.
Machinery of Government Transitions
We are Machinery of Government (MoG) and business transition specialists, helping accelerate delivery of Commonwealth and State Government agency whole-of-government change initiatives.
Business Planning Facilitation
Work with our professional facilitators who bring structure, focus and collaboration to your business planning workshops, ensuring strategic clarity and energising team commitment.
Effectively Engaging Stakeholders
Discover the tips and tricks to develop stakeholder influence and impact, embed engagement in projects and manage difficult and disengaged stakeholders.
Facilitating Progress
Case Study

eHealth Queensland (EHQ) Health Coaching Project Professionals

Circumstance

EHQ ICT Delivery Services sought assistance in designing training for ICT staff that would improve team cohesion and boost retention. Mindavation developed a 40-week program featuring individual and team coaching and mentoring sessions.

Actions

Mindavation worked with EHQ to create a Project Coaching lifecycle, including capability assessments, individual Development Plans, over 130 1-on-1 sessions, and bi-monthly masterclasses focused on team strengths.

Results

The program achieved 100% completion and 96% of participants reported professional progress/promotion post-Program finalisation. EHQ's leadership demonstrated their commitment to staff development, enhancing staff competencies and confidence, and establishing a sustainable training framework.