Doug Watson

Doug Watson

As a facilitator, Doug delivers training in an engaging manner – ensuring participants get the most of out of the learning experience. In workshops the focus is on delivering a change in behaviours, skills and knowledge that can be applied back in the workplace.  He has the ability to explain complex, new and different concepts in a way that both makes sense and also challenges accepted paradigms.

The skill that sets Doug apart from other training professionals is his ability to use his 30+ years of vocational experience to bring concepts to life. It’s the stories teamed with practical examples and problem solving discussions that help participants develop a level of understanding to support real, positive workplace changes. Doug has worked in a broad range of industries from front line positions to executive roles accountable for; Marketing, Finance and Operations.

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Specialty areas include:  

  • Using financial information to make better decisions
  • Supporting emerging leaders to fast track the development of their people skills
  • Improving the effectiveness of contract management practices
  • Translating organisational strategies to business unit priorities
  • Developing practical negotiation skills for use both internally and externally
  • Coaching other coaches
  • Enhancing communication and presentation skills to align the understanding of listener and speaker.

Memberships:  

  • Fellow of Australian Institute of Management WA
  • Member of Institute of Learning Professionals 

Qualifications:  

  • Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
  • Advanced Diploma of Management
  • Master of Business Administration (majoring in Finance and Accounting)
  • Bachelor of business (1st Class honours)
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Coaching

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For behavioural change to be significant and enduring coaching needs to be approached as an exercise in assisted discover. The art in doing this is to balance when to facilitate discussion compared to challenge coachees reality. Achieving this balance involves building mutual trust, respect and rapport between all involved.

Coaching Focus:

  • Developing emerging leaders
  • Transitioning subject matter experts to leaders
  • Coaching leaders to coach others
  • Supporting learners to apply new concepts and ideas in the workplace


Tools include:

  • Genos Emotional Intelligence
  • GROW Model

Clients include:

  • Wesfarmers
  • Perth Mint
  • Metrix Consulting
  • City of Canning
  • Western Australia Main Roads

Facilitation

Facilitation

Doug’s ability to ask deep questions to create awareness in group processes drives creative thinking balanced aginst the reality of the environment.

Facilitation Focus:

  • Using financial information to make better decisions
  • Improving the effectiveness of contract management practices


Tools include:

  • Kraljic’s portfolio matrix for contract management

Clients include:

  • Greenbase
  • South West Metropolitan Health
  • CATA
  • Butler Settineri

Learning and Development

Learning and Development

Doug’s move from regional executive at a  Big 4 bank to independent facilitator was drive by a deep desire to support others to reach their potential. This underlying motivation has shaped a career that created meaningful change in 100’s of individuals and their organisations over the last 12 years.

Doug has customized 100’s of training programmes to align to specific businesses policies, procedures, terminology, vision, mission, values and strategies.

The end result being a  workshop that has the look and feel of a bespoke learning experience for participants.

Facilitation Focus:

  • Using financial information to make better decisions
  • Improving the effectiveness of contract management practices
  • Supporting emerging leaders to fast track the development of their people skills
  • Developing practical negotiation skills for use both internally and externally
  • Coaching other coaches
  • Enhancing communication and presentation skills to align the understanding of listener and speaker.

Tools include:

  • Zodiak business game for finance and accounting
  • Kraljic’s portfolio matrix for contract management
  • Thomas Kilman conflict resolution model

Clients include:

  • Bank of Queensland
  • Wesfarmers
  • Juniper
  • BHP
  • IPAA
  • Westrac

Strategy

Strategy

Understanding strategy answers the broad, high level question of why we do what we do. When people understand the why, they are more committed to the what and how involved in their day to day work.

Strategic Focus:

  • Reviewing corporate strategy effectiveness
  • Small business strategy development
  • Translating organisational strategies to business unit priorities

Clients include:

  • Greenbase
  • Catholic Education WA
  • Bank of Queensland
  • South West Metropolitan Health