Our People
Our purpose
We support and challenge leaders to transform and grow - their organisations, their teams and themselves.
In today’s ever changing and fast paced business environment, the ability to maintain ‘composure’ in the face of pressure is one of the great challenges facing leaders today.
Composure doesn’t just happen. You need to work at it. You need to prepare for it, train for it, develop it, practice for it and stick with it. This is what we do. We help organisations and leaders get prepared for those moments when composure is the difference between succeeding or not succeeding.
We focus on how ‘patterns of behaviours’ get formed in organisations, analyse whether this is helping or hindering progress and help client’s build a roadmap to shape, shift and strengthen their culture.
We give leaders an advantage by helping deepen their understanding of what lies beneath genuine ‘behaviour change’. We use proven strategies and methodologies that have delivered results over many years in a variety of organisations and sectors. The aim is to empower leaders to engage their people, lead change and use the power of culture to advance their organisation.
Our Team
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FOUNDER, CHANGE CONSULTANT, CULTURAL ADVISOR, TRANSFORMATION LEADER, MBA, AICD,
Jeremy Nichols has combined his deep experience in consulting with a wide variety of leadership and management roles over almost 30 years in the management consulting industry. Being a leader of organisations that have undertaken many different transformations has enabled Jeremy to be a far more effective adviser for his clients, as he understands what it is truly like when you need to lead and manage people through change.
His deep passion is to help leaders find the best within themselves and their teams. He is a key and valued adviser to many boards, CEOs and executive teams on creating high performing cultures, building leadership capabilities, aligning teams and shaping strategic stories. His core purpose is ‘creating better futures’ whether that is with organisations, teams or individuals.
In 2018, Jeremy published ‘The Power of Culture’ an award winning book on how to shape, shift and strengthen culture in organisations. He has been a keynote speaker for many conferences on culture in organisations and is noted for his pragmatic and practical approach to a complex, confusing and confronting topic.
Jeremy has an MBA and a Bachelor of Applied Science to complement his real-life experiences.
Jeremy played Australian Rules Football with Melbourne Football Club from 1983 to 86, and was a board member at the Club from 2013 to 2018. He has four active teenage and 20-something children and continues to take a keen interest in many sports, Indigenous and community affairs, and art investments.
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Change Executive Assistant
Chloe is a highly skilled administration professional with over ten years hands-on experience across a broad range of administrative and office environments. Her ability to connect with people has always been a great skill and a reason why she loves working in the Leadership and Culture space. Chloe skillfully manages all administrative duties, back end operations and client relationships for Composure to ensure all projects run smoothly.
Our Values - Be your BEST
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Bold means...
We are willing to challenge the status quo to seek the best outcomes. We stay ahead of the game by thinking differently and backing ourselves. We ask the questions many won’t ask, but we always do it with one intent in mind – to bring out the best in people.
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Excellence means...
We aim to leave a positive impression in all we do. We take great pride in our work and we are known for delivering quality outcomes. We deliver on our promises and go above and beyond the norm.
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Supportive means...
We are a ‘safe pair of hands’ as clients know we are good at what we do. We know change can be hard, so we know when to push and when to release the pressure. We appreciate differences and find ways to unearth the talent within. Our clients enjoy working with us as we are prepared to work hard and have some fun along the way.
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Trustworthy means...
We are authentic and genuine. We consciously build trust deposits by doing the right thing and by taking ownership of issues when they arise. We think more ‘we’ than ‘me’ as we know teams will always be better than individuals alone. Our intentions and integrity ensure our clients trust us and we trust each other.