Biography for Allan Day

Allan has 20 years experience as a management professional leading change and consulting to organisations implementing major change.

He is a progressive senior leader and management consultant with broad experience that brings a good balance of “real life” experiences and practical consulting and coaching expertise.

Allan is an Associate of Purvis Consulting and a Director of Results Consulting (Australia) Pty Ltd a Canberra-based, nationally focused organisational improvement firm.  He was Senior Manager and Practice Leader of the KPMG Consulting Business Improvement Practice in Adelaide (1997- 2001).

Allan’s work career has included leadership roles in the Australian Government Sector in Canberra, Queensland and Western Australia. His consulting career has focused on business improvement, organisational development and leadership development in the Australian Government, State Government, Local Government, Finance, Utilities, and Resources Sectors.

This experience is underpinned by qualifications in business with a Graduate Diploma in Management and Graduate Management Qualification from the Australian Graduate School of Management and a broad range of Psychological Profiling, Team Management, Training, and Performance Management accreditations.

Professional Membership
Member Australian Institute of Management  
Past Vice-President of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (WA Division)

Making a Difference
Allan’s philosophy is centred on making a positive difference to the organisations and individuals he interacts with.  He does this through working with his clients to understand the challenges from their perspective and offering solutions that are “real” and that fit the purpose.   

To ensure sustainable and effective organisational change, the hearts and minds of the individuals within the organisation must be captured.  They must truly understand the reason for business strategy and for change and where they personally fit.  Allan’s willingness to engage and empathise at all organisational levels enables him to quickly gain credibility that is imperative in driving business strategy and change.

Leadership Programs
As an experienced facilitator of cutting edge leadership programs, Allan has extensive expertise in the development and facilitation of leadership programs that are focused on delivering real business outcomes for senior executives and middle management.  His long-term experience in leadership and management development enables him to offer tailored learning experiences to meet the needs of the client situation.

Allan is a qualified practitioner of the Team Management Index, PRISM 360o Feedback instrument, Executive Leadership Profile and Team Leadership Profile.

These tools have provided rigor and support to the leadership development experience.

Sample of Clients

• SA Department of Transport, Energy & Infrastructure
• ArtSA
• Adelaide City Council
• Australian Department of Defence
• Australian Department of Immigration & Citizenship
• Australian Communications and Media Authority
• Australian National University
• Steer Davies Gleave
• Australian Department of Health & Ageing
• Office of National Assessments
• National Heart Foundation
• St Vincent de Paul
• PY Media
• ETSA
• Genesys Wealth
• PIRSA
• SA Police
• Santos Ltd
• Family Court of Australia
• Australian Bureau of Statistics