Paul founded Paul Donovan Consulting Pty Ltd in 1998. His clear vision was to assist business and communities to engage in better quality dialogue, which, in turn, delivers better results.
Previously, Paul worked for nine years with Fortune 500 company, Merck Sharpe and Dohme. There he enjoyed various roles including Sales Representative, Product Manager and Sales Manager. He concluded his time at Merck as Leadership Development Manager. Earlier, Paul was a tenured academic at Sydney University where he tutored and lectured in Human Anatomy.
Paul has a BSc. and a M.App.Sc. from Sydney University. He is currently completing his Doctorate from the University of Technology Sydney, with a focus on Group Dialogue.
As an organisational consultant, Paul has:
- Facilitated approximately 60 separate full-day sessions in team-building for senior and middle management groups throughout Australia. In each session the results include both insight and practical strategies for more effective teamwork.
- Working with 25 of their top engineers, Paul facilitated the development of the 10 year technological strategy for one of Australia’s premier high-tech corporations.
- Facilitated the development of organisational strategy for several organisations including Weight Watchers Australia, Nestle Purina Petcare,
Cochlear Limited, WorkCover Australia and Ella Bache. Each strategy included vision, mission, goals, critical success factors, obstacles and measurable objectives. - Personally trained several hundred business professionals in interpersonal communication, facilitation, dialogue and conflict resolution skills.
Paul has been actively engaged by clients such as:
Nestle Australia, Nestle Purina Petcare, Cochlear Limited, Weight Watchers Australia, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Yahoo!, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, IMS Health Australia, University of Technology (Sydney), WorkCover Australia and a variety of non-profit agencies, including The Clown Doctors.
Personal & Professional Development:
Certified DISC Practitioner 1998
Accredited in Situational Leadership II (Ken Blanchard) 1998
Accredited Myers Briggs Practitioner 1999
Accredited in Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey) 1999
‘Trainer as Educator’ (Colin James) 1999; ‘Trainer as Facilitator’ (Colin James) 1999
Accredited Trainer in Leadership Effectiveness Training (Dr. Thomas Gordon) 1999
Process Oriented Group Facilitation (Max Schupbach PhD.) 2000, 2001, 2002
NLP Practitioner (Phillipa Bond) 2000
Accredited Deliverer of Team Management Index Systems 2001
NLP Master Practitioner (Michael Hall) 2002
Accredited Deliverer of ‘The Effective Facilitator’ (Michael Wilkinson) 2004
Master Trainer in Leadership Effectiveness Training (Dr. Thomas Gordon) 2004
