Our people

Narayan van de Graaff
B Com (Acc) Grad Dip Soc Sciences (Psychology), Dip Mgt, Dip Bus, Cert IV Training & Assessment

Managing Director

• Managing Director of Advanced HR Solutions for 19 years
• Accredited in various disciplines (DiSC, Leadership, Negotiation, etc.)
• 28 years of management consulting and human resources experience
• Accredited executive coach
• Performance consulting approach
• Design and facilitation of very broad range of management/people skills programs – from lower level staff to senior management
• Numerous conference and webinar presentations
• Eight years with a major bank as manager, performance management, then manager, management training facilitators, and finally manager, learning evaluation team
• While with Bank, developed a performance management system which subsequently achieved HRM Australian Best Practice Award

Tulsi van de Graaff
BA (Psychology), LLB, Cert IV in Training and Assessment, GDipLegPrac

Director

• Legal and psychology background with expertise in workplace training, conflict resolution, mediation and counselling
• Design and facilitation of broad range of management/people skills programs for range of staff including senior management
• High-level training in legal issues for managers, decision-making capacity, child protection, work health and safety, risk assessment and discrimination
• Specialist in conflict resolution training and assisting organisations to reduce conflict and improve staff morale and communication
• Extensive experience in the community sector in training, conflict resolution, mediation and counselling
• Was Child Protection Investigator at the Department of Education
• Was Investigator/Conciliator at Australian Human Rights Commission
  

Sue Pedri
B Sc Psych (Hons), M App Psych, MAPS, MCOP, MAHRI, Registered Psychologist

Senior Associate

• Over 23 years in senior HR and consulting roles
• Design and implementation of People Practices to drive high-achievement cultures
• Succession and performance management
• Employee engagement and customer satisfaction assessment
• Workforce planning, restructuring, recruitment
• Organisational development and talent management
• Change management strategies
• Accredited in various assessment methodologies
• Learning and development
• Job and competency profiling and assessment

Penny York
B A (Ed), MBA, Cert IV TAA, Dip Bus, Dip Mgt, Cert IV Volunteer Prog Coord

Senior Associate

• Strategic business management consulting
• Business/Management Diplomas educator
• Strong sales/marketing management focus
• Consults to executive committees to improve governance, strategies and planning
• Marketing principles across all disciplines
• Strong involvement with not-for-profit sector
• Background in business management, facilitation, sales, project
  management, public relations
  

We also have a number of other trusted, competent senior associates and associates whom we draw on as the need arises.