Penelope Cottrill
Principal
Life’s too short to waste the energy people put into their work. I’m sincerely committed to helping build positive and purposeful workplaces, both because these are more humane places and because I have seen that great workplaces deliver great business results. It is not a zero sum game.
Penelope is an expert organisation development and change management consultant with more than 15 years Australian and international experience. She specialises in working with leaders to build and harness organisations to deliver business outcomes. Penelope is sought after for her expertise, strategic thinking and facilitation skills. In addition to leading consulting projects, Penelope spends up to one third of her time working directly with leaders to develop their capability and better align their efforts to organisational priorities.
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Penelope works across industries including energy, financial services, pharmaceutical and professional services. She also works extensively with the public sector at both the federal and state level.
Project experience
- worked to the head of a high profile central government department to review and reshape the organisation structure to meet the needs of an evolving policy agenda
- worked to the CEO of a global professional services company to develop a change management approach for a major shift in client account management practices
- worked with the human resources director of a major national insurance organisation to develop a people strategy and program of works linked directly to business outcomes and priorities
- developed a talent management capability to meet the long term leadership requirements of a Victorian health service delivery organisation.
- developed the client account management strategy and business design for a global professional services firm
- developed the global strategy for an Australian based global engineering professional services firm, identifying the target footprint for the organisation and the criteria for reviewing the appropriate scale of its commitment to different markets.
- led the design, development and facilitation of a program to lift the change management capability of organisation development professionals across a major Australian bank
- designed and delivered leading edge change leadership development program for leaders in the education sector.
Education / accreditation / board membership
- Bachelor of Arts (first-class Honours), Australian National University
- Change Management Qualification, Australian Graduate School of Management
- Accredited in the Organisational Effectiveness Profile tool, used by Nous to help clients drive superior business performance
Past employment
Prior to Nous, Penelope worked at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) for nine years, in both Australia and Ireland, primarily in large-scale change management and human capital development.
Interests
Penelope relishes both creative and rigorous thinking and loves hearing the big ideas from all fields of human endeavour. She looks forward to a future with older children, more yoga and more dinner parties.
Recent projects
Strategic global positioning for stronger revenue growth and profitability
Service lines
- Business strategy
IT service delivery model improves customer satisfaction and internal capability
Service lines
- Information management & technology
Organisational review aligns resources with functional requirements
Service lines
- Organisational capability
Recent project team members
Christine Axton
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Organisational capability
Jill Tulloch
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Leadership & people development
Morag Clayton
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Organisational capability
Simon Lancaster
Principal
Service lines
- Business strategy
- Public policy
Marcus Harvey
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Information management & technology
Tim Orton
Managing Director
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Greg Joffe
Principal
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Sally Pritchard
Principal
Service lines
- Organisational capability