Mike Newman
Post graduate degree in Human Resource Management | Bachelor of Education | Diploma of Leadership & Management | Certificate IV in Training & Assessment | Hogan’s Assessment Accredited | Emotional Capital 360 Accredited | Strengths Finder Accredited
Mike is an award-winning learning leader with demonstrated success designing and delivering development initiatives across the private and public sector. He holds an education degree and consulting experience combined with over two decades of Facilitation, Virtual Facilitation, Solution Design, Executive Coaching, and Learning Needs Analysis.
Mike designs, delivers and measures challenging experiences that truly test and embed learning while evaluating impact and engagement. His strength in the learning and development arena is in building relationships quickly, facilitation, engaging stakeholders, applying assessment tools, delivering an integrated learning design, and capability embedment.
As with all FLMT facilitators, Mike has been carefully selected for his ability to:
- Engage participants via energetic, discussion and activity-based workshops
- Assist participants to make sense of (sometimes complex) models, theories, and tools
- Assist participants to successfully transfer their learning to the workplace via a personal ‘strategy for implementation’
Furthermore, an essential part of our facilitator selection is their proven experience of working in/with industry. Some examples of some of the organisations Mike has worked with include:
Asian Development bank, Aussie Home Loans, Australia Post, Bayside Council, BOC Gases, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Orica, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Team Global Express, Transport NSW, Westpac banking Group, and Woolworths Group.
Expertise
Mike is an acknowledged subject-matter expert in the fields of:
- Client/Customer Experience
- Coaching Staff
- Communication Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Creativity & Problem Solving
- Culture Change
- Decision Making
- Delegation
- Digital Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence
- Influence & Negotiation
- Leadership
- Manage Self
- Managing Remote Teams
- Managing Team Performance
- Onboarding Staff
- Presentation Skills
- Psychological Safety
- Running Meetings
- Sales/Business Development
- Stress & Anxiety Management
- Workplace Culture
Client Testimonials
“Mike is an exceptional facilitator who consistently delivers leadership programs that exceed our targeted development outcomes.”
– Kelly Populin, Head of Learning & Capability, Team Global Express
“I would have no hesitation in highly recommending Mike, who has been assisting us successfully build coaching and feedback capability of our Leaders for over two years”
– Amy Love, OD and D&I Manager, RMIT University
“Mike blends subject matter expertise with industry experience to connect with our staff and motivate them to develop their workplace capabilities in the arena of presenting and influencing.”
– Julia Cummins, Principal Learning and Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Mike’s full professional bio is available on request.
