Julia is a leader, thinker and ‘do-er’. She supports individuals, boards, teams, organisations and systems to THINK, ACT and GROW.

Through her career, Julia has worked with government, non-government organisations and private business. Her roles have encompassed: executive leadership and governance; strategic advisor; business development; organisational development; program design, evaluation and delivery; project work; and started her career – last century – working directly with people experiencing disadvantage.

Julia is passionate about smart thinking, good governance, courageous action and getting the best out of individuals and groups to Get Stuff Done.

THINK

Systems thinking: Increasing systems literacy, Analysing systems – their impact and influence, Viable systems (and healthy organisations)
Strategic thinking
Governance – what does ‘good’ look like?
Executive support
Evaluations and reviews
Consumer input and participation
Co-design
Matching method to context (no one size fits all solution)

ACT

Create results driven plans
Governance and leadership mentoring, external supervision and executive support
Mentoring of new managers
Managing performance in social systems
Use of foresight in strategic planning
Project management
Program design and implementation
Stakeholder management

GROW

Strategic planning and implementation
Organisational reviews and development
Business procurement
Tender writing
Governance advice, guidance and reviews
Quality accreditation
Business step changes

Qualifications

Oxford Scenarios Program, Saїd Business School, OXFORD UNIVERSITY, UK
Masters of Management (Strategic Foresight), SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY
Graduate Certificate in Social Sciences, SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
Certificate IV Training and Assessment
Certificate III Business Excellence

Julia has been as an associate with KPMG and a sessional teacher at Swinburne University of Technology, teaching in the Masters of Strategic Foresight degree.

Publications

Using systems thinking to create more impactful social policy
JOURNAL OF FUTURE STUDIES
http://apo.org.au/creator/julia-canty-waldron-1

e: julia@jcw.com.au

t: 0418 359 417