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Kimmaree Thompson has a passion for all things digital, creative industries and sustainable regional communities. Kimmaree specialises in personal empowerment and cultural change using Positive Psychology principles and practices.
Kimmaree Thompson is a positive change and digital business consultant. An experienced Organisation Behavioural Change Consultant and Positive Psychology Practitioner who specialises in personal empowerment & digital business consulting.
Kimmaree uses a strengths-based approach rooted in science of positive psychology combined with solid structured problem solving, she is as a Certified REASON® root cause analysis lead-analyst and trainer.
Kimmaree has recently relocated back to Perth and is the Principal Director at #thePOSITIVE Digital Business Agency. Prior to returning to Perth, Kimmaree was based in Sydney and Byron Bay, where she spent over a decade providing digital transformation and corporate change management consultancy advice and support to government, corporates and small business; she has a passion for creative industries and regional development. There is a link on this page where you can explore Case Studies for some of the Major Projects Kimmaree has managed.
Over many years, Kimmaree has supported small and medium businesses owners and government executives as a business systems advisor, trainer and executive coach. Kimmaree is an Accredited Business Advisor, mentor and has worked with the Sydney and Belmont Business Enterprise Centres as a business advisor and mentor. She is passionate about individual empowerment and the practical use of digital tools and strategies to automate and streamline business, government and NGO operations.
Now back in Western Australia, Kimmaree is not only Principal Director at #thePOSITIVE Digital Business Agency, she is also a Board Member of the Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of Western Australia Inc. and a previous Board Member of the Food, Fibre & Timber Industries Training Council (WA) Inc.
If you would like to explore options to work with Kimmaree Thompson, please use #thePOSITIVE Booking button to schedule your free 20min initial consultation. Just click on the CONTACT/BOOKINGS tab to secure your time.
MORE ABOUT KIMMAREE THOMPSON
Media Interviews, Opinion & Commentary, Studies … and the quirky
Keep going on this page for detailed Case Studies For Major Enterprise Change Management Assignments.
EVEN MORE ABOUT KIMMAREE’S EXPERIENCE
Enterprise and Government Major Change Management & Cultural Change Contracts
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Small Business Training & Founder Development
Training & Development Delivery for Belmont Business Enterprise Centre and on their behalf for the WA Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) as part of their “Grow Your Skills” Regular Workshop Series
Positive Workplace Change
Design and deployment of Positive Workplace Change Focus Group consultation across the Northern Cluster at FaCS. The Focus Group consultation design was built around the Appreciative Inquiry positive change model and optimal performance research by Mihaly Csikszentmiahalyi.
Enterprise eHealth Deployment
The incident management system (ims+) to replace the current NSW Health incident management tool known as the Incident Information Management System (IIMS).
NSW Health has over 120,000 employees and contractors,
ims+ will improve the ability to effectively record, track, manage and report on clinical, Work Health & Safety and corporate incidents as well as consumer feedback, including actions taken to address issues and mitigate existing risks.
Regional Development
Major public submissions and media issued during Kimmaree’s term in the CEO contract include: REGIONAL BUSINESS PLAN, “The Numbers” Newspaper Column, REBUILDING NSW – REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, REVIEW OF REGULATORY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK (NBN), THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS WHITE PAPER
Restructure: Resilience Building
The training was designed to support staff through the merger of human services departments to create what is now known as The Department of Family and Children Services (FaCS).
Statewide Project Management
Regional Managers: Statewide Bulk Recruitment. | Keep Them Safe Regional Manager roles were part of the NSW Government’s response to the Wood Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services
Organisational Redesign
Process Re-engineering, Succession Planning, Workforce Structural Map, Establishment Documented, Key Role – Salary Benchmarks
Design & Establish Assessment Centre
Front of House Staff Selection – Assessment Centre. Designed and facilitated the assessment centre process for the bulk recruitment of casual and part time customer service staff at the Museum of NSW.
4-Year Cultural Change Project
Average of 2 bulk recruitment rounds per year 2004-2008, 350+ Applicants per round, 51 Appointments in 1st round, 8-12 Days Interview per round, average 100 Referee Reports per round
Aboriginal Branch-Expansion
Statewide Restructure & Expansion of Aboriginal Services Branch. Working directly with central agency staff and Panel Independents from Land Councils and external government agencies.
Effectiveness Review
Effectiveness assessment for an earlier restructure, undertaking a performance gap analysis, determining client satisfaction levels and service delivery gaps.
Frontline Restructure
700+ Applicants, Ranked Eligibility List 150+ for on-going Appointments, 40 Days Interviews Scheduled, 2 Referee Reports per eligible applicant, Interviews held in Metro and Rural locations across NSW.
Statewide Restructure-Administration Support
Full Service Selection Panel Support and project management including scribe, contact officer, position description development, advertising, referee reports, interview and venue management, final report preparation, human resources contact.