Graham Andrewartha BA, AUA, AHRI (Life Member), Director

Partner

McPhee Andrewartha Pty Ltd, Adelaide.

Qualifications ^TOP

BA AUA University of Adelaide.

Registered Psychologist.

Management Adviser.

Chair MasterSkill International, Hong Kong.

Past President, Australian Human Resources Institute 1993–96.

Member, Advisory Committee, Division of Business and Enterprise, University of South Australia.

Visiting lecturer, MBA program, Charles Sturt University.

Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Member, Editorial Board, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources.

Member Society for Organisational Learning.

Author of Be Understood or Be Overlooked: mastering communication in the workplace, Allen & Unwin, 2002.

Co-author of Developing Management Skills: a comprehensive guide for leaders, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.

Author of Managing Human Resources Deakin Australia 1995, and ‘The Future Role of HRM.’ in Australian Human Resources Management, eds, O’Neill, G., Kramar, R. and Pitman, 1999.

Areas of Special Competence ^TOP

Leadership/management assessment and development.

Executive coaching.

Performance management and development.

HRM planning and development.

Organisational restructuring/privatisation.

Negotiation/conflict resolution.

Strategic planning.

Career transition services.

Organisational change.

Training Expertise ^TOP

Guest presenter of leadership program for the Royal Australian College of Surgeons.

Guest presenter Charles Sturt University and Deakin University MBA programs.

Designed and presented modules of CREST management program for Singapore Government.

Designed, wrote and facilitated change management, organisational learning, and personal and interpersonal skills units of the AHRI Postgraduate Diploma of HR.

Designed, wrote and presented management modules on self managing work teams, organisational management, team leadership, information and decision making, with Deakin Australia for Telstra.

Facilitator of Human Resources and Leadership and Change modules, Public Sector Management Course Tasmania, South Australia and Northern Territory.

Staff Survey/Team Building Training with David Jones South Australia.

Designed and conducted innumerable training seminars, facilitation of meetings, speeches and convention presentations.

Recent Consultancies ^TOP

Performance indicators specialist for World Bank Undergraduate Education Project, Sri Lanka.

Leadership assessment and development for the Chinese Centre of Leadership Assessment, Beijing.

360° feedback and leadership programs with Sanofi~Synthelabo, Sydney.

360° feedback and leadership programs with Schering-Plough, Sydney.

Executive coaching with a range of CEOs and executives.

Project manager, Public Sector Management Course redesign.

Meat Industry Safety Culture Survey of 18 plants for the Meat Industry of South Australia through WorkCover SA.

Performance management and HRM review, ElectraNet SA.

Performance management and HRM review, University of Tasmania.

Performance management implementation, University of Tasmania.

Performance management implementation, DETE.

Design and presentation of CREST management program for Singapore Government.

Executive Leadership development process, University of South Australia.

Design and implementation of 360° process, Passenger Transport Board.

Design and implementation of 360° process, University of South Australia.

Performance management pilot, University of South Australia.

Leadership skills research using the Influence Dimensions, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services.

HR Evaluation and reengineering for Cheap as Chips.

Management development for Edwards Marshall & Co.

Designed, wrote and facilitated Executive Leadership Program, VicRoads.

Management and Negotiation Skills, Divisions of General Practitioners Australia.

HR audit and Management Master Plan, PT Telkom Indonesia.

Assessment and Benchmarking of Leadership and Management Skills, Australian Meat Industry.

Implementation of management competencies system and HRM model, Australian Meat Industry.

Performance management review, Repatriation General Hospital.

Team Building workshop, Minerals Council of Australia.

Human Resource Management Evaluation, City of Salisbury.

Organisation change services, Department of Transport.

Restructuring and Strategic Planning, Public Service Association.

Equal Opportunity Commission, Training in Conflict Resolution.

Change Management, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services.

Project Director of Restructuring Services for Operator Assisted Services Telecom Adelaide.

Restructuring and Change Program, Lyell McEwin Health Services.

Management review, Theatre Services, Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Project Director of Restructuring/Support Services for the Department of Agriculture Professional Staff.

Project Director of Organisational Restructuring for the Department of Marine & Harbors.

Project Director of Support Services and Restructuring the Business Services Division of Engineering & Water Supply Department.

Ongoing conflict resolution and assessments with South Australian Health Commission.

Consultant to Central Redeployment Unit, Public Service Commission, Canberra.

Organisational and Managerial Review of Edwards Marshall & Co.

Restructuring Services for a variety of governmental and private organisations.

Career Highlights ^TOP

Graham graduated in psychology in 1971 and worked professionally in Canberra, ACT and London, England.

He spent four years as Manager Director, Department of Social Administration, Keewatin Region, Canada, before returning to Adelaide in 1975.

He worked at the University of Adelaide before establishing the counselling service at Murray Park, CAE.

In 1978 he established, with Susan McPhee, the consultancy company McPhee Andrewartha Pty Ltd.

Publications ^TOP

Books and book chapters

Andrewartha, G. 2002, Be Understood or Be Overlooked: mastering communication in the workplace, Allen & Unwin, Australia.

Correll, M. and Andrewartha, G. 2001, Meat Industry Safety Culture Survey Report: For the Meat Industry in South Australia, WorkCover Corporation, South Australia, May.

Carlopio, J., Andrewartha, G. & Armstrong, H. 2001, Developing Management Skills: a comprehensive guide for leaders, 2nd edn, Prentice Hall, Australia.

Andrewartha, G. 1999, ‘The future role of HRM’, Australian Human Resources Management, ed. G. O’Neill & R. Kramar, Pitman, Melbourne.

Carlopio, J., Andrewartha, G. & Armstrong, H. 1997, Developing Management Skills in Australia, Addison Wesley Longman, Sydney.

Andrewartha, G. 1995, Managing Human Resources, Deakin University, Melbourne.

Andrewartha, G. & Correll, M. 1995, Team Leadership, Managing Telstra Relationships, Making Decisions, and Managing Information, Deakin University, Melbourne.

Andrewartha, G. 1984 ‘Psychological communication in the court room’, Criminal Law Advocacy, ed. Geoff Eames, Legal Services Commission, Adelaide.

Andrewartha, G. 1989, ‘The three sentence induction’, The Ericksonian Monographs #5 ed. eds. Lankton, S., Brunner & Mazel, New York.

Conference papers and speeches

Andrewartha, G. 2003, Clear Communication for Leaders, Public Sector Summit, Adelaide, March.

Andrewartha, G. 1998, Problems with Strategic and International HRM, ANZAM International Conference, Adelaide, December.

Andrewartha, G. 1998, Built to last or survive?, paper presented to Northern Territory Public Service Forum, Alice Springs, December.

Andrewartha, G. 1996, HRD, HRIS and the learning organisation, invited address Human Resource Information Technology Conference, Singapore, April.

Andrewartha, G. 1995, Why become a learning organisation. Keynote address, Philippine Society for Training and Development, 21st National Convention, Manila, November.

Andrewartha, G. 1995, Why benchmarking is vital to competitive advantage. Keynote address, Benchmarking Human Resources, IIR Conference, Sydney, November.

Andrewartha, G. 1994, Human resources and society. IMPNZ International Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, November.

Andrewartha, G. 1994, The power of feedback. Congress 1994, Australian Society of Chartered Practising Accountants, Sydney, November.

Andrewartha, G. 1993, Strategic HR management during organisational downsizing. Address to State and Commonwealth public sector CEO’s, Perth, July.

Andrewartha, G. 1993, Organisational Anorexia. Address to Commonwealth Department Heads, Perth, August.

Andrewartha, G. 1994, Developing poor performers: best practice in self development. Public Sector HR Strategies Conference, Melbourne, May.

Andrewartha, G. 1994, The personal changes required. Making Employee Involvement Work Conference, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, July.

Andrewartha, G. 1993, Marketing and communication your HR benchmarking exercise. Benchmarking Human Resources Conference, Sydney, November.

Andrewartha, G., McPhee, S., Budden, A. and Correll, M. 1993, Organisational restructuring: a model for the effective management of staff. Workshop presented at The Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies National Conference, Adelaide, April.

Articles

Andrewartha, G. 2003, ‘Leadership for surgeons: what is it and do you really need it?’ Surgical News, March.

Andrewartha, G. 2002, ‘Creating the learning relationship’ Learning Organisation, Austria, vol. 10, November.

Andrewartha, G. 1971, ‘Objectivity the bell shaped curve’, Australian Journal of Social Work, June.

Andrewartha, G. and Horan, P. 1990, ‘Profit by design’, Personal Success, Spring.

Andrewartha, G. 1991, ‘Customer service: behind the scenes in the franchising industry’, Franchising, Autumn.

Andrewartha, G. 1990, ‘Managing managers’, Signature, April.

Andrewartha, G. 1991–94, Articles published in HR Monthly:

Karlsruher, A. E. & Andrewartha, G. 1975, ‘Increases in facilitative conditions in Eskimo and white social service workers’, presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Congress, Quebec, June.

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