Stephen Hanman

I am part of the global network of MIRA who has companions in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria and USA.
 
My organisational development experience incorporates 14 years of supply chain development work with Benchmarking Success.

I have an organisational development qualification in addition to a Bachelor of Economics and a Certificate of Supply Chain Management.

My work since 1993 has pioneered external and internal business improvement peer group concepts.

I have worked with collaborative workplace approaches in the peer group concept as well as collaboration projects in many industries. In the construction industry this has included the development of a collaborative framework for a development company to work with its design consultants and trade contractors throughout the design and construct process.  This 5 year project delivered millions of dollars of savings and changed people's lives - it was great for organisations and great for the people within them!

The organisational challenge is to align processes and systems with people potential in a living organisation.  Conflict management and resolution is often a starting point in projects.  My skill set incorporates ontological coaching for people and organisations.
 

The focus of my work is to create high performing collaborative workplaces that are of benefit to the organisation and the individual, and incorporates;

-  Alignment of the technical [processes / systems] with the people.

-  Phases of Organisational Development. Continuous improvement.

-  Change management, process redesign. 

-  Coaching, conflict resolution and mediation

-  Collaborative business processes that include simulations and partnering. 

-  Facilitator & Educator & Presenter.

-  Best Practice & Benchmarking open systems

-  KPI and Performance Measurement and Management

- Facilitation of the Beer Game [over 15 times] and Red Blue Simulation [over 15 times]

I won the International Journal of Logistics Management best paper award in 1998 for the article “Benchmarking your firm’s performance with Best Practice”, the first non academic to win the award, previously it had been won by a range of professors.

Organisations that deliver great outcomes and that are good for people is the central tenet of MIRA work. To enable this; the concept of the open centre is developed and nurtured that is focused on meeting organisations and people where they are.

Past clients include CGA Bryson, Dulux, DA Information Services, Upper Yarra Community House, Slattery & Acquroff, Unilever, 3M, Dulux, Kodak and BP.