Strong Ground Leadership

 

When workplace concerns involve Aboriginal employees, communities or organisations, standard HR approaches are not always enough.

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A Murra Nexus Consulting service, Strong Ground Leadership provides independent organisational assessments that help leaders understand the workplace conditions contributing to conflict, psychological injury risk, cultural safety concerns and organisational dysfunction.

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Our culturally grounded, systems-focused methodology identifies patterns, organisational risks and practical pathways for improvement.

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Founder of Australia's first Independent Cultural Workplace Assessment practice led by Kelly Maxwell, our consulting practice combines lived experience, leadership expertise and practical delivery to support organisations navigating growth, complexity and change.

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With over 20 years of leadership experience across community, government, education and strategic engagement, Kelly brings a calm, culturally safe and people-first approach to leadership development and advisory services.

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Our Consulting Services

 

Independent Cultural Workplace Assessments

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Independent, impartial and culturally safe workplace services.

• Independent workplace reviews

• Culturally safe engagement and review processes

• Psychosocial, operational and cultural risk analysis

• Board-ready findings, recommendations and improvement pathways

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Strategic Advisory

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We work with organisations to provide culturally informed strategic guidance and practical advisory support.

• Governance and decision-making support

• Program design, review and implementation

• Leadership and workforce strategy

• Organisational capability development

• First Nations engagement and advisory

 

Leadership Development & Capability Building

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We support new, emerging and established leaders through practical leadership development programs designed to strengthen confidence, communication and decision-making capability.

• Leadership identity and self-awareness

• Confidence and capability building

• Decision-making and judgement strengthening

• Sustainable leadership foundations

• Team and workplace leadership development​

 

Coaching & Mentoring

 

Tailored mentoring and coaching designed to support leaders through transition, growth and complexity.

• 1:1 leadership mentoring

• Executive coaching

• Transition support into leadership roles

• Values-based leadership coaching

• Leadership resilience and wellbeing