“I have had the pleasure of working with Stephen over the past nine months on a program he developed for our leaders. Stephen’s work ethic, energy and attention to detail is unsurpassed. I have truly enjoyed our partnership and would highly recommend Stephen to any company looking to engage their teams and improve their prospects in the changing business environment.”
— Joe Berry, Chief Learning Officer, Pinnacol Assurance, Denver, Colorado
“We had the pleasure of hosting Stephen at Draper University to deliver a virtual training session on Unlearning and Relearning. Stephen did a wonderful job with keeping the audience, which mostly comprised of early-stage entrepreneurs, captivated through a mixture of passionate storytelling and practical activities. The session was full of wonderful insights and the participants loved it! Needless to say, we look forward to working with Stephen again in the future.”
— Mohammad Mustafa Hassan, Programs at DraperU | Startup Acceleration | Venture Capital | Operations, San Mateo, California
“BRD engaged Stephen as part of our transition from a traditional waterfall PMO approach to an agile way of thinking and delivering our projects. Stephen’s approach introduced the team to mindset rather than methodology, rather than focusing on tools and templates, the team focused on how do we prepare ourselves for a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world. In addition to introducing agile mindset, Stephen also led my team through team building essentials, focusing on new roles and responsibilities, signature behaviours and how each of our team members can flex up to the new operating model. Of particular significance were the tools about shifting perspective and implementing small changes in our day to day work for continuous improvement. I would highly recommend Stephen as a collaborative facilitator, who takes the time to get to know his customers and tailor his approach accordingly.”
— Melayne Williamson, Director Program Management Office (BRD), Department of Finance, Services and Innovation, NSW Government
“Stephen Dowling and ETM have been absolutely instrumental in uplifting our large project delivery team of over 500+ people in our new ways of working ... we are excited to have partnered with ETM at an Enterprise level to deliver ongoing support across the Bank for our agile transformation.”
— Katherine Epsom, New Ways of Working, National Australia Bank Limited
“There is so much change happening and with technology moving so rapidly it was great to take some time out with Stephen and be challenged on where I - and my team - need to grow and develop to remain relevant and influential as a finance team in today’s organisation.”
— Fred Cilia, CFO, Public Transport Victoria
“Stephen conducts himself professionally, is understanding, challenging and empathetic of the real life scenarios teams face. Both I, along with my teams, would recommend Stephen to anyone who needs help to shift mindsets, to prompt new ways of working and problem solving that lives on beyond workshops.”
— Martha O’Sullivan, Head of IT, Trading & Supply Chain, Target Australia
“ETM delivered their program for my team at the Department of Justice. The course delivered by Stephen Dowling met its objectives and received great feedback from attendees. It provided the team with a simplified and practical view of best practice project management. Stephen was very engaging and helped the team to relate content to our own specific environment.”
— Adnan Yacoub, Manager – Risk and Governance Working with Children Check Unit Department of Justice, Victoria
“The workshop from ETM had the settings ‘just right’. Energetic and highly relevant by linking the fundamental role finance leaders play with the newer ways digital capability grows value for organisations. The session provided real world insights and created an actionable and thought provoking experience for senior finance leaders.”
— Chris Stevens, Managing Partner, Digital Frontier Partners
“We engaged ETM to lift the level of project management discipline in key areas of our business. We found the training to be well structured and carefully tailored to our requirements, including well researched case studies. The training delivery was excellent with very positive feedback from attendees. The skills and tools acquired by students have led to an uplift in this area across our business.”
