Janet Hunter, Managing Partner

Masters of Business Administration,  Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Sydney, Australia (majoring in strategy, operations and finance)
Diploma in Marketing Management, Macquarie Graduate School of Management , Sydney, Australia
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors (studying fellowship)
Accredited Consultant Organisational Effectiveness Profiling (O.E.P.)

As one of the founding partners of etvia, which was formed 2003 Janet wanted to form a consulting practise and software tools specifically designed to support CEO’s in their most critical function – formulating their strategy and executing it. This is her strength. She understands how to build planning and execution management capability and the leadership styles and skills required to execute. Janet is also architected the development of etviaTRACE, a break through software application for managing the deployment of strategic plans. The development of etviaTRACE was co funded by the Australian government as part of an innovation programme and is under patent registration in Australia and the US.

In her corporate career prior to etviaJanet excelled in the challenging hotel, travel and entertainment industries in CEO/Corporate GM roles. These industries are known for their tight operating margins, high labour costs, low product differentiation and operating environments that are highly seasonal, have low levels of capital investment and often operate within complex legal structures. As the CEO of an Australian based hotel company she was responsible for turnover of  $160 million, 32 business units and 2,000+ staff. During this time Janet was also a key member of various project teams for design and construction projects ($200m), mergers, acquisitions, management agreement/lease negotiations, tenders, new business feasibilities and start ups.

Janet clearly understands the challenges of engaging diverse teams and executing plans. She knows from experience what is required of an organisation’s culture and organisational processes and systems to build the discipline of execution into a core organisational strength.  She firmly believes this can happen at pace with early rewards and signals of progress if the senior team are truly committed to achieving the state change they embark upon

Over the last 7 years Janet’s has consulted to some of Australia's leading public companies and government agencies. Her work has centred on her strengths for defining and executing organisational strategic change and driving organisational performance. She focuses on effective and integrated planning, budgeting and execution management practises and the leadership requirements t for effective strategy execution.

Personal philosophies .."Life is not a dress rehearsal"… "be good to your mother"… "have a sense of humour"
Business philosophy .."While big ideas are important, unless you translate big thoughts into concrete steps for action, they're pointless."Larry  Bossidy. Ex Honeywell CEO, Business author

 

Jo Cornick – Partner Consulting Operations

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Massey University, New Zealand
Accredited Consultant GSI, LSI and DiSC (Behaviour/Personality Profiling Instruments)
Accredited Consultant Organisational Effectiveness Profiling (OEP)
Accredited Consultant Organisational Cultural Inventory (OCI)
Member Australian Institute of Management

Jo brings the combination of pragmatic business experience and a passionate client focus to her role at etvia as the champion for the people requirements of the etvia offering.  This includes leadership development requirements to build execution excellence, engagement and change management strategies for both a new way of planning and managing execution as well the organisational change requirements inherent in the organisation’s strategy.

Jo’s contribution to etvia and clients is her ability to engage with people easily, naturally and honestly. Her strength is helping leaders to contribute their ‘best’ and to bring out the best in their people, whilst at the same time ensuring that the practicalities of organisational requirements and performance are also met .

In recent years her consulting work has been centred on improving organisational accountability and facilitating programs to develop leadership capabilities in line with strategic objectives. Jo understands intimately the cultural and leadership drivers and inhibitors to effective strategic planning and execution. She has designed and implemented tested frameworks to harness and channel the good will and talent of an organisation and convert this to strategic outcomes. This experience has extended across several industries, private and public sector, throughout Australia, NZ, UK and Asia.

Prior to becoming a partner of etvia, Jo was the COO a consulting firm specialising in organisational Culture development, responsible for internal operations including business performance,  internal culture alignment and consulting delivery quality. Jo has dedicated the last 13 years of her career to understanding the role of culture in driving organisational performance. She has designed, managed and delivered organisational development and culture change programs as the lead consultant internationally and around Australia.
Jo clearly understands the challenges facing organisations today and what is possible when an organisation’s ability to execute is transformed by its people, systems and technology.

A favourite quote which typifies her is - ‘Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart’ Confucius