A leadership, culture & performance consultancy
Finding and developing the leaders who shape your organisation.
Building inclusive, safe workplaces where people thrive.
Strengthening the capability, systems and revenue that drive results.
We partner with boards, CEOs and HR Directors to appoint exceptional leaders and build inclusive, high-performing cultures through executive search, board search, advisory and First Nations engagement grounded in evidence.
Exclusive partner to ASBAfor recruitment, people & culture across Australian schools
Partners & affiliations
ASBA
Fundraising Institute of Australia
Hogan Assessments
AppliEd
Our services
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Finding and developing the leaders who shape your organisation.
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Building inclusive, safe workplaces where people thrive.
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Strengthening the capability, systems and revenue that drive results.
Shannon ThornePrincipal Consultant, Aboriginal Advisory · the first NSW Aboriginal Advocate for Children and Young People
Featured offering
Walking in culture, leading with purpose, creating change for the next generation.
CDP’s First Nations Advisory practice is delivered in partnership with Many Tribes One Mob, a Supply Nation-registered Indigenous business led by proud Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri man Shannon Thorne. Grounded in Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing, we help organisations turn their cultural commitments into everyday practice, so that their work with First Nations people and communities is culturally safe, respectful and community-led.
Cultural awareness training, cultural safety frameworks and allyship programs for staff and leaders
Respectful engagement with communities, Elders and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs), including partnership workshops for leaders
Senior cultural advice to CEOs and Boards on strategy, governance, cultural load, staff support and culturally appropriate storytelling
Recruitment and career development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Indigenous careers recruitment for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) and the University of Sydney.
Sectors
Principals, Heads, Business Managers, board members and interim leaders for schools across Australia and New Zealand.
Advancement, philanthropy and alumni leadership for universities across NSW and the ACT.
CEOs, fundraising and philanthropy leaders for charities, foundations and health organisations.
Leadership
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Recruiting CEOs and Non-Executive Directors is a specialty that Jeromine's deep experience, strong networks and acute acumen has been critical to the successful outcome for The Royal. A key to the success has been Jeromine's ability to understand the Board's strategy and brief, assess skills matrix and culture to ensure successful outcomes for both the candidates and Board.
Chair · The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation
Performance
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Jeromine's business acumen, emotional intelligence and senior HR management experience has been key to the development of a high performing team … that has helped us increase fundraising revenue by 100% in the last three years.
Chief Executive Officer · For-purpose organisation, client for 10 years
20+
years of global search expertise
3
integrated services
2
offices: Sydney & Melbourne
The CDP approach
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We review your strategy, culture and leadership or board composition to define what success looks like.
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Global partnerships and deep networks surface diverse, high-calibre candidates others miss.
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Structured interviews and Hogan leadership assessments give you objective, research-backed insight.
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Onboarding support and executive coaching help new leaders land well and perform sooner.
Our people
Founder & CEO
Principal Consultant, Strategic Marketing, Fundraising & Philanthropy
Leads Strategic Fundraising and Marketing
Principal Consultant, Aboriginal Advisory
Leads First Nations Advisory
Principal, DEI
Insights
Podcast
Conversations on people, culture and change, hosted by Dr Josephine Palermo.
Let’s talk confidentially about the role, your board or the culture you want to build.
Your enquiry is confidential.
