the space between Australia partner profiles

Trevor loves working with executive teams to crack the corporate spells they labour under through improving human relationships He identifies the ‘bottom line’ as the most important spell to crack by encouraging executives to keep their eyes on the ball rather than on the score. His background is business and organisational development, but says that it’s “my training in Gestalt that enables me to bring a touch of magic to my work”.

Trevor’s written over 30 books on business, including Bridging the Performance Gap (Gower), Effective Performance Appraisals (Spiro Press), Facilitation, Creativity and Teamwork (McGraw-Hill and the space between). His latest release is A Touch of Magic (the space between) looking at how leaders and consultants can bring a touch of magic to their work to bring about extraordinary results. His latest book is “Moments of Leadership – leadership with a Gestalt focus” co-authored with Howard.

Trevor has a PhD in business and organisational development, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is trained in Gestalt therapy.

He is a founding partner of the space between Australia and the Centre4GIO (Gestalt in Organisations) in the UK. Trevor splits his time between his home in the UK and his house on the north coast of NSW in Australia. Trevor’s email is trevor@thespacebetween.com.au

Howard’s passion is working with a Gestalt approach with organisations, while having fun and making a real difference. He focuses on drawing out solutions from within by acting like an organisational gardener: planting questions, digging up ideas, nurturing the growth and well-being of people by paying real attention to them, and helping organisations reap the fruits of a more people centred approach. Before becoming this organisational gardener, he spent 25 years as a trainer, coach, project manager, senior manager, facilitator and organisational consultant.

He has qualifications in Adult Education, Corporate Management and Gestalt Therapy. He is also trained and experienced in the Future Search process and is a member of the Future Search Network (www.futuresearch.net).

He’s worked with a wide range of clients, including banks and other financial institutions, universities, manufacturing companies, consultants and IT providers, retailers and mining companies. He’s worked throughout Australia and in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, the USA, the UK and Mongolia.

Howard is the author of a number of articles published in Australia and the USA, including The 10 Myths of Project Management (HR Monthly), The Gestalt of Future Search (FutureSearching) and Leading with heart - and soul (MY Business), and a series of interviews with world leaders in the field of Gestalt therapy, including Sylvia Fleming Crocker, Malcolm Parlett, Bob and Rita Resnick and Jenny Mackewn. His most recent work is the book “Moments of Leadership – leadership with a Gestalt focus” co-authored with Trevor.

He’s a faculty member of the Centre4GIO (Gestalt in Organisations) UK and regularly facilitates programs there. His recent modules have included “Gestalt and Leadership” with Jenny Mackewn and Trevor Bentley, and “Gestalt and Change” (www.centre4gio.com).

He’s a founding partner of the space between Australia and is based in Sydney. Howard’s email is howard@thespacebetween.com.au

When Kirsten works with an organisation, it is the human potential within that organisation that drives her imagination. She loves nothing more than working with individuals, and teams, to help fulfil the potential of the organisation.

Kirsten has worked with a broad assortment of organisations, large and small: including banks, insurance companies and investment brokers, manufacturing companies and consulting organisations. In addition to working throughout Australia, she has developed and delivered a range of sales training programs in India.

Kirsten brings 15 years worth of experience in managing all sorts of organisational relationships and administering the “practical” aspects of an organisation – projects, budgets, operations, etc.

She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computing, with a Business sub-major of Organisation and Management. She has also studied numerous industry based accreditations for training, project management, and customer service. She cast aside most of this learning, though, as she went out into the work place and found a different reality. In recent years, Kirsten’s imagination and passion has been captured by the Gestalt approach to working with organisations.

Indeed, working with a gestalt approach as a leader, Kirsten co-founded a computer consulting company, and in 3 years built the company to a profitable practice, with $3M turnover and 20 employees.