Dr Deborah Nanschild

Qualifications & Associations

• Doctor of Philosophy (Education) – current, Deakin Uni.
• Masters Degree of Arts, 1997, Adelaide University
• Graduate Diploma of Arts, 1991, Adelaide University
• Graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School, 1984, USA
• Bachelor of Education, 1977, Adelaide C.A.E.
• Diploma of Teaching, 1976, Adelaide C.A.E.
• Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
• Team Management Systems (Psychometric)
• Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (Psychometric)
• Creative Thinking Style & Problem Solving (KAI), U.K. (Psychometric)
• Member Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
• National Board Director, Australian Institute of Training & Development (2003-2004)

Specialisations

• Personal and Professional Coaching
• Leadership Development & Change Management
• Personal, Team & Organisational Values Alignment
• Learning Organisation Theory and Development
• Psychometric Assessment & Feedback
• Workplace (Situated) Learning and Development
• Management Development
• Professional Development for Intergenerational Knowledge Workers
• Building Learning Communities of Practice

Awards & Distinctions

• 2002 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Defence Learning Services Network
• 2001 Nomination for the National Award for Excellence in Policing
• 1995 Prime Minister’s National Award of Merit for Community Initiative
• South Australian Recreational Event of the Year in 1995 awarded to WomenTrek (Project Managed by Deborah)
• 2 City of Adelaide Awards in 1994 for Outstanding Achievement in Project Management

Experience & Clients

Deborah has 30 years experience as an Educator, Businesswoman, Expedition Leader, Manager, Consultant and Trainer in private enterprise, universities, and the public sector nationally and internationally. Her recent clients and work have included:

• Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet
• Attorney Generals Dept.
• Dept. of Family & Community Services and Dept. Health & Ageing
• Dept. of Defence & Australian Defence Force Academy
• Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
• Australian National University, University of Canberra, Deakin University & University of Adelaide
• NSW Dept. of Education & Training
• NSW Police
• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA)

Recent Publications & Presentations

• The ‘V’ Factor: thinking about values as the epicentre of leadership, learning and life – 13th International Conference on Thinking, Sweden, June 2007
• Values as the Epicentre of Management and Leadership - Australian Institute of Management, ACT, April, 2007
• Paper delivered to the Institute of Public Administration Australia Conference to be held in Perth, Sept 2007 on the APS Values and the Missing ‘V’ Factor.
• The Impacts of Doctoral Study on Current Work Practice, Deakin University, Feb 2007.
• Values-based Approaches to Leadership Development: Implications for Organisational Change, PhD thesis, draft 2007

Research Interests

• Values and leadership development
• Intergenerational issues & management challenges: understanding motivation from a values perspective
• Professional Development for Knowledge Workers