Meet the Team

  • Pete Canny

    Practice Leader

    Pete is a Facilitator, Trainer & Coach with particular expertise in the area of leadership & team development. Peter is dedicated to developing holistic leaders who are equipped to handle the complexity of their role and are mindful of the impact of their own state of mind and behaviours.

    Critically aware that knowledge is significant capital to organisations today, Peter works with a focus on developing, sharing and eliciting knowledge in a way that builds personal and organisational effectiveness. He uses an integrated approach to adult learning which ensures the values and outcomes for all stakeholders are aligned and embedded in programs that are contextualised, relevant and stimulating.

    A sought-after organisation development consultant, Peter is also a skilled and intuitive facilitator. He facilitates professional development courses for peak training bodies and seminars for organisational development and human resources professionals. Peter is skilled in the formulation of learning programs, analysis of training and learning needs, and the delivery, review and assessment of training initiatives. His coaching practice has supported hundreds of leaders to elevate their practice and contribute more effectively to their organisations. He is a charismatic and popular facilitator whose warm sense of humour and commitment to enhancing the daily work experience of his participants ensures they learn in a positive and sustainable way.

    Peter has extensive experience working across all sectors and industries. His broad range of clients can be seen below. Peter also gives of his time freely to a number of community based organisations supporting both youth and adult development.

    His formal qualifications include Bachelor of Adult Learning & Development (Monash University); Diploma in Workplace Training and Assessment Systems; Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training; Certificate IV Transport & Distribution (warehousing); and Six Hats Thinking Method from the Edward De Bono Institute. Peter has trained in performance and transpersonal coaching with Sir John Whitmore, is accredited in Spiral Dynamics integral® (SDi®) Level 2 and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) Steps I & II. He has trained in elite facilitation under Dr Stephanie Burns and Theory U with Otto Scharmer; as well as completing Search Inside Yourself, Google’s in-house Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence program. Peter completed the Society for Organization Learning, Foundations for Leadership program with Peter Senge in 2017. In 2019 he participated in Ontological Coaching training with Alan Seiler.

    Peter is an accredited Mental Health First Aider.