Paul’s career in investigation has an uncommon balance of experience and qualification.

His career commenced with the Northern Territory Police. He had many years service in remote indigenous communities requiring him to respond to all incidents of crime. He was promoted to Detective in the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB). After 6 years service successfully investigating and prosecuting major crime he was seconded as advisor to the executive of the Northern Territory Government.

Paul’s career shifted to administrative investigations across a wide range of portfolios. Whilst advising the Attorney General he developed new processes for the carriage and development of legislation which resulted in not only amendments to the Cabinet Handbook, but improvements to the quality of legislation developed. This gave him the responsibility for the oversight of coordinating all aspects of the legislative process; from drafting instructions to editing second reading speeches. He has participated in many meetings of the Standing Committee of Attorneys General (SCAG), a national ministerial council meeting of Australia’s foremost legal officers. These experiences have developed outstanding skills in the insight of legislation, the backbone of public sector and social governance.

He transitioned to the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment conducting all grievance review investigations on behalf of the Commissioner. This also required the submission of comprehensive reports outlining appropriate recommendations to address the outcomes of the investigations.

Qualifications

Paul holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (Organisational Behaviour) and a Masters Degree in Public Sector Executive Management. He is a qualified Detective having completed the NT Police Detective Development program in 1992 and their Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course. He holds a current Queensland Private Investigator’s Licence.

The Philosophy of CHE

The philosophy of Cat Herding Enterprises is to help organisations learn to improve. CHE endorses accountability at all levels in oganisations, its approach is to identify mis-matches and help people learn. These improvements can help make organisations better for its people.

Development of Leadership

Ability to develop alignments of thinking within the workplace through strategic planning techniques including understanding organisational dynamics and profiling personality types. Over 10 years working with leaders, and mentoring emerging leaders across the globe.

Creative Solutions

None of us is as smart as all of us. Paul is experienced in harnessing the diversity of people within workplaces in cross cultural and multi-generational environments. Some of the areas that have seen direct benefit of this have been the design of new systems for Cabinet to develop and deliver legislation across whole of government.

The Learning Organisation and Personal Mastery

Helping organisations work smarter, not harder. Has assisted numerous organisations (public and private sectors) to improve their overall performance through developing methods of learning while on the job. This has enabled people to develop personal mastery in their vocational fields that has benefitted their organisations.

Strategic Planning and Systems Thinking

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Skills in these areas work together to ensure the ‘big picture’ is focused on. This brings the ability to adopt a perspective that not only focuses on the internal organisational environment, but also assess the equally important external one. Paul has ability to link to the units within organisations to implement strategic goals and to improve systems and structures.

Project Management

Extensive experience in high level project development and implementation.