March 10, 2010 – Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney, Australia
BILLED as the most exclusive of support groups, the CEO Circle is a safe place for executives to talk about their ”issues and failures”. And, at more than $1600 a meeting, the boardroom-style workshops are designed for only the most senior executives.
But taxpayers are paying for two Defence staff, including Major-General Ian Flawith, to be members of the circle.
With about $5 million a year spent by Defence on executive coaching, team-building and change management-style consultancies, General Flawith is not the only officer embracing new management techniques.
Contracts have been awarded to companies such as Lifeworks Coaching and Consulting; the National Institute of Dramatic Art, which provided a ”presentation skills course”; and Dream Think Do, for consultancy, coaching and training jobs at the Department of Defence.
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