ABOUT TWIGA
Every organisation we work alongside is different.
Every organisation we work alongside is different.
Every organisation we work alongside is different.
Yet the questions we hear are often the same.
Yet the questions we hear are often the same.
Yet the questions we hear are often the same.
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How do we build confidence?
How do we strengthen leadership?
How do we strengthen leadership?
How do we bring people together around a shared direction?
How do we create organisations where people can do their best work?
These are the conversations we’ve spent our careers having with leaders across Australia and around the world. They’ve taught us that sustainable performance rarely comes from another initiative or another restructure. It comes from understanding the conditions that shape how people think, work and contribute. Those beliefs continue to shape everything we do at Twiga. We bring together practical experience, thoughtful challenge, and genuine partnership to build lasting capability, stronger leadership and better ways of working.
These are the conversations we’ve spent our careers having with leaders across Australia and around the world. They’ve taught us that sustainable performance rarely comes from another initiative or another restructure. It comes from understanding the conditions that shape how people think, work and contribute. Those beliefs continue to shape everything we do at Twiga. We bring together practical experience, thoughtful challenge, and genuine partnership to build lasting capability, stronger leadership and better ways of working.
These are the conversations we’ve spent our careers having with leaders across Australia and around the world. They’ve taught us that sustainable performance rarely comes from another initiative or another restructure. It comes from understanding the conditions that shape how people think, work and contribute. Those beliefs continue to shape everything we do at Twiga. We bring together practical experience, thoughtful challenge, and genuine partnership to build lasting capability, stronger leadership and better ways of working.
OUR APPROACH
Whether we’re working on strategy, leadership, culture or organisational performance, our approach always starts in the same place.
Whether we’re working on strategy, leadership, culture or organisational performance, our approach always starts in the same place.
Whether we’re working on strategy, leadership, culture or organisational performance, our approach always starts in the same place.
Listening.
Listening.
Understanding.
Understanding.
Working alongside our clients to build solutions that fit their organisation. Not somebody else’s.
Working alongside our clients to build solutions that fit their organisation. Not somebody else’s.
OUR FOUNDERS
Practical experience, thoughtful challenge and genuine partnership.
Practical experience, thoughtful challenge and genuine partnership.
Practical experience, thoughtful challenge and genuine partnership.
Jo Smyth
Jo Smyth
I’ve always been fascinated by people - what gives them confidence, what helps teams thrive and why some workplaces bring out the very best in us. My career has taken me through executive leadership, organisational development, culture, communications and governance; working with organisations navigating growth, complexity and transformation. One thing has remained consistent: creating the conditions where leaders, teams and organisations can perform at their best. Bringing together strategic thinking with practical delivery is central to how I work, turning ideas into action in ways that are both meaningful and sustainable. Outside work, running provides the space to think, reflect and reset. It’s often where the next idea begins.
I’ve always been fascinated by people - what gives them confidence, what helps teams thrive and why some workplaces bring out the very best in us. My career has taken me through executive leadership, organisational development, culture, communications and governance; working with organisations navigating growth, complexity and transformation. One thing has remained consistent: creating the conditions where leaders, teams and organisations can perform at their best. Bringing together strategic thinking with practical delivery is central to how I work, turning ideas into action in ways that are both meaningful and sustainable. Outside work, running provides the space to think, reflect and reset. It’s often where the next idea begins.
Adie Dawes-Birch
Adie Dawes-Birch
I’ve always been fascinated by how organisations work - how strategy, leadership, connection and communication come together to shape performance. Throughout my career, I’ve worked with organisations navigating growth, complexity and significant transformation, from global corporations to government institutions, to purpose-led organisations. The common thread is achieving clarity within the complexity by bringing together people, ideas and strategy so organisations can move forward with confidence. I bring a strategic perspective, thoughtful challenge, and a calm approach to complexity; turning ideas into practical action and creating organisations where people understand the direction, feel connected to it and are equipped to contribute. Away from work, you’ll usually find me on a tennis court, where strategy, resilience and the occasional healthy dose of humility all come into play.
I’ve always been fascinated by how organisations work - how strategy, leadership, connection and communication come together to shape performance. Throughout my career, I’ve worked with organisations navigating growth, complexity and significant transformation, from global corporations to government institutions, to purpose-led organisations. The common thread is achieving clarity within the complexity by bringing together people, ideas and strategy so organisations can move forward with confidence. I bring a strategic perspective, thoughtful challenge, and a calm approach to complexity; turning ideas into practical action and creating organisations where people understand the direction, feel connected to it and are equipped to contribute. Away from work, you’ll usually find me on a tennis court, where strategy, resilience and the occasional healthy dose of humility all come into play.
BETTER TOGETHER
The best outcomes come from bringing different perspectives together.
The best outcomes come from bringing different perspectives together.
The best outcomes come from bringing different perspectives together.
Our core team is complemented by a trusted network of specialist consultants, allowing us to bring together the right expertise for each engagement. Each person brings different experience, different ways of thinking and different questions to the conversation. That diversity of thought enables us to challenge ideas, test assumptions and see opportunities that might otherwise be missed.
Our core team is complemented by a trusted network of specialist consultants, allowing us to bring together the right expertise for each engagement. Each person brings different experience, different ways of thinking and different questions to the conversation. That diversity of thought enables us to challenge ideas, test assumptions and see opportunities that might otherwise be missed.
SYSTEM HEALTH
Sustainable performance is never shaped by one thing alone. It is the product of system health: purpose provides the reason, strategy lays out the direction, trust enables participation, capacity facilitates contribution, connection creates belonging, clarity builds confidence, and leadership influences culture.
Sustainable performance is never shaped by one thing alone. It is the product of system health: purpose provides the reason, strategy lays out the direction, trust enables participation, capacity facilitates contribution, connection creates belonging, clarity builds confidence, and leadership influences culture.
Sustainable performance is never shaped by one thing alone. It is the product of system health: purpose provides the reason, strategy lays out the direction, trust enables participation, capacity facilitates contribution, connection creates belonging, clarity builds confidence, and leadership influences culture.
It’s why we work the way we do. Together.
It’s why we work the way we do. Together.
It’s why we work the way we do. Together.