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Our history: A grounding in corporate strategy

The SMI was born out of an independent research arm of a consulting group in 2011. That group is still an independent consulting group known as PH Strategy and Leadership. The primary focus for the SMI has always ben the pursuit of excellence in the practice of Corporate Strategy and Leadership. Empirical research, executive education  and publishing has long been its primary roll with the interests of the strategy practitioner at its core.
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Our Mission: the realisation of professional development

To engage in the development and dissemination of excellence in the practice of corporate strategy, leadership and management. From research to implementation the SMI adopts a collaborative approach to its work which in turn is conducted within the construct of an Integrated Value System, as illustrated below:
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  • Research: Contribute to the development of management science in general, public opinion at large, corporate policy, contemporary strategy practice, and strategic leadership.
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  • Understand and Evaluate: Design, develop, align, integrate and disseminate the many sources of knowledge from the program illustrated above to evolve methods, methodologies, practices and procedures from, the constructs that make a positive contribution to commercial, societal and institutional decision-making effectiveness.
 
  • Engage: Distribute and implement learnings, experiences and findings in the form of programs of strategically aligned, organisational transformation and renewal.
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  • Learn and Regenerate: Enhance the strength of strategy practitioners and the institutions with whom they work.

Our Key Team members

Dr Paul Hunter

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Paul is a professional nudger. In his capacity as founder of the Strategic Management Institute  and the consulting firm PH Strategy and Leadership, Paul supports leadership teams engaging in programs of strategically oriented programs of organisational change, organisational structuring, and organisational transformation and renewal. Success breeds success as those teams are further nudged to design, own, and implement subsequent journeys of organisational transformation.

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Throughout his career Paul has nudged change through the conduct of numerous strategy focused consulting assignments, the design and delivery of Senior Leader Master Courses in strategy, and presented at numerous national and international conferences, seminars, and briefings. In his past role he was co-founder of an independent consulting firm, and before that he was a Partner at PwC management consultants. Paul’s past clients include Shell, Toyota, Telstra, PT Krakatau Steel (Indonesia), Orica, Bunzl and Wellington City Council (NZ). Paul holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree. 

Professor Stuart Orr

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Stuart is a professional consultant and educator. In his role as consultant he has obtained a depth of experience in strategy related projects conducted with organisations that include Australia Post, BHP, SP AusNet. As an educator he is a past Professor of Strategic Management at Deakin University and MIT University. In these roles he has conducted numerous industry specific projects including Australia China Council, the Australian Coffee Traders Association and BUPA.

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Fundamental to his consulting and teaching skills Stuart has researched and published articles on corporate and international strategy. In addition to over 100 articles, he has published a number of books, including a popular strategic management text.

 

Stuart is regularly interviewed by magazines such as Forbes, has operated two commercial enterprises and has been a board member or president of a number of organisations including the Decision Sciences Institute.

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