Donna is one of Australia's leading trainers and facilitators. She delivers programs across a range of clients and teams throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Donna works in industries as diverse as finance, mining, retail, travel, banking, and insurance. Her clients include KPMG, Zinifex, Shell, British Airways, Diageo, The Mind Gym, ANZ Bank, National Australia Bank and Flight Centre, among others. In addition, Donna works with several Commonwealth, State and Local Governments.

Donna is recognised in the training industry as “the Leopardskin Lady” and has built a niche for herself as a coach and mentor for trainers and facilitators. Her Beyond Cert IV™ program is sought out by both external consultants, and internal training departments throughout Australia.

Donna is Director and Principal Trainer for Passion Energy & Performance Pty Ltd, the organisation she established in 2002. Prior to establishing PEP, Donna’s career included roles within travel, finance, telecommunications and corporate hospitality.

Donna brings passion and energy into every environment she works in. Her personal philosophy of living according to universal laws of abundance, reciprocity and attraction is evident in how she operates her business, interacts with her clients and delivers her sessions.

 

Donna designs training programs that are tailored in close consultation with her clients which means they always hit the mark in meeting the client's specific objectives.

In support of this, Donna has a range of offerings that include (but are not limited to):

• Leadership Development
• Managing Change
• Workplace Persuasion
• Effective Communication
• Professional Presentations
• Beyond Cert IV™ (Trainers Training)
• Various Personal Development Programs (time management, performance conversations, conflict resolution)

Training programs vary in length from 90 minutes to 18 days.

Donna occasionally delivers public programs. Please click here for further information and her calendar of events.

Donna has been trained in, and uses, a range of facilitation techniques. Her ability to build engagement and high levels of trust very quickly in almost any environment means that her groups are able to get to work and achieve great results in a short amount of time.

Donna has been trained in a number of world class, tried and tested processes. Depending on the desired outcome, she will use one, or a blend of, the following facilitation processes:

• Open Space Technology
• World Café
• Appreciative Inquiry
• Expert Jigsaw
• De Bono’s Hats
• Strategic Visioning
• Graphic Facilitation

Donna has also designed her own process, in response to her client’s need for a speedy result, which she calls the Accelerated Solutions Framework™. This uses a blend of a range of processes, and can achieve great results in as little as 2 hours.

Donna is a lively and engaging speaker. She has been delivering keynotes for over 5 years and is a much sought after speaker in the corporate arena.

She is happy to speak on just about any topic in the personal development, communication and building relationships space. In addition, she has a range of topics on which regularly speaks. Her current top 3 topics are:

• The Myth of the Happy Workplace
• Your impact on others
• Watch & Listen

In addition, Donna has been trained by the world famous Grove Consultants as a graphic recorder. She is a member of the International Forum of Visual Practitioners, and is a regular attendee of their annual conference in the US.

Graphic recording involves capturing, usually on large-sized paper—in words, images and color—people’s ideas and expressions as they are being spoken in the moment.

It is a perfect tool to illuminate how we as people connect, contribute, learn and make meaning together.

Graphic recording adds life to meetings, helping all participants visualise the problems and see the solutions. Recorders capture, through drawing and text, essential ideas. With visual maps, everyone can start thinking outside the box! Used by the top companies around the globe.

Donna has been trained by the world famous Grove Consultants as a Graphic Recorder. She is a member of the International Forum of Visual Practitioners, and is a regular attendee of their annual conference in the US.