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Harissa Business Partners
Leadership, Change and Human Capability Solutions for Future-Ready Organisations
Harissa Business Partners helps organisations build the leadership capability, culture, confidence and human skills needed to thrive in a changing world.
We partner with businesses, executives, HR teams and leaders to strengthen the way people lead, work, communicate and adapt. Our work brings together leadership development, organisational development, HR consulting, change management, training, facilitation, retreats and thought leadership to create practical, human-centred solutions that support sustainable performance.
In a world where change is constant, organisations need more than processes and policies. They need leaders who can think clearly, communicate effectively, regulate under pressure, engage their people and build cultures where performance and wellbeing can coexist.
Our approach is strategic, practical and grounded in real organisational experience. We help leaders and teams move from complexity to clarity, from reaction to intention, and from short-term fixes to lasting capability.
Our Services
Six Ways We Help Organisations Lead Well
Our approach is strategic, practical and grounded in real organisational experience. We help leaders and teams move from complexity to clarity, from reaction to intention, and from short-term fixes to lasting capability.
Leadership Development & Human Capability
Strong leadership is one of the greatest predictors of organisational performance, culture and change success.
At Harissa Business Partners, we help leaders develop the human skills required to lead with confidence, emotional intelligence and impact. Our leadership development work supports emerging leaders, middle managers, senior leaders, executives and leadership teams to strengthen self-awareness, communication, decision-making, resilience, influence and performance.
We understand that leadership today requires more than technical competence. Leaders must be able to navigate complexity, manage pressure, build trust, hold difficult conversations and lead people through uncertainty. Our programs are designed to help leaders develop these capabilities in a practical and sustainable way.
Through leadership programs, Human Skills Academy™, coaching, courses, leadership bootcamps and capability experiences, we build leaders who are more self-aware, emotionally intelligent, strategic and equipped to create meaningful impact across their teams and organisations.
This service is ideal for organisations that want to:
- Develop emerging and future leaders
- Strengthen the capability of current managers and executives
- Improve leadership confidence, communication and influence
- Build emotional intelligence and human-centred leadership capability
- Support leaders through growth, change or increased complexity
- Create a consistent leadership language across the organisation
- Equip leaders to improve team performance, culture and engagement
Core offerings: Leadership Programs, Human Skills Academy™, Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Courses, Leadership Bootcamps and Human Capability Development.
Organisational Development & HR Consulting
People are the foundation of every successful organisation. When culture, structure, capability and people systems are aligned, organisations are better able to perform, grow and adapt.
Our organisational development and HR consulting services help organisations strengthen the way their people, teams and systems work together. We support businesses to review, design and improve people strategies, organisational structures, workforce capability, culture, employee experience and HR frameworks.
This work is both strategic and practical. We help organisations understand what is really happening beneath the surface, identify the people-related barriers to performance, and design solutions that create clarity, alignment and sustainable improvement.
Whether your organisation is growing, restructuring, experiencing cultural challenges, improving leadership capability or strengthening HR foundations, we provide tailored support that connects people strategy to business outcomes.
This service is ideal for organisations that want to:
- Strengthen workplace culture and employee experience
- Improve organisational structure, roles and ways of working
- Build workforce capability and future-ready people strategies
- Review or develop HR frameworks, processes and people systems
- Support leaders and teams through growth or transition
- Improve performance, engagement and accountability
- Align people, culture and capability with strategic priorities
Core offerings: HR Consulting, Culture Strategy, Workforce Capability, Organisational Design, Employee Experience, People Strategy, HR Frameworks, Workforce Planning and Performance Development.
Change Management & Transformation
Change is no longer occasional. It is continuous.
Organisations are constantly adapting to new technology, shifting workforce expectations, structural change, growth, reform, system implementation and evolving customer needs. Yet change often fails when people are not properly engaged, prepared or supported.
Harissa Business Partners helps organisations navigate change and transformation in a structured, human-centred way. We support leaders and teams to understand the impact of change, build readiness, engage stakeholders, communicate clearly and embed new ways of working.
Our approach recognises that change is not just a project plan. It is a human experience. People need clarity, trust, context and support to move from resistance or uncertainty into confidence and adoption.
We work across digital transformation, organisational change, capability uplift, workforce transition, culture change and business transformation to help organisations create change that is understood, adopted and sustained.
This service is ideal for organisations that want to:
- Prepare leaders and teams for change
- Improve stakeholder engagement and communication
- Build change readiness across the organisation
- Support digital, system or process transformation
- Reduce resistance and increase adoption
- Align leaders around the purpose and impact of change
- Embed new behaviours, systems or ways of working
- Create a clear and practical change strategy
Core offerings: Change Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Change Communication, Change Readiness, Impact Assessment, Leadership Alignment, Transformation Planning, Adoption Support and Capability Uplift.
Training, Facilitation & Team Development
Training should do more than transfer information. It should shift thinking, build capability and create meaningful change in behaviour.
Harissa Business Partners designs and facilitates engaging workshops, leadership sessions, team development programs and corporate masterclasses that help people learn, reflect, collaborate and apply practical skills in real time.
Our facilitation style is warm, strategic and outcomes-focused. We create environments where leaders and teams can have honest conversations, explore new ideas, build trust and strengthen the capability needed to perform well together.
Programs can be delivered in person, virtually or through hybrid formats. Each session is tailored to the organisation’s goals, audience and current challenges, ensuring the experience is relevant, practical and immediately useful.
This service is ideal for organisations that want to:
- Build leadership and team capability
- Improve communication, trust and collaboration
- Create alignment during periods of growth or change
- Support teams to work more effectively together
- Facilitate strategic conversations or leadership offsites
- Deliver practical corporate training or masterclasses
- Strengthen confidence, emotional intelligence and performance
Core offerings: Leadership Workshops, Team Development, Corporate Facilitation, Corporate Masterclasses, Capability Building Sessions, Communication Workshops, Leadership Offsites and Custom Training Programs.
Leadership Retreats & Experiences
Leaders are carrying more pressure, complexity and responsibility than ever before. To lead well, they need time and space to pause, reconnect, reflect and realign.
Our leadership retreats and experiences combine leadership development, wellbeing, neuroscience, personal growth and strategic reflection to help leaders reset and return with greater clarity, confidence and energy.
These experiences are designed to go deeper than traditional training. They create the space for leaders to step out of daily demands, reconnect with themselves, strengthen self-awareness and explore what is required for their next level of leadership.
Retreats can be designed for executives, women in leadership, business owners, leadership teams or high-performing professionals. Each experience is tailored to the audience and can include leadership development, wellbeing practices, Human Design, nervous system education, reflection, coaching, strategic planning and team connection.
This service is ideal for organisations or leaders who want to:
- Create a powerful leadership reset experience
- Support executive or leadership team alignment
- Strengthen clarity, confidence and personal leadership capacity
- Combine leadership development with wellbeing and reflection
- Support women in leadership or emerging leaders
- Offer a premium development experience beyond standard training
- Build deeper connection, trust and energy within a leadership group
Core offerings: Leadership Retreats, Executive Experiences, Wellness and Leadership Programs, Women’s Leadership Retreats, Team Retreats, Personal Growth Experiences and Strategic Leadership Offsites.
Retreats are in Australia and Overseas including Queenstown and run several times a year but can be co-designed with your organisation.
Speaking & Thought Leadership
Keynotes | Leadership Conversations | Author Sessions | Book Signings | Corporate Events
“Powerful ideas can shift the way leaders think, communicate and lead.”
Janice Elsley and Harissa Business Partners deliver keynote speaking, conference presentations, panels, workshops, leadership conversations and author sessions designed to inspire leaders and strengthen organisational capability.
As the author of Leadership Legacy, Janice brings a deeply practical and human-centred perspective to leadership, culture, change and the future of work. Her sessions blend neuroscience, emotional intelligence, lived executive experience and practical leadership strategy to help audiences think differently and take meaningful action.
Author signing sessions can be included as part of a keynote, leadership event, conference, retreat or corporate experience. These sessions create an opportunity for deeper connection, conversation and reflection, allowing participants to engage with the ideas from Leadership Legacy in a more personal and memorable way.
This service is ideal for organisations, conferences and events that want to:
- Inspire leaders with fresh thinking and practical insight
- Create a memorable leadership experience for attendees
- Include a book signing or author conversation
- Offer a meaningful takeaway beyond the session
- Support leadership, culture, change or capability initiatives
- Bring depth, credibility and human connection to an event
Core offerings: Keynote Speaking, Conference Presentations, Panel Discussions, Corporate Events, Leadership Workshops, Thought Leadership Sessions, Executive Roundtables, Author Conversations and Book Signing Sessions.
Why Harissa Business Partners
Deep Expertise, Real Organisational Experience
We understand that sustainable performance is created through people. Systems matter. Strategy matters. Structure matters. But organisations only thrive when leaders are equipped, people are engaged and culture supports the direction of the business.
Our work is grounded in more than 20 years of executive, consulting and organisational experience across private, public, government, not-for-profit and complex organisational environments.
- Strategic and practical
- Human-centred and evidence-informed
- Grounded in neuroscience and organisational behaviour
- Designed for real-world application
- Focused on capability, culture and sustainable performance
- Tailored to the needs of each organisation
Across private, public, government, not-for-profit and complex organisational environments. This gives us a practical understanding of what it takes to lead, manage change, develop capability and build cultures where people can perform without burning out.
Trusted across corporate, government, education, professional services, ASX & S&P Listed, not-for-profit and growing business environments.
Who We Work With
Organisations Ready to Lead With Greater Confidence
We work with organisations, executives, HR leaders, leadership teams, business owners, individuals and boards who are ready to strengthen leadership capability, improve workplace culture and navigate change, often during periods of growth, complexity, cultural misalignment, leadership gaps or workforce challenges.
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