RESULTS


Here’s what happens when teams stop spinning their wheels and start making strategy stick from the inside out.

You don’t need a thought piece. You need proof.

We partner with teams who:

  • Feel stuck in reactivity but are ready to lead

  • Are navigating broad brush change, mergers, or rapid growth

  • Sense it’s time to evolve, or need a strategic reset

  • Are launching something new and want to get it right

  • Want to leave a legacy that lasts

  • Are striving to earn respect and influence inside their organisation

Our clients span a diverse range of sectors including aged care, energy, government, construction, mining, water, and healthcare. 

  • IN STRATEGIC CHANGE GUIDED

  • ANNUAL EFFICIENCY HOURS SAVED

  • STRATEGIC CHANGE LEADERS FORGED

  • FLUFFY STRATEGIES PRODUCED

“Brendon always brings a new perspective, and when he does, it's very often (always) better than my own. Brendon's insights transformed my program into one that has delivered a high functioning highly reputable team of internal volunteers."

Jason Strange

Business Transformation Manager. AGL

4,000+ Hours Reclaimed Through Peer-Led Innovation

Industry: Energy
Client: AGL

Faced with innovation fatigue and frontline disconnect, AGL partnered with MECRO to design and run a peer-led innovation model.

What We Did:

  • Identified internal influencers using network mapping

  • Designed a lean, repeatable innovation loop

  • Embedded internal coaching and reward systems

Result:

✅ 600+ hours saved in 3 months.

✅ 4,000+ hours identified across the next year.

✅ No resistance or burnout from the team.

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“We were given the confidence to successfully carry out our project. This was a real achievement given the turbulent environment we had to work in.”


Karin van Leeuwen,
Process Domain Lead. Department of Finance

Clarity and Control in a $B+ Multi-Agency ERP Program

Industry: Government
Client: Department of Finance

A major shared services transformation lacked planning, governance and direction. We embedded fast.

What We Did:

  • Created detailed plans across multiple workstreams

  • Rolled out governance, risk, quality and reporting frameworks

  • Embedded tools and trained program staff


Result:
✅ A meandering project gained direction, strategy and delivery traction, even in a turbulent multi-agency environment.

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“Thank you for inspiring me.”

Hope Tulk
Enterprise Value Management Office. ATO

Turning a $40M Portfolio into a Strategic Benchmark

Industry: Government
Client: Australian Taxation Office (ATO)

A high-stakes branch with zero value tracking and overstretched staff needed fast credibility.


What We Did:

  • Embedded a lightweight value management toolkit

  • Coached teams on clarifying benefits mid-delivery

  • Used quick wins to rebuild trust with enterprise stakeholders


Result:
✅ The branch became a benchmark for value clarity, influencing changes at the enterprise level.

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Portfolio Clarity for a $300M+ Energy Transformation

Industry: Energy
Client: Confidential

A growing initiative pipeline lacked any clear way to prioritise, sequence or fund.


What We Did:

  • Built a three-part framework: Prioritisation, Sequencing, Balancing

  • Formalised portfolio governance

  • Delivered just-enough delivery tools for initiative leads


Result:
✅ Major reduction in portfolio risk. Executive decision-making shifted from gut feel to structured clarity.

Strategic Uplift Across Remote Project Teams

Industry: Utilities/Infrastructure
Client: Confidential

Low maturity. Remote teams. A complex transformation environment.


What We Did:

  • Delivered training, coaching, mentoring & assurance

  • Activated uplift using the 4R Model

  • Supported rollout of sustainable delivery rhythm


Result:
✅ Teams went from months behind and budget blowouts to consistent, confident delivery.

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“I loved your down to earth, lighthearted attitude. Never stiff or too intellectual. I love how you include science, theory and practical advice all in one.”

Philip Greisen,
Vice President, PROSAFE Solutions.

“A lot of PMOs die off because people don't want to use them, but they are forced to use them. With Brendon's help, we said let's do it a different way - let us evolve around what the company needs.”

Eugene Van Rheede Van Outshoorn,
Business Group Leader - GHD NZ Project Management Office

“Brendon's energy and passion is intoxicating. His ‘Momentum Path' is both simple to understand, yet complex in its meaning.”

Tim Reitsma,
General Manager, People Managing People

“Brendon has the rare ability to simplify complex topics and identify the principles and practices that unlock value.”

Phil Buckley,
President, Change with Confidence

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