About Facing Change
Change is accelerating and for leaders and teams it is now business as usual. But too often, changes are ignored or poorly managed. What if you could navigate change to achieve business success and transformation that lasts?
Sharing the lessons from his successful AFL playing and coaching career, Rodney Eade shares his change expertise through storytelling. An outstanding speaker and gifted influencer, Rodney engages us to think deeply about our mindset and approach to change.
Learn how to build high performing teams who thrive on change, build a culture of resilience and channel your most talented people to achieve even more.
Our programs include:
- Building High Performance Teams
- Leading through change
- Transformation of Culture
- Embracing and embedding change
Through workshops, coaching and speaking events, Rodney and the team enable and empower leaders and teams. See the difference we can create together with our tailored approach to meet your business, team and culture change challenges.
I would highly recommend Rodney to any business for its next training and development session. His engaging style, recounting his experiences in leadership, culture and change management was absorbing and educational.
Rodney Eade's longevity as a senior coach at the highest level of Australian Rules Football for 17 Years is a testament to not only his talent, people management, tactical /strategic prowess but his ability to build and/or transform culture.
With his strong leadership and direction he has been able to transform culture from the board to the factory floor.
Based on this culture foundation, he has been able to plan to build high performing environments and teams.
Coaching the Sydney Swans in his first year as a senior coach (1996) he was able to transpose the Swans from the "ugly duckling" of the competition to finishing the season on top of the ladder as minor premiers, to participate in the Grand Final. In 1996 he also was awarded AFL Coach of the year.
Over the next few seasons, with the assistance of many people he was able to lay a foundation of culture which eventually became known as the" Bloods Culture".
Transferring to the Western Bulldogs in 2005 he was able to infuse a great deal of confidence in the playing group and staff, that close enough was not good enough. Not to accept mediocrity.
Playing in four finals series in six seasons the Bulldogs came close to play in their first Grand Final in 47 years by participating in three preliminary from 2008 - 10.
Rodney was appointed senior coach of the Gold Coast Suns for the 2015 season and was given the task of transforming the culture of the young club. He has been credited with building a cultural foundation from which this club can grow.
Over his career he has coached 377 AFL games, nine final series which included one Grand Final and four Preliminary finals. He also coached Australia in the International Rules competition versus Ireland in 2011.
Rodney has also been a regular contributor in the media, (print, television and radio) for many years.
With a strong sense of family Rodney has been married to Wendy for 23 years raising a blended family of six children. He has a strong passion for also sports and likes the occasional game of golf.
Rodney Eade's success has been based on a team first ethos and creating a culture of inclusiveness and alignment - from the President to the Bootstudder. With this approach he has been able to build high performing environments by displaying strong leadership and direction.