Advice & Strategy
Independent, evidence-based counsel for boards, C-suite, and senior HR leaders on creating respectful, safe and inclusive workplaces — proactively and reactively.
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Behaviour-first. Evidence-based. Built to last.
Closing the gap
Most failures in culture and conduct are rarely failures of intent. They are failures of translation — between a board's expectations and the operating reality, between policy and lived experience, between insight and decision, and between cultural investment and measurable business return.
Our advisory work sits exactly in that gap.
We work with boards, C-suite, and senior HR leaders to ensure culture is treated as both a strategic risk and a strategic asset. Not as a program. Not as a report. As core infrastructure.
Whether you're seeking to realise the strategic business benefits of a strong culture, building prevention systems proactively, or responding to a regulator notice, inquiry, culture review, employee complaint, legal action or stakeholder pressure — we provide the expert counsel and implementation support to make it land.
Common concerns
"We've set clear board-level intent on cultural accountability — but it doesn't show up in our governance rhythms, risk frameworks, or how we hold the executive to account."
"We've received a regulator notice. We need independent counsel on how to respond in a way that is defensible, sequenced and effective — not just legally, but reputationally."
"How do we take review findings and translate them into a sequenced, accountable roadmap for cultural reform?"
Cultural reform, delivered at the heart of government.
NSW Parliament
Culture Plus Consulting was engaged by NSW Parliament to design and deliver Respect at Work and Trauma Informed Response training across its workforce — a flagship reform initiative responding to the Broderick Review of bullying, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in NSW parliamentary workplaces. This engagement represents a proud achievement in supporting reform-grade cultural change in high-scrutiny environments.
NSW Premier's Department
In an ongoing engagement, Culture Plus Consulting delivers Respect at Work training to the Premier, Ministers and Ministerial staff — a key recommendation of the Goward Review aimed at building respectful, safe and accountable workplaces at the heart of government.
Advisory Services
Our advisory services are designed to address the most complex cultural, conduct and compliance challenges. We provide implementation-aware advice that balances strategic vision with operational reality.
Every engagement is tailored — not templated — and grounded in what will actually work inside your organisation.
Meet the Sex Discrimination Act positive duty with evidence-based prevention systems the AHRC will accept.
Learn more →Identify, assess and control psychosocial hazards in line with WHS regulator expectations.
Learn more →Defensible reporting, narrative and remediation planning for boards and executives.
Learn more →Whole-of-institution prevention of gender-based violence in higher education settings.
Learn more →Responsible AI frameworks that protect people, mitigate bias and build trust.
Learn more →Independent, evidence-based reviews of workplace culture, conduct and risk — board-defensible findings.
Learn more →Turn review findings, commitments or settlements into sequenced, accountable implementation plans.
Learn more →Advisory on responding to regulator notices and stakeholder pressure with defensible positioning.
Learn more →Independent counsel to the Chair, Board, C-Suite or HR Leaders during contested decisions, cultural reform, integration, legal exposure and strategy challenge.
Learn more →Benchmarked assessments that give your executive a defensible read on where you actually stand.
Learn more →Board-endorsed plans with named accountability, measurable outcomes and integration into business priorities.
Learn more →What changes with our advisory
Clear translation between board expectations and operating reality. DEI and cultural risk treated as governance priorities, not HR initiatives. Metrics that align with broader business goals, regulatory obligations and stakeholder expectations.
Selected work
Trusted partners
I thank Felicity Menzies for the initial training sessions and commend her on the job that she has done.
Our methodology
Every Culture Plus advisory engagement is built on the same five commitments. Hover any point for detail:
Your consultant
CEO, Author and Principal Consultant
Every Culture Plus engagement is delivered with behavioural rigour and practical relevance by Felicity Menzies — organisational psychologist, author, and specialist consultant.
Endorsed capability partner
Culture Plus Consulting is proud to design and deliver flagship DEI programmes for the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) — Australia's peak HR professional body — supporting HR leaders and practitioners to build capability for inclusive leadership and organisational change.
Connect with us to explore how evidence-based DEI training can help your organisation build capability, strengthen culture, and deliver meaningful, measurable change.
FAQ
An independent culture review is a board-commissioned assessment of workplace culture, conduct and risk — typically initiated in response to regulator concerns, whistleblower reports, or significant cultural failures. Boards should commission one when there is evidence of systemic issues, internal assurance has failed, or executive and board credibility is at stake. The review produces board-defensible findings on cultural drivers, leadership accountability, governance gaps and risk exposure — with recommendations that are evidence-based and implementation-aware.
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Identify, assess and control psychosocial hazards in line with WHS regulator expectations.
Psychosocial Safety Advisory →Independent, evidence-based reviews of workplace culture, conduct and risk.
Culture Reviews →A board-endorsed plan with named accountability and measurable outcomes.
DEI Strategy →Further reading
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