Helping you make a positive impact on
people and planet
Business or Not-for-Profit
Help, wherever you are in your journey to positive impact
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1. Initiating and developing
“Our organisation needs to do something but we don’t know where to start”
ESG, CSR, SDGs, ISSBs and more - many acronyms with the well-being of society and the environment at their core. Do you have a clear idea of what they are, where you are and what you need and/or want to do? I help you to clarify your strategic direction and priorities and develop a way forward tailored to your needs and your context
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2. Executing
“We are on the journey but want our efforts to be more than symbolic”
You understand the call to action and are doing some great things. However, do you know how they fit into a bigger picture? I help you clarify your theory of change (how what you do leads to the impact you want to have) and develop strategies that balance results with people and planet considerations. As strategies are only effective if executed, I can also help you plan successful implementation and embedment into your governance and other business-as-usual processes
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3. Monitoring and measuring
“We have a clear purpose but are we having a positive impact?”
Your strategy clearly includes your environmental and social goals but you are not sure if you are having the impact you envisioned. I can help you develop or improve your governance oversight and/or impact management and measurement framework so that you can be confident that your efforts are making a positive difference. If your initiatives are not having the intended impact, I can help you understand why and address root causes
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4. Capability-building
“We know the impact we want but do we have the capabilities we need?”
Effective decision-making for people and planet requires the right mindsets and capabilities as well as enabling processes. I can provide you and your teams with the tools and coaching for navigating complexity and understanding behavioural drivers. As a result, you will be better equipped to balance your financial, environmental and social responsibilities and thrive in an increasingly volatile and uncertain environment
“We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world”
(Zinn, H. (1994). You can't be neutral on a moving train: A personal history. Beacon Press.)About
Annabelle Lewis, FCA; GAICD
altruism (ˈæltruːɪz(ə)m)
“Devotion to the welfare of others, regard for others, as a principle of action” Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
I am the AL in ‘ALtruism Consulting’. You can benefit from my ability to provide a customised solution to your specific challenges, leveraging over 25 years experience in strategy, finance, audit, risk management and operations leadership roles. Importantly, I bring academic rigour and knowledge, along with a genuinely empathetic approach to your people and teams.
Why work with me?
My superpowers are creating pathways through complexity, empowering others and forging trusted connections through caring and serving. I also bring the following distinctive approach to your organisation's challenges:
Pracademic (practitioner/academic) capability - Your organisation can take advantage of deep corporate expertise backed by robust scholarly research to uncover compelling solutions. I bring a wide range of research-based practices and methods to bear for your benefit. However, I am not wedded to any single methodology and will adapt my toolkit to your particular context and needs.
Growing your capability - If you want a consultant as “arms and legs” or a nice presentation to tick a box, ALtruism is not for you. I help you to address your current challenges while equipping you/your team with the capabilities for addressing future ones. My job is done when you don’t need me (or any other consultant) to come back.
ROI redefined - More than providing you with a ‘Return on Investment’, I aim to create ‘Ripples of Impact’ on your team, your organisation and, ultimately, on our world. This means you can expect sustained, long-term outcomes from our collaboration and practical changes that make a tangible difference to your organisation and your broader stakeholders.
My story
After a 25+ year career, predominantly in the Financial Services industry, the revelations from the Australian Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2017-2019) prompted me to reconsider my career priorities. Resolving to pursue my personal purpose of ‘striving for the greater good’, I took a leap of faith and launched my own consultancy to help organisations (both for-profit and not-for-profit) who want to make positive changes to achieve their goals.
Today, I juggle a rewarding portfolio career combining strategic consulting to selected clients across varied sectors, with teaching in the award-winning University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation program while pursuing academic research into my passions of behaviour change, problem-solving in complexity and social impact at the UTS Transdisciplinary School. I am thankful to be able to do this with the support of my beautiful family of 6 (including one canine child).
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