People Practices . Coaching . Strategic Planning
Risk & Compliance . Listen Programs . Graduate Careers

Strategic Consulting and Organisation Solutions

Large step changes are fraught with risk. Real change can come from taking many small steps quickly.

Many organisations are time-strapped and focused on business as usual, lacking the capacity or expertise to develop and implement effective strategies.

That's where we come in.

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HR People
Practices

Aligning your people strategies with the broader business objectives and implementing those strategies effectively.

Employee engagement program being delivered in a corporate workplace

Listen Programs

Understanding your employees’ experiences through assessments such as surveys, focus groups and interviews.

Career Guidance Coaching for people seeking guidance in careers

Personalised
Coaching

Helping you navigate role changes, leadership development, and personal growth.

Taking It Forward provides Project Mentoring to ensure your team has the capability to succeed

Project Coaching & Mentoring

Support teams in achieving deliverables and lifting project capability.

Risk Management and Compliance Programs run by Taking It Forward

Risk & Compliance

Ensuring your risk management framework stays suitable and sustainable as your risk maturity evolves. 

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Strategic Planning

Driving strategic planning with you to identify gaps and develop a methodical plan for current and future success. 

Improving technology capability for businesses

Technology

We offer a comprehensive technology strategy service that aligns with your business objectives and adapts to the digital landscape. 

Offering top-tier graduates for your organisation

Graduate Careers

Offering specialised career transition support to ensure you have the right foundational items, and working with organisations to place Graduates. 

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How can we help?

We are your strategic and practical consultants

At Taking It Forward, we are committed to enhancing the employee experience, which is essential for achieving organisational success. Our expert consulting services along with our targeted individual support, cover key areas such as strategic landscape, people, risk, compliance and technology, taking into account the entire employee lifecycle. 

Our value is that we provide a customised ‘best practice’ framework that aligns your culture, objectives and challenges, helping you develop the leadership, systems and processes necessary to cultivate a meaningful and engaging workplace.

We bring a practical hands-on approach.

We align to your culture, objectives and challenges.

We help you develop the leadership, systems and processes.

We help you build internal capability.

We help you create a culture where employees are empowered to succeed.

We offer coaching programs designed to enhance performance.

We empower our clients to make decisive, meaningful progress.

We believe that effective solutions don’t have to be complicated.

A team of experts led by Lana Johnston and Greg Booker

Many organisations are time-strapped and focused on business as usual, lacking the capacity or broad expertise to develop and implement effective strategies. That’s where we come in. With extensive experience across a range of industries, including corporate, mining, government, universities and not-for-profit, we bring a practical, hands-on approach to every project.

Lana Johnson HR consultant and Director of Taking it Forward
Greg Booker Taking It Forward