Jacqui Ferris – Executive Search Consultant, Talent Agent & Career Coach

Jacqui Ferris has over 20 years experience working in executive search, recruitment and career coaching.  Jacqui has consulted to and managed relationships for many leading global and local organisations in the area of coaching, outplacement, search, selection and RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing).  Companies include: Audrey Page & Associates (and clients), Perpetual, AMP, Citigroup, Challenger, CBA, Westpac, ANZ, ABN Amro and many others.  As well as coaching corporate executives, Jacqui also works with SME’s, partnership firms, individuals and Not for Profit organisations across the philanthropic sector.

Jacqui began her career in performing arts.  She developed, ran, and then sold a successful private dance academy, which enabled her to fund her way into one of the UK’s leading Performing Arts schools.  She graduated with a Bachelor in Performing Arts, including an Advanced standing from the Royal Academy of Dance London [ARAD].  She then went on to dance professionally and teach in vocational dance schools throughout the UK, Europe and New Zealand.

Jacqui’s international dance career taught her 3 key things: to have an unwavering commitment to yourself and your goals, the importance of discipline and focus, and that talent will only take you so far.  These beliefs and values are equally applied in the world of business, talent selection and leadership. Jacqui’s vocation is centred upon performing at the top of her profession and working with individuals, partnerships, teams and corporations who strive to do the same.  She has gained valuable insight into the drivers, and motivations of top performing people along with the behaviours that can enhance as well as derail peak performance.  This hands-on, practicable experience is backed by academic qualifications and on going professional training, supervision and accreditation.

Having worked in key leadership roles inside large organisations, as well as an external consultant Jacqui brings a broad and deep understanding of the organisational dynamics that exist to her role as coach.  She understands first hand, the complexity of today’s organisations, the resilience required by leaders to reach and sustain success and the speed at which they must operate.  She is well versed in the opposing forces that must be navigated judiciously and the unique, politically challenging cultures that exist.

Her experience combines commercial credibility and practicality with intuition and empathy, underpinned by enduring relationships that have been forged sustained results and ongoing delivery.   She engenders trust early on, which in turn leads to quality conversations and measurable shifts in thinking, behaviour and performance.  Jacqui is a regular speaker and presenter within the Human Capital Management industry. She presented a workshop in 2008 at the Australian Talent Conference (ATC) on Managing and Retaining Talent During a Downturn.

To contact Jacqui Ferris please click here to send an email or phone 1800 RESULTS.

Jacqui’s qualifications include:

 

  • Master of Human Resource Management and Coaching Psychology
  • Diploma in Business
  • Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • Certified and accredited Human Resources Consultant (CAHRI)
  • Certified and accredited to administer Saville Consulting’s WAVE profile for executives
  • Certified and accredited in Situational Leadership techniques: Hersey & Blanchard
  • Over 3,000 hours of coaching experience
  • Over 3,000 hours of training and facilitation
  • 10 years of executive search and selection experience

 Career Management Programs offered exclusively by Jacqui include:

 

Executive Career Coaching Program

Traditional upward mobility is no longer the vertical route it once was.  Ambitious executives in contemporary organisations will increasingly take control of their career in a strategic and proactive manner.  Designed to help Executives implement a new career plan and identify opportunities in their chosen field. Programs are custom designed for the individual and involve a minimum of 10 coaching sessions, Extended DISC Personality Analysis and other leading HR assessment tools. Still don't know what you want to be when you grow up? That's ok! Jacqui works with Executives from all walks of life who are seeking greater balance and meaning in the lives and their careers. Our programs are practical and results-orientated and have a proven success rate of engaging executives in new employment within 90 days of initial engagement. One-on-one executive career coaching utilises mentoring, strategic networking and a variety of research and support services to facilitate executive career transition, including sourcing new senior roles or entrepreneurial ventures. Contact Jacqui today to arrange an appointment to discuss further. Phone 1800 RESULTS or email for confidential assessment.

Talent Retention Coaching Program

Do you have a high performer in your midst and but they don’t know what they’re next move in the organisation might be?  One of the greatest challenges with excellent talented people is harnessing and fulfilling their innate need for growth and fulfilment. Often they don’t recognise the opportunities that lie within their current organisation and begin to look outside.  Having invested in finding the right people; make sure they stay and are challenged to be the best they can be. By nurturing the expertise and talent that you first recognised and attracted, this program provides the planning, structure and internal networking strategies that will not only increase their tenure but will ensure your talented people continue to be fulfilled and will contribute to their maximum.    

Cyber-Coaching Program for the Busy Executive

Leverage the power of the internet, and experience Cyber-Coaching from the comfort of your home or office. This program is ideal for the busy executive with all coaching sessions delivered via the internet leveraging video, audio and file sharing capabilities. Special Offer! Free Logitech QuickCam with every Cyber-Coaching Package purchased. Must have computer access, preferably broadband for this service. Includes 10 x 1 hour Executive Coaching Sessions conducted personally by Jacqui Ferris. Book via our Online Shop pricing is $2,200 [incl GST]. Excellent value and very convenient.

Contemporary Interview Coaching Program

If you have secured that all important job interview, you need Jacqui on your side to make sure that you get the job! Offered exclusively by Jacqui Ferris either in person in Sydney or via Cyber-Coaching, Jacqui’s exclusive interview preparation program consisting of 3 x 1 hour interview coaching sessions.  This program is ideal for the Executive preparing for important interviews, panel selection and psychological testing. Jacqui’s interview preparation program is based on HR best practice and leverages, contemporary competency based interviewing techniques, video recorded role plays / debrief and Top Grading interview principles. This service is a must for candidates who wants to achieve success at job interview and includes an Extended DISC Personality Profile and our Executive Candidate Survival Guide. The 3 interview coaching sessions need to be used within 6 months of booking, excellent value at $660 [incl GST]. Book via our Online Shop today.

Authentic Vocation Coaching Program

Jacqui has worked with many executives, whose roles were made redundant, particularly over the last couple of years.  Via an individually designed program, they frequently came to realise how little they’d actually been enjoying the old job and /or the company or industry they had been part of for many years.  Further, it was a revelation for them to realise they were still doing the job that their 16 year old self chose for them!  The Authentic Vocation Coaching Program is a tailored specifically to you, during which you will discover new current and future career options that are congruent with your values, skills and special attributes.  Embarking on this program constitutes the beginning of your journey where short, medium and long term objectives can be discussed, where embryonic ideas uncovered and are allowed to formulate, which in turn will lead you onto a full transition.  It’s worth noting that a full career transition has been evidenced to take between 2 and 5 years, however for some, identifying then making a change will happen a lot faster.

Peak Performance for Partnerships

Professional firms of all sizes are founded on the partnership model.  They can operate very successfully for many years and grow to incorporate many more than the original founding partners.  However, challenges can often arise for Partners, who are required to navigate their own succession, that of others as well as continued growth of the firm.  Done well the firm will continue to thrive with new revenue streams and well structured succession planning and exit strategies.  Done badly, entrenched behaviours and old patterns can severely undermine the life long work of founding partners.  With the correct balance of external resources aimed at finetuning existing processes, establishing new strategies and providing coaching for partners, firms can be well positioned for the next stage of growth.   

Talent Agent: Career Management Program

Top talented Senior Executives are increasingly seeking a more proactive approach to career management. Hammond Executive Search offers its most senior candidates an exclusive, invitation only approach to managing your executive career. For the Senior Executive who wants to manage, lead and take control of their career, this innovative approach is a market-leading, exclusive Executive Career Management Service. Effectively, many Executive Search and Recruitment firms chose only to represent the interests of the hiring company. Jacqui will assist and represent our most senior executives who match our stringent criteria, in a highly confidential and professional way. We represent and work closely with some of our most Senior Executive candidates in managing their executive career management strategy, developing their career portfolio, identifying upcoming career opportunities, fielding employment offers, leveraging our network of “C” level contacts and when appropriate assisting with salary and employment negotiations. For a strictly confidential discussion about this exclusive service, please contact Jacqui Ferris on 1800 RESULTS for further information. 

Executive On-Boarding Programs

Evidence suggests that successful on-boarding significantly increases long term engagement and early productivity.  Jacqui can work with organisations and individuals to accelerate their assimilation and increase their effectiveness. Hammond Executive’s unique Onboard Programs designed exclusively for Executives leverage a proven Talent Management Program designed to retain top talent to your organisation and get the best performance from your newly hired Executive/s. Whether you are a company wishing to demonstrate commitment to your new employee, invest in their ongoing development, or an Executive who wants to perform and excel during those crucial first 120 days in a new role, this program is for you. Delivered personally by Kylie Hammond, or one of her trained and certified Career Coaches, this program is designed to get results throughout the first year of employment! The program consists of 12 x coaching sessions scheduled during the first year of employment, Extended DISC Personality Assessment, plus FullCircleFeedback 360-degree Assessment is also offered during our exclusive Onboarding Program; pricing is $3,850 including GST affordable for companies and individuals alike - bookings can be made via our Online Shop

Pro - tirement Coaching

Retirement can be entirely the wrong word for executives these days as they consider life after full time work.  When executives retire / semi-retire in the 21st century, it’s likely they will continue to want a career, but of a different nature.  So why not consider this key phase in your life in a proactive fashion?  There are enormous opportunities available for talented people in their 50’s 60’s and beyond, which will bring renewed vigour to an individual's personal and professional life.  Pro-tirement provides our society with an intellectually and emotionally rich workforce.  A program customised to your specific needs is available to you. 

Third Party Supplier Selection and Preferred Supplier Agreement Design

In any business finding the best Recruitment/HR suppliers who understand your business is crucial.  Finding those who will consistently deliver against your changing requirements, represent you appropriately in the market in a cost effective manner is hard to find.  But when you do find the right fit with external partners, you can trust them to get on with the job and get the best results. Hammond Executive has had years of practical and strategic experience developing robust, effective and extremely successful partnerships in the area of HR, talent selection and recruitment. They can quickly encapsulate and communicate your business, its Employer Value Propositon (EVP) and requirements to providers, solicit an RFP and present a targeted shortlist of suppliers gathered from their own experience.  From there, they will shortlist and select the requisite number of suppliers to meet your needs and timeframes.  This can include negotiating terms and conditions, SLA’s, code of conduct, recruitment process rigour, pro-forma / template design induction, on boarding processes that need to be adhered to.  It can also include quarterly / annual reviews.

Training and Facilitation

As an experienced trainer and facilitator, Jacqui can devise workshops and presentations on all above program offerings for presentation and use in your business.  One on one / team follow up coaching can also be included, relative to individual needs.  Call Jacqui or Kylie to discuss this and any other content you’re thinking of. Contact us today on 1800 RESULTS for more information.

 

To contact Jacqui Ferris please click here to send an email or phone 1800 RESULTS.