From Robert Cockerell, Executive Director Corporate Services, Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance

To whom it may concern,

I participated in the New Futures Executive Team Development Program and the benefit to me was that through the programs that Don Dunoon developed for my organisation's Executive I learned how the staff perceived the Executive Team and what their expectations were of the team. With Don's assistance the Executive clearly defined its role in relation to meeting its external stakeholder and staff needs. With Don's help we addressed that issue that faces every organisation - the staff perception of "The Hidden Agenda!"

I also participated in the New Futures 360 degree feedback exercise which involved my direct supervisor, peers and reports feedback on my management and leadership attributes. This exercise utilised easy to use forms on the New Futures web site, statistical and graphical representation of results and most importantly comments provided by respondents in a form that ensured the respondents anonymity.

I also found the debriefing exercise with Don extremely useful in that it caused me to consider how I should act and behave in my role as a member of an Organisation's Executive Team to whom staff are looking for sound and fair decisions based on sound reasoning with the rationale for decisions affecting them clearly communicated to them.