About

James Walker


  • Reviews and directs resolution of complex projects 
  • Held academic teaching positions - Graduate Business schools
  • Coaching panel of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Consulting awards – Australia (Federal, VIC, SA) and United States   
  • Committee membership – Finance and Programs
  • Clients (below) include the World Bank, IMF, governments, and corporations



 My practice is organisational advice and coaching, providing review, recommendations, and direction for strategic planning, turnaround of major initiatives, and organisation change.  Examples of my practice:


  • For Government Board, reviewed and directed resolution of major national impasse for the Electronic Conveyancing initiative now ‘PEXA’. Recognized with Federal national award.
  • For Australia Post headquarters, at request of the CEO, worked with stakeholders to realign information systems to strategic and management goals and co-led national teams for implementation.
  • ·State Government Australia, resolved stalled water licensing project by re-negotiation with the vendor. Now operates across State. Commendation in State Parliament.
  • The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – Washington D.C. Many engagements to resolve funded member project impasses.
  • Integration of commercial banks following acquisition. Managed cultural, technical, and business integration complexities. Resolution focus based on developed shared views of financial and business transactions.


After teaching in Melbourne, I taught at the University of Southern California, and later at the American University Graduate School of Business (MBA program). My academic background integrates business and psychology. During this time I provided consultation to commercial and institutional clients (see below), which I continued on return to Australia.


For academic and professional associations in Australia, Europe, USA and Moscow I have presented numerous lectures and workshops. Examples of presentations, papers, and workshops include:

  • A Method to Develop Stakeholder Management Strategies, Professional Development Workshop, ISPSO
  • Why Well Managed Projects Fail and What to Do about it, Professional Development Workshop, ISPSO
  • Projections of influence: helping identify, analyse, and resolve perceived influence, EMCC
  • Aligning Information to Strategic Goals: A Framework for Information Systems Development.  The Australian Centre for Management Accounting Development, Annual Meeting
  • Locus of Control and Vocational Interest, The Australian Psychological Society, Conference
  • Optimism bias of Governance Groups: A defence against lack of presumed knowledge, Socioanalysis 19: 2017 (51-60)

Clients

Institutional:

International Finance Corporation*
International Monetary Fund*

The World Bank*

Medical/Hospital Boards*

National Institutes of Health (USA)*

Monash University (Defense)

Professional Associations*

University of West Australia


* multiple engagements


Governments:

Australian Federal Government*

U.S. Federal Government*

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Californian State Government

New South Wales Government

South Australian Government*

Victorian Government*


Corporate:

Adecco Group (Australia)*

A.N.Z. Bank*
Alcoa of Australia*

Zurich Insurance (AUS)
CitiPower (Electric utility)

Fiserv Corporation (Westpac)*

Marriott Corporation HQ*

Newmont Gold Mines

SunCorp Group

Territory Insurance Office