Experienced Professional
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I am an Australian professional who has fulfilled educational, community game development and sporting projects for more than twenty years.
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My vision is to contribute within an environment where people of all ages seamlessly love what they do, connected through inclusion, diversity, creativity, and trust.
I have been fortunate to have lived and employed within England, Tanzania, South Africa, Germany, and Australia; I am a proud father, Northern Territorian, and Queenslander.
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My leadership style has progressed into a servant, adaptive, transformational leader, where my success is identifying people's strengths through a 'participant’-centred approach to learning. We investigate different strategies with innovative, modified activities, guide skill acquisition, and promote the benefits of confident adaptive people who add value to their environment.
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I pride myself on developing partnerships within communities, teams and governing bodies, being authentic, listening and sharing. I value building and maintaining trust with key stakeholders.
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An educator with two decades of multitasking project-based experience, delivering workshops and clinics to educational institutions and sports clubs.
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Recently, employed with Queensland Rugby Union as Mental Health Manager, North Queensland Regional Manager with Game Development. Historical leadership appointments as a world rugby trainer working within training and education. Additionally, leading the Northern Territory Pathway and Participation program within 2019/20, Head Coach Women Seven's in Germany, Director of Rugby in Tanzania and further within rugby coaching within the United Kingdom.
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Background - Michael established a passion for an outdoor lifestyle through being born in Alice Springs and growing up in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory and North Queensland, Australia. Michael embraces the benefits of being in the outdoors and its ability to build identity, confidence and character.
Under Michael's instruction, people have established personal and sporting specific goals and team benchmarks which has led to individual and team success. Of course, all delivered with that Australian charm and competitive, winning spirit.
