Strategy Design

Working with organisations to design, deliver and evaluate strategy.

Our passion for creating positive outcomes for women, gender diverse and First Nations people is evident in our consulting work; strategy design, program and policy review, corporate social responsibility, governance support for Boards, facilitation and advocacy strategy.

We bring insights from our representation as lawyers of our clients, system-change advocacy and lived experience to make our consulting services stand out.

Why choose Violet Co to support your Strategy design process?

  • Strategy, risk, policy and programs go hand in hand with legal matters in the workplace.

    We believe in providing holistic workplace, employment, industrial relations, inclusion, diversity and equity advice.

    Our strategic consulting services in this area are informed by our legal expertise and the experiences of our clients in these areas.

    We believe in blending legal and consulting advice so that workplaces have holistic solutions that speak to the whole person and whole organisation. Visit our dedicated page on Violet Co’s legal services for organisations and businesses.

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  • Violet Co is an Indigenous owned and led legal practice - we are the only Indigenous owned and led legal practice in Australia with a focus on workplace and employment law. We are certified as 100% Indigenous owned (Karen Iles is a Dharug Aboriginal woman) by Supply Nation.

    By incorporating Indigenous businesses into your suppliers and panels you are:

  • Violet Co Legal & Consulting is a certified Social Enterprise with Social Traders.

    We are a social Enterprise because more than 50% of our profits go back to community and our social purpose.

    The business case for social enterprise procurement (Author: Social Traders)

    By allocating a portion of procurement spend to social enterprises, business and government have changed the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the country. But buying from social enterprise also makes good business sense:

    • Community-focused supply chains are more robust. Many businesses have found themselves vulnerable when offshore supply chains collapsed. The crisis underlined the limitations and fragility of global supply chains. Building a diverse and local supply chain will de-risk your business.

    • Future employees are increasingly expecting their employer to have a purpose beyond profit. Making a positive contribution to communities boosts staff engagement and attracts the best talent.

    • Good businesses build customer demand and brand loyalty. The current crisis has brought into stark relief the importance of businesses facing the reality of the situation with authenticity and compassion. The businesses that invest now in growing and showcasing their purpose will create stronger brand equity.

    • Governments will be looking for the private sector to partner with them in delivering positive social outcomes. Delivering social impact is becoming an increasingly important factor in winning contracts with Government.

  • Violet Co Legal & Consulting is a member of the NSW Government Performance Management Scheme Panel. This enables NSW Government Department and Agencies to procure advisory services easily. Contact us for further information.

  • Our fee structure is competitive. We offer discounts for non-profit and social enterprise clients.

    We are part of the NSW Government panel for management consulting services - enabling us to provide strategic advice to NSW Government Departments and Agencies.

How We Help Organisations Create, Deliver and Evaluate Impactful Strategies

We work on a range of strategy projects, and processes. Here are some ways that we can support your strategy design process:

  • Strategy design

  • Current state review - understanding where an organisation, external influences and stakeholders are “at” before embarking on a design process is important. Our current state review is a good way to prepare for the design process

  • Strategic thinking workshops - hosting big picture thinking sessions to encourage your team and stakeholders to be bold, ambitious and impactful is a good way to start the formal “strategy design” process

  • Leadership and team member individual consultations - speaking one on one with key members of the Leadership, teams and critical stakeholders, ahead of group workshops or the formal “strategy design” process can assist to give voice, avoid power dynamics and get a sense of contentious issues.

  • Independent community and stakeholder consultation - by utilising independent consultants “frank and fearless” feedback can be gathered from your community and stakeholders to inform strategic decision making, and strategy design.

  • Evaluation and “health check”

  • Delivery support - ensuring an organisation is geared up to effectively deliver on the strategy is critical to success. Sometimes an extra pair of hands can make all the difference to help monitor performance, coach and support leaders and support the continual growth and iteration of the strategy.

Our Areas of Focus

We are flexible and can work across a range of business areas. Here are some of the areas of focus that we specifically hone in on .

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Examples of Violet Co’s Strategy Design

  • Aboriginal Community, Organisations and Institutions in the Hunter Region

    “Research Our Way” Aboriginal Health Research Strategy for the Hunter and New England Regions

    Clients: Awabakal Ltd, The University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute and HNE Health

    View the Strategy

  • First Australians Capital

    Strategy 2031: Radical Possibilities

    Strategy is a series of stories woven together to create a landscape, a map, an appreciation of where we are now and heading.

    FAC’s strategy is framed around storytelling, truth-telling, reconciliation, and a generational outlook.

    View the Strategy

  • University of Newcastle

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Research Framework

    This Framework is interconnected with a number of strategies and plans across the University, our community and the Higher Education sector.

    View the Strategy

  • NDY

    Reconciliation Action Plan

    NDY’s vision for reconciliation is a unified Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can fully realise their right to self-determination through equal and equitable access to opportunities to thrive.

    View the Strategy

Our Approach

Our values and principles guide the way we work with clients to develop strategy

  • Impact through relationships & collaboration - we work with incredible people, great businesses, on impactful projects that will have a positive benefit on women, gender diverse and First Nations peoples.

  • Reciprocity - working in true partnerships where things are shared and given resulting in mutual benefit and impact.

  • Self determination and autonomous lived experience solutions - listening, respecting and learning from knowledge holders and those with lived experience is critical.

  • Constant learning - we don’t claim to know everything; we do the work with our clients and in doing so we educate ourselves to provide well-informed and respectful solutions.