Unique in the Australian market place, the Excellence Academy for Leadership aims to improve the leadership capabilities of every participant. Built on 180 acres of riverfront land and surrounded by a number of NSW National Parks, EE's purpose built experiential leadership camp is situated on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, just 40 minutes from Sydney's CBD. A joint venture between EE and Team Craft Pty Ltd the Excellence Academy is designed to maximise learning for leaders and align teams. read testimonials

REALLY EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP
Imagine you want to learn to water ski - do you take a correspondence course, from your living room? NO...you need a boat, you need a river, you need skis and you need an instructor...its the same with leadership...we say, "sit around and talk about leadership all you like, but to really learn to lead you have to experience it".

WE ARE DIFFERENT
In our experience there are many excellent courses available which provide a strong background in contemporary leadership theory, however we believe that gathering information about leadership and learning to lead better are distinctly different propositions. Our programs bring together the perfect location, unique proprietary intellectual property and cutting edge learning delivery methods. This is all packaged with tested and proven instructional design to create a truly unique offering.
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IT IS WHAT WE DO
Because of the skill sets that are resident in EE we specialize in the area of leadership development. While conducting coaching programs we found our clients were looking for the opportunity to ‘stretch’ and grow their leaders. Or, they want to work with their senior people to create a learning environment that gets people ‘out of their comfort zones’. This is it.

PETER O'BRIEN - Director and Co-founder
Peter O'Brien has a long history of involvement in the research, delivery, and successful implementation of Business Improvement processes. Since 1990 Peter has provided the intellectual firepower that has seen his business emerge as one of Australia's most respected Corporate Development Consultants.

Between 1987 and 1990 Peter was involved with the redesign and delivery of the RAAF's Leadership Training, including the introduction of experiential and adventure learning elements. On leaving the RAAF college, Peter joined the UK based "MaST Organisation", conducting the 'Leaders to the Top' program. After a year's preparation, he led a team of ten senior corporate executives to the summit of Mt Aconcagua, the world's highest mountain outside the Himalayas.

As a facilitator Peter has built a reputation as dynamic, entertaining and highly informative, however his skills are not limited topresentation. He has facilitated many high-level organizational re-design forums, and in one instance, amazed conveners by obtaining resolution from 30 managers on a $300 million governance agreement in
under a day.

Peter's driving passion is the application of cutting edge thinking to business, and he is constantly researching fields such as philosophy, physics, mathematics, linguistics and business. Using this unique mix of influences, he has synthesised an interconnected range of strategic concepts for dealing with today's complex business environment, balanced with practical models for workplace implementation.

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JOHN O'BRIEN - Lead Adventure Consultant
John has specialized in developing relevant and accessible games, activities and adventures for corporate conferences and training events. His development of the concept of High Adventure Team Problem Solving Games is slowly sweeping the training world.

In 16 years of contracting to corporate, educational and community training organisations John has safely dispatched well over 35,000 abseilers. John has gained repute as a major developer of sport rock-climbing in Queensland, putting up over 1,000 meters of new routes in one year alone. On a busy day John controls over 4 kilometers of rope as it runs through his right hand.

You are unlikely to find anyone with more corporate adventure training experience. When working with John always expect something that is safe, challenging and very different.

ALLAN FORSYTH - EA Partner and Consultant
Allan served with the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment for more than 20 years, planning, organising and conducting its complex and demanding training schedule. Allan is one of the most highly respected and experienced members of the Special Forces community and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the SAS. Allan has extensive expertise in the areas of leadership, management, communication and improving the responses of individuals and teams to physically and mentally challenging environments.

JOHN MILES - EA Partner and Consultant
John was formerly the Senior Instructor at the Defence Force Physical Training School, and has more than 25 years’ experience in Health, Fitness and conditioning for specific activities. He has mentally and physically prepared both elite athletes and sporting teams to improve their on-field and specific event performances.

John manages Adventure Operations with Executive Excellence and is responsible for all the pre and post-adventure administration for every client attending our Adventure Programs. Additionally, John formulates and develops all our physical preparation programs to ensure every client on every program is physically prepared for the event. The level of training received by John is equivalent to that of leading NRL, AFL or Australian Institute of Sport conditioning coaches.

John has tertiary qualifications in Business and Training as well as an Associate Diploma in Applied Science (Physical Training).