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Avril Henry

Avril Henry Pty Ltd is a management consulting business established in July 2003, focusing on leadership, change management, talent management, diversity, recruitment and retention strategies.

Over the last three years, Avril has delivered over 350 Keynote Addresses to over 30,000 people in Australia, New Zealand and Asia to companies and industries as diverse as CEDA, IBM, BHP, Department of Defence, ATO, Murray Darling Basin, ABS, Queensland Health, NSW Health, NSW Police, WA Police, ANZ, Westpac, Astra Zeneca, UTS, Macquarie University, CPA Australia, Telstra, Mortgage Industry Association of Australia, Fitness Industry Association, Australian Superannuation Funds Industry, Real Estate Industry Association and Property Council of Australia, The Chamber of Commerce in 4 states, and various Singapore government departments.

The topics covered range Leadership, Change Management, Talent Management, Managing Diversity, Women in Leadership, Recruitment and Retention, Motivating and Managing Different Generations, Conflict Resolution, Communicating Effectively, Flexibility, Building Winning Teams, to The Workforce of the Future.

Avril has recently been contracted by the University of Western Sydney to develop a 3-year leadership program for their gifted scholarship students, to be delivered in addition to their academic studies to better prepare them for leadership positions in the future.

During 2006, Avril completed a Ministerial Review for the Minister of Defence, into Recruitment and Retention in the Army, Air Force and Navy. The recommendations of "The Henry Report" were accepted by the government in December 2006. Following the review, Avril was appointed as a Strategic Advisor to the Chief of Navy, and has ed the Navy's Workforce Planning Committee, being the only female and civilian on the committee. In 2006, Avril won the prestigious Lifetime Achievement in HR Award at the Australian Human Resources Awards. In 2005, she was a finalist in the Sydney Business Review Business Woman of the Year. In 2008, she was recognised by the NSW government, as part of International Women's Day, as one of the 100 women nominated for the NSW Woman of the Year 2008.

In 2007 Avril joined the board of Hands Across the Water Australia, a charity which raises money to build and operate self sustainable orphanages in Thailand for Thai children who lost their parents in the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. She is also proud of the fact that in 2007 she achieved a long held dream of successfully running the New York City Marathon.

Avril is the author of "Leadership Revelations: An Australian Perspective", "The Who What When and Y of Generation Why?", and is a co-author of the book "Ideas, Original Perspectives Leading Thinkers". She is featured in the book "Secrets Exposed of Inspiring Leaders", as one of Australia's most inspiring female leaders. Her latest book released in 2007, entitled "Inspiring Tomorrow's Leaders Today: Breaking Down Generational Barriers At Work" is the first in a four part series to be released over the next few years.