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AVENIR

AVENIR is an Australian leadership consultancy developing boards, executives and teams through strategic planning, coaching and culture reviews.

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Business Description

AVENIR is a leadership consultancy working with boards, leaders and teams to build healthy organisations. It is led by managing director Jon Bergmann, with director Jen Argue and executive consultant Brian Harris.

Board work covers strategic planning, retreats, governance excellence and board relationships. Leader work covers the Leadership Ecosystem development program, executive coaching, and tailored workshops, seminars and keynotes. Team work covers culture reviews, training workshops, team coaching, and mediation and conflict resolution through NMAS accredited mediators.

Service & Expertise

Leadership Development

Board and Senior Leadership Development

AVENIR provides board and senior leadership development for Australian organisations, working with boards and leaders who want to build healthy organisations and leave a legacy.

  • Strategic planning with boards, helping them craft visions that inspire and strategies that deliver, alongside retreats designed as focused environments for deep thinking and strategic breakthrough.
  • Governance excellence work that builds frameworks balancing oversight with empowerment and meeting regulatory obligations, plus board relationship work that strengthens the dynamics behind effective governance.
  • The Leadership Ecosystem, a development program integrating personal growth with professional impact, supported by tailored workshops, seminars and keynotes.
  • Led by managing director Jon Bergmann, director Jen Argue and executive consultant Brian Harris, whose backgrounds span legal training, tertiary and vocational education, executive leadership in education and service on state and national boards.

Best for: Boards and executive teams wanting a long term development partner rather than a one off engagement.

Coaching and Mentoring

Executive and Senior Leadership Coaching

AVENIR provides executive and senior leadership coaching for Australian leaders navigating complexity, delivered one to one alongside its board and team work.

  • Executive coaching as one to one partnerships for leaders ready to go deeper into their own practice.
  • Team coaching that develops collective capacity, paired with culture reviews that diagnose the health of an organisational culture and identify pathways to improvement.
  • Mediation and conflict resolution delivered by NMAS accredited mediators, for navigating difficult conversations and rebuilding trust.

Best for: Senior leaders and leadership teams who want sustained coaching support.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Hybrid)
  • New South Wales (Hybrid)
  • Northern Territory (Hybrid)
  • Queensland (Hybrid)
  • South Australia (Hybrid)
  • Tasmania (Hybrid)
  • Victoria (Hybrid)
  • Western Australia (Hybrid)

Industry

Industry Experience

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Contacts & Channels

FAQs

Who leads AVENIR?

Jon Bergmann is managing director, Jen Argue is a director and Brian Harris is an executive consultant.

What work does AVENIR do with boards?

Strategic planning, retreats, governance excellence and board relationships.

Does AVENIR offer mediation?

Mediation and conflict resolution is delivered by NMAS accredited mediators as part of its team work.

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