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HR Business Direction

HR Business Direction is a Brisbane based Generalist HR Consulting firm combining HR, industrial relations and workplace psychology services.

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HR Business Direction

Business Description

HR Business Direction provides Generalist HR Consulting from Brisbane, combining human resources, industrial and employment relations, workplace health and safety and workplace psychology for organisations across Australia and New Zealand. Led by Managing Director Leisa Messer, a Chartered Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute, the firm has worked with clients including Triumph, Poolwerx and Gladstone Water.

Its Workplace Psychology Services integrate psychology support with strategic HR advice.

Service & Expertise

HR Advisory and Consulting

Outsourced HR and HR Consulting

HR Business Direction provides Generalist HR Consulting from its Brisbane headquarters, combining human resources, industrial and employment relations, workplace health and safety and workplace psychology expertise for organisations across Australia and New Zealand.

  • Led by Managing Director Leisa Messer, a Chartered Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute with more than 20 years of HR experience and a Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations, alongside Director David Musso, who brings more than 30 years across technical, commercial and management roles.
  • The consultancy has worked with organisations including Triumph, Q4, Poolwerx, Gladstone Water, Ronald McDonald House Charities and BMG.
  • Team members hold memberships with the Queensland Industrial Relations Society and the Change Management Institute, supporting specialist advice across employment relations and organisational change.
  • Services span strategic HR advisory, industrial and employee relations support, workplace health and safety guidance, and HR compliance and policy development.

Best for: medium sized Australian or New Zealand organisations wanting a single Brisbane based consultancy to cover HR strategy, industrial relations and safety together.

Wellbeing and Mental Health

Workplace Psychology Services

HR Business Direction provides Workplace Psychology Services from Brisbane, supporting Australian and New Zealand organisations alongside its broader HR, industrial relations and safety practice.

  • The consultancy positions itself as an emotionally intelligent specialist, integrating workplace psychology with strategic human resources and industrial and employee relations advice.
  • Delivery is led by a Brisbane based team including Managing Director Leisa Messer, a Chartered Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute, supported by dedicated HR specialists.
  • The firm publicly supports R U OK? and White Ribbon, reflecting its focus on workplace mental health alongside its core consulting services.

Best for: organisations wanting workplace psychology support integrated with a wider HR and industrial relations advisory relationship.

Operational Coverage

  • Queensland (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally Brisbane QLD

Industry

Industry Experience

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

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