Leadership & Organisational Development Advisor

Rod Matthews brings more than 25 years’ experience helping leaders, executive teams and organisations navigate the people side of growth, change and complexity. His work sits at the intersection of leadership development, organisational change, strategy and human performance.

Rod has a particular ability to help people make sense of complex issues and move from confusion, uncertainty and, occasionally, disagreement to greater clarity, confidence and commitment. His approach is practical and highly participative, with a strong emphasis on turning insight into action and making sure learning shows up in day-to-day behaviour.

Having built and run his own consulting business for three decades, Rod also understands firsthand the realities faced by business owners and leaders. He has worked with boards, executive teams and managers across commercial, government and not-for-profit organisations, helping them strengthen leadership capability, build more effective teams, navigate change and tackle complex organisational challenges.

At Enspira, Rod works with leaders and teams to build the capability, habits and confidence required to lead effectively as their organisations grow. His philosophy is simple: understand first, work on the issues that genuinely matter, and give people practical tools they can use long after the workshop or conversation has finished.

Rod holds qualifications in human resource management, training and development and integrated human studies, and has worked extensively with organisations across a wide range of industries. He is also a published author and remains endlessly curious about why people, teams and organisations do what they do — and what helps them do it better.