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BiographyKate Dempsey is an organisational consultant with extensive supervisory and managerial experience. Kate has successfully operated her own consultancy business, Kate Dempsey & Associates, for 18 years. She offers skills in change management, organisational review, executive coaching, governance, strategic planning, review and evaluation methodologies, interview and questionnaire design, stakeholder consultation, group facilitation and policy development. Prior to her consulting work, she held a number of positions in the public sector and throughout her career, she has been involved in Boards and Committees either appointed or elected to represent constituents.
In addition to her consulting work, Kate teaches Leadership and Managing Change to Masters level students at Monash University. Kates PhD was entitled, Values in Leadership and looked at leadership models in local government. Her published work on leadership, gender in leadership, conflict resolution, and values in business has appeared in The Local Government Manager, Community Quarterly, Profile and The Board Builder.
Research InterestsOrganisational change
Leadership
Mentoring and Coaching
Women and leadership
Public sector organisational models
Professional Associations
- Group Relations Australia, Associate member
- International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organisations (ISPSO) member
- Australasian Facilitators Network, member
- Organisation Development Australia, member
- Institute of Public Administration, member
PublicationsDempsey, K (in press) Coaching in Depth Book Review. Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal, Issue 8.
Dempsey, K (2007a) Leading and Managing: Mending the Split The Board Builder August 2007 edition. Our community. Melbourne Australia.
Dempsey, K (2007b) Public Sector Value Statements as Talismans against evil. http://www.ispso.org/symposia/Dempsey Talismans 62007.htm
Dempsey, K (2006) Values in Leadership: Approaches of Victorian Local Government Managers. Unpublished PhD thesis. Victoria University
Dempsey K (2006a) Navigating Stormy Waters: Ten Tips for Resolving Conflict The Board Builder November 2006 edition. Our community. Melbourne Australia.
Dempsey K & Diamond A (2006) Gender is not an issue: the invisibility of women executives in local government. Local Government Manager, Vol 40 (1) August/September 2006.
Dempsey K (2006b) Value Judgement: why writing a values statement can be a double-edged sword The Board Builder September 2006 edition. Our community. Melbourne Australia.
(2006c) Local Government Amalgamation: lessons from Victoria Local Government Manager. June/July 2006. Vol 39 (6).
(2006d) Are CEOs walking the talk?' LGMA Managers' Resource Book 2006, published by Indigo Arch Pty Ltd for Local Government Managers Australia, May 2006.
(2005a) What Makes a Good CEO? Profile, Summer, Local Government Professionals Inc., pp.8-10.
(2005b) Do Business Values Belong in Local Government? Profile, Winter, Local Government Professionals Inc., pp.8-10.
(2005c) Organisational Ghosts Profile, Spring, Local Government Professionals Inc., pp.8-10.
(2005d) Values in Public Sector Leadership Profile, Autumn, Local Government Professionals Inc., Melbourne, pp.15-17.
(2005e) Overseas Students at Risk. Monash International.
Dempsey K & Street W (2005) Information Technology Services Customer Satisfaction Survey. Monash International. Kate Dempsey & Associates and Street, Ryan & Associates.
Dempsey K & Fletcher H (2005) Domestic Violence Media Project: A Prevention Campaign aimed at 15 - 25 year olds. Prepared by Kate Dempsey & Associates and Fletcher Consulting Pty Ltd. Published by Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Service. Relationships Australia, Queensland. June 2005
Dempsey K (2004) Values in Business, New Community Quarterly, Vol. 2(4) Summer, pp. 56-57.
(2004b) Student Information Needs: Focus Groups Results. Monash International.
(2003) Electronic Gaming Policy and Action Plan. City of Wyndham.
(2002) Shaping the Future. Supporting a Vibrant and Diverse Childrens Services Sector for the Communities of Boroondara. In conjunction with Simon Pryor. City of Boroondara.
Dempsey, K, Borrell, J & Boulet J (2002) Striking a Balance. The Impact of Gaming in the City of Kingston. City of Kingston.
(2000) Counselling Services in Monash: A Framework for Service Delivery. Produced for the City of Monash.
(2000b) An Action Plan for the First 12 Months of Operation. July 2000. City of Monash Electronic Gaming Machine TaskForce. Produced for the City of Monash.
(2000c) Second Language Skills Among City of Monash Staff. Staff survey produced for the City of Monash.
(1999) Future Directions for the Hangar. A Consultant Report Recommending Changes In Direction For The Hanger Youth Drop In Centre For the Year 2000. Produced for the City of Monash.
Dempsey K, Street, W & Pryor S (1999) Supporting the Development and Operation of the Grattan Gardens Community Centre: A Business Plan. Produced with the Economic and Employment Development Council and Street, Ryan and Associates for the City of Stonnington.
Dempsey K (1998) Ethnic Action Plan. A strategic plan outlining priorities for implementation of an ethnic audit carried out on Council processes. Produced for the City of Monash.
(1998b) Gambling in the City of Monash. A report outlining the opportunities for gambling and the effects of gambling. City of Monash.
Dempsey K & Pryor S (1997) Arts and Culture Plan. Kate Dempsey & Associates and the Employment and Economic Development Corporation Co. Ltd. City of Hobsons Bay.
Dempsey K & Pryor S (1996) Arts and Culture in Whitehorse - Towards a Strategy: Stage One. Report prepared for the City of Whitehorse in conjunction with the Employment and Economic Development Corporation Co. Ltd.
Grant J, Dempsey K, OConnor K, & Freeman G (1996) Strategic Regional Planning for Industry Training Boards. Report prepared for the Office of Training and Further Education.
Dempsey K (1996) Review of Recent Achievements and Summary of Future Plans. Report for the Committee of Management of the North Richmond Youth Accommodation Program.
(1995) Meeting the Challenge - Implications of the Karpin Report for RMIT. Prepared for the Director, TAFE - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
(1995b) A Commitment to Action. Report of the Joint NSW/Victorian Taskforce on Effective Planning and Delivery of Adult and Community Education in the Cross Border area of Albury Wodonga. October 1995. Published by the Victorian Board of Adult, Community and Further Education.
Dempsey K & Anderson D (1995) Building a Training Culture: Towards an Education and Training Strategy for the Victorian Housing Services Sector - A Discussion Paper. Prepared for VCOSS.
Dempsey K & Bottomley JK (1995) They Can't Find Room... Staff and Service Users of Uniting Church Community Service Agencies Speak about their Experience of Churches and Families. Prepared for the Commission for Mission, Uniting Church Synod Victoria. Uniting Church in Australia.
(1994) The Sub-regional System of Funds Allocation - Has It Achieved Its Purpose? A Discussion Paper. Prepared for the Northern Region Council of Adult, Community & Further Education.
(1994b) Bending Under The Strain - A Report Highlighting the Cuts to non-government Human Service Agencies in the Inner Melbourne Region. An initiative of the Human Services Managers Group of the Inner Metropolitan Regional Association.
(1993) A Lifeline to the Community. A Review of the Future Direction of the Boomerang Club. City of Essendon.
(1993b) Memorandum of Understanding: Hobson's Bay Consortium. Prepared for RMIT on behalf of the Hobson's Bay Open Learning Centre Consortium.
(1993c) Reviewing a Decade of Service. Review and evaluation of the Psycho-social Rehabilitation Program of the Prahran City Parish Mission.
(1993d) The English Language Training Needs of Supervisors from Non English Speaking Backgrounds and Supervisors of NESB workforces. Research project for the National Centre for Vocational Educational Research (NCVER) and the Melbourne College of Textiles.
(1992) Human Service Provision in the Southern WesternPort Region: Issues and Service Gaps. Produced for the Melbourne Citymission.
(1991) Rooming House Accommodation in Victoria - Trends in Supply and Demand. Produced for the Program Development and Review Group. Housing and Construction, Victoria. Department of Planning & Housing.
(1991b) Quality, Choice and Continuity of Care - A Submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's Inquiry concerning the Rights of People with Mental Illness. Produced for Prahran City Parish Mission.
(1989) Supply and Demand for Further Education in the Northern Metropolitan Region. Produced for Northern Region Council of Further Education.
(1989b) The English Language Training Needs of Migrants in the Northern Metropolitan Region. Produced for Northern Region Council of Further Education.
Fletcher, H., Dempsey, K., Robertson, H & Panousieris, R. (1989) Negotiated Targets Policy at Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE - a Report on the Implementation Project in 1989. Produced for Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE.
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