Shape Consulting

What Shape Consulting does

Shape Consulting is a privately-held, Brisbane-based organisational consulting firm founded in 1998 in Rockhampton, Queensland. The firm provides integrated consulting, coaching, and facilitation services across five core offerings — Designing Culture, Delivering Strategy, Nurturing Leadership, Navigating Change, and Building Teams — serving federal, state, and local government agencies alongside private enterprises in water, energy, resources, transport, defence, health, construction, manufacturing, finance, and not-for-profit sectors. Notable clients include Powerlink Queensland (5-year partnership), EDMI (11-year relationship), RACQ, Capral Aluminium, and the Queensland Government's One William Street transition program.

Service delivery is anchored by several proprietary methodologies and tools. Shape Consulting holds exclusive Australian certification for the Culture Design Canvas (from Gustavo Razzetti's Fearless Culture, USA) and operates its own Building Blocks methodology, the Nine Conversations in Leadership program, the SHAPE Change Management Method, and the Shaping Leaders Digital Learning Platform. Since 2008 the firm has partnered with Human Synergistics to deploy the Life Styles Inventory and Organisational Culture Inventory instruments for culture measurement.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional consulting engagements, coaching, facilitation workshops, and long-term multi-year partnerships, with quote-based pricing determined by scope and duration. Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise field sales, government procurement panel qualifications (Australian Public Service Commission, Australian Federal Police, Queensland departments, CSIRO, QUT, Queensland Rail, Brisbane City Council, Local Buy, and numerous regional councils), client referrals, and published case studies. The firm is privately held by founders/management with no disclosed external investment and operates from Level 15, 10 Market Street, Brisbane CBD.

Name

Shape Consulting

Legal name

Shape Consulting Pty Ltd

Website

https://shapeconsulting.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shape Consulting is a privately-held Brisbane-based organisational consulting firm founded in 1998, delivering culture design, leadership development, change management, strategy, and team-building services to Australian government agencies and private enterprises via proprietary methodologies and government procurement panels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE), Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD), Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

Keywords

• Organisational culture consulting
• Leadership development services
• Change management consulting
• Workplace strategy consulting
• Team effectiveness consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Shape Consulting generates revenue through providing professional consulting services including culture design, strategy delivery, leadership development, team building, and change management. Revenue is earned through project-based engagements, coaching sessions, facilitation services, and long-term consulting partnerships. The firm offers solutions ranging from one-off workshops to multi-year partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shape Consulting is a professional services firm that provides integrated organisational consulting, coaching, and facilitation across five core service lines: Designing Culture, Delivering Strategy, Nurturing Leadership, Navigating Change, and Building Teams. Engagements are delivered through evidence-based, proprietary methodologies and frameworks, ranging from one-off workshops to multi-year partnerships with government and enterprise clients.

Product overview

Shape Consulting is a workplace culture consulting firm offering integrated consulting, coaching, and facilitation services. The company's core service portfolio consists of five main consulting offerings: Designing Culture, Delivering Strategy, Nurturing Leadership, Navigating Change, and Building Teams. These services are delivered through evidence-based methodologies and frameworks, including the Culture Design Canvas for culture assessment, the proprietary Building Blocks Methodology for organizational restructuring, Nine Conversations in Leadership for leadership development, and Human Synergistics assessment tools for culture and individual measurement. The company also offers a Shaping Leaders Digital Learning Platform for online leadership development. All offerings are delivered through professional consulting engagements rather than standalone software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Designing Culture Consulting service that helps organisations assess and improve their workplace culture using the Culture Design Canvas methodology, including culture measurement and co-design pathways. For government and enterprise leaders seeking healthy, high-performing cultures.
• Delivering Strategy Strategic consulting service assisting workplaces to develop and implement plans to achieve strategic goals, including organisational structure design, efficiency reviews, and workforce strategy. For executive leaders and boards.
• Nurturing Leadership Leadership development service providing frameworks, tools, programs, coaching, and support to build leadership potential, including the Nine Conversations in Leadership program and 360-degree feedback. For organisations developing leaders at all levels.
• Navigating Change Change management consulting service providing specialist expertise, change readiness assessments, transition strategies, and implementation programs using methodologies including Agile SHIFT and SHAPE Change. For organisations undergoing transformation.
• Building Teams Team development service focusing on psychological safety, team performance measurement, and team effectiveness using methodologies including Team Management Systems and the Purposeful Teams intervention. For teams at all levels and stages of development.
• Shaping Leaders Digital Learning Platform Online learning platform for leadership development programs, featuring competency-based modules covering team leadership, communication, coaching, performance management, and change management. Used within Shape Consulting's leadership development engagements.
• Culture Design Canvas Implementation Certified implementation of the Culture Design Canvas, a culture mapping tool that helps organisations understand and grow their culture by assessing current state, defining future state, and identifying gaps between desired and actual culture through 10 building blocks in three sections: The Core, The Emotional Culture, and The Functional Culture.

Quantifiable outcome

• EDMI achieved outstanding growth rate and market share across Australia and especially in New Zealand, with major outcome being retention of key personnel through integrated interventions over 11 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Human SynergisticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Shape Consulting has partnered with Human Synergistics since 2008 and uses their products to assist individuals, teams and organisations understand their behavioural aspects of culture. Primary partner for culture measurement, using the Human Synergistics circumplex approach at individual, manager, leader, team and organisational levels. Tools include the Life Styles Inventory (360-degree assessment) and Organisational Culture Inventory (OCI).
• Fearless CulturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShape Consulting is the first Certified provider of the Culture Design Canvas invited by Gustavo Razzetti from Fearless Culture in the United States. The Culture Design Canvas is a culture mapping tool to help organisations understand and grow their culture. Shape Consulting has exclusive certification status enabling them to implement this methodology in the Australian market.
• Australian Public Service CommissionmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerShape Consulting is qualified on the Australian Public Service Commission panel for Business Consulting Services, enabling engagement with federal government agencies.
• Australian Federal PolicemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Australian Federal Police consulting services panel.
• Department of Housing and Public Works (Queensland)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works Business Consulting Services panel.
• Department of Environment and Science (Queensland)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Queensland Department of Environment and Science consulting services panel.
• Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources (Federal)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Federal Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources Energy Panel.
• CSIROmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for CSIRO consulting services panel.
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for QUT consulting services panel.
• Queensland RailminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Queensland Rail Coaching Services panel.
• Brisbane City CouncilmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Brisbane City Council consulting services panel.
• Local BuymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQualified for Local Buy panels covering Human Resources & Employee Services and Business, Finance & Organisational Management Services, enabling engagement with local government clients across Australia.
• Ipswich City CouncilminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Ipswich City Council consulting services panel.
• Gympie Regional CouncilminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Gympie Regional Council consulting services panel.
• Gladstone Regional CouncilminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQualified for Gladstone Regional Council consulting services panel.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Centre for Creative Leadership (CCL): CCL is a research-based leadership development and education provider serving global enterprise and government clients. Comparable to Shape in leadership development focus, evidence-based methodology, and enterprise/government training programs.
• Nous Group: Nous Group is an Australian management and public-sector consultancy with strong capabilities in organizational design, change, and leadership. Comparable to Shape in serving Australian federal/state government and enterprise clients with transformation mandates.
• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey is a global leadership, culture, and effectiveness consulting firm delivering frameworks, training, and coaching to enterprise and government. Comparable to Shape in offering integrated culture/leadership/change frameworks with measurable outcomes for large organizations.
• Bendelta: Bendelta is an Australian boutique consulting firm specializing in leadership, culture, and organizational transformation, with strong public-sector and enterprise clients. Highly comparable to Shape in scope (culture, leadership, change) and geography, with a similar boutique delivery model.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): DDI is a global leadership development and assessment firm with methodology-driven offerings for leadership, selection, and culture change. Highly comparable to Shape's evidence-based, methodology-led leadership development and assessment practice.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global leadership advisory firm with executive coaching, culture assessment, and organizational consulting practices. Comparable to Shape in leadership/culture advisory services, but operating at significantly larger scale globally.
• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Right Management delivers leadership development, career, and organizational effectiveness consulting globally, often partnering with HR functions. Comparable to Shape in leadership development and organizational effectiveness offerings for enterprise and government.
• Gallup: Gallup is a global analytics and advisory firm known for employee engagement, leadership, and culture research and consulting. Comparable to Shape in culture assessment and leadership development, with broader global research resources.
• PwC Australia: PwC Australia offers People & Organization consulting including culture, change, and leadership services to enterprise and government. Comparable to Shape in overlapping service offerings and Australian government panel access, but at vastly greater scale.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with a leadership/talent practice that directly overlaps with Shape's Nurturing Leadership pillar. Comparable as a larger, established player offering overlapping capabilities across leadership development, culture, and change management worldwide.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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