Dattner Group

What Dattner Group does

Dattner Group is a Melbourne-based boutique leadership consulting and executive coaching firm founded in 1990 by Fabian Dattner. The firm delivers culture strategy, change management, leadership development, and one-on-one executive coaching, alongside a specialized practice in women's leadership through its Compass program (running for 24 years). Its client base comprises ASX-listed corporates, Australian federal and state government agencies, regional councils, and not-for-profit organisations, with cumulative reporting of 1,172 organisations served and 5,250 leaders coached across 17 countries.

The firm's delivery model is built on evidence-based coaching methodologies that integrate qualitative and quantitative diagnostics. Practitioners are accredited across multiple established psychometric frameworks, including the Birkman Method, Life Styles Inventory (LSI), Diamond Power Index, DiSC, MBTI, and MSCEIT (an emotional intelligence instrument). These diagnostics are embedded into culture transformation mandates and executive coaching engagements. The product surface extends beyond core consulting into "Working Life Audits" and the Homeward Bound initiative — a global STEMM women's leadership program launched in 2015 with a stated goal of reaching 10,000 STEMM women by 2036.

Dattner Group operates a professional services, direct-sales model with approximately 11 permanent staff supplemented by roughly 20 associates. Notable client logos include ANZ, Coles, SAP, Westpac, Monash Health, Australia Post, the University of Melbourne, and Pact Group, alongside numerous state government departments and councils. Partnerships with SAP and Laureate International Universities have extended the firm's reach into technology and higher-education verticals and enabled geographic expansion into Latin America via Mexico and Peru.

Name

Dattner Group

Legal name

Dattner Group

Website

https://dattnergroup.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dattner Group is a Melbourne-based boutique leadership consulting and executive coaching firm founded in 1990. It serves ASX-listed corporates, government agencies, and NFPs across 17 countries through culture strategy, change management, coaching, and women's leadership programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Leadership Development (BPACANAA), Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD)

Keywords

• Leadership consulting
• Executive coaching
• Change management
• Women's leadership programs
• Culture transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Leadership Consulting & Organisational Development: Diagnostic-led culture mapping, leadership alignment, and organisation-wide development programs
2. Executive Coaching: Individual leadership coaching for career transitions, executive development and personal strategy development
3. Compass Women's Leadership Programs: Flagship and in-house women's leadership programs offered as multi-module courses
4. Keynote Speaking: Speaking engagements by Fabian Dattner at conferences and corporate events

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Dattner Group is a boutique leadership consultancy that delivers diagnostic-led culture mapping, organisational change management, executive coaching, and women's leadership development programs. Its integrated portfolio includes Workplace Culture Strategy, Organisational Change Management, Leadership Development & Coaching, and the Compass women's leadership programs (Flagship and Inhouse), supported by keynote speaking and the Homeward Bound global initiative.

Product overview

Dattner Group is a boutique leadership consulting and executive coaching firm offering an integrated portfolio of services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Workplace Culture Strategy (culture audits, culture mapping, team leadership coaching), Organisational Change Management (vision/values development, succession planning, ELT development), Leadership Development & Coaching (executive coaching, career transitions, personal strategy), and the Compass women's leadership programs (Flagship and Inhouse variants). Additional services include Keynote Speaking engagements, Working Life Audits for senior leaders, and the Homeward Bound global initiative for women in STEMM. The firm is headquartered in Melbourne and works with organisations globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Compass: Flagship women's leadership program designed to empower women at all stages of career and life to lead with greater purpose, confidence, and influence. Includes Compass Flagship (public program) and Compass Inhouse (customised organisational programs).
• Homeward Bound

Products and services

• Workplace Culture Strategy Diagnostic-led culture mapping, leadership alignment, and organisation-wide development programs that shift how people lead and how culture performs, including culture audits, culture mapping, and team leadership coaching for ASX-listed corporates, government, not-for-profits, and regional councils.
• Organisational Change Management Support for organisations through significant changes including vision, purpose and values definition, ELT training and development, succession planning, and leadership team development.
• Leadership Development & Coaching Executive coaching, career transition support, and personal leadership strategy for individuals and organisations, including organisation coaching, career coaching, and personalised coaching using accredited diagnostic tools (Birkman Method, Life Styles Inventory, Diamond Power Index, and others).
• Compass Flagship A three-month women's leadership course for individual women leaders at every career stage, delivered online with transformational modules and a graduation ceremony, supporting women to achieve greater clarity, purpose, and influence in personal and professional life.
• Compass Inhouse Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 1172 organisations helped since founding in 1990
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Laureate International UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year partnership to build women's leadership capacity across Laureate's institutions in Mexico and Peru through the Compass Women's Program. Dattner Group provided discovery, program tailoring, workshops, capability building, and structured handover to enable Laureate to run programs internally. Over 120 senior women leaders participated.
• SAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to tackle gender diversity through adapted Compass programs for SAP Asia Pacific & Japan. Programs focused on building leadership capability and fundamental mindset shifts in how leaders think, work and operate.
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQUT partnered with Dattner Group for women's leadership programs supporting women to lead through challenging times.
• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDattner Group is committed to the UN 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals, addressing global challenges including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. Work feeds into creating a better future for all.
• University of MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Academic Women in Leadership programs, supporting women in academia to develop leadership capabilities.
• Homeward BoundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal leadership initiative for women in STEMM founded by Fabian Dattner. Ten-month leadership program followed by expedition to Antarctica. Since 2015, 92 countries and 65 sciences involved. By 2036 will have supported 10,000 STEMM women globally.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering leadership development, executive coaching, talent management, and culture transformation services. Directly comparable to Dattner Group's core offerings but at significantly larger scale with global delivery infrastructure and broader enterprise clients.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm offering executive coaching, leadership assessment, and team effectiveness services. Overlaps with Dattner's executive coaching and senior leadership development offerings but with broader talent acquisition and board practice.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global leadership advisory and executive search firm providing executive coaching, leadership consulting, and culture shaping services. Comparable on enterprise executive coaching and culture work, though anchored in executive search.
• McKinsey & Company (Organization Practice): Global management consultancy with an organization practice covering culture transformation, leadership development, and change management. Directly comparable services to Dattner's culture strategy and change management offerings but delivered at multi-million-dollar scale.
• PwC People & Organisation: Big Four advisory practice providing change management, leadership development, and HR transformation services to ASX-listed and government clients. Overlaps with Dattner's enterprise culture and change work and competes for the same large-tender budgets in Australia.

Direct peers

• FranklinCovey: Leadership and effectiveness training firm selling organizational change programs, leadership development workshops, and executive coaching to enterprises and governments. Comparable to Dattner's culture strategy, change management, and coaching offerings, with a similar blended content-plus-consulting model.
• Development Dimensions International (DDI): Leadership development consultancy providing leadership assessment, executive coaching, and culture transformation services to large enterprises globally. Closely comparable to Dattner Group on leadership diagnostics, coaching methodologies, and enterprise/government client mix.
• Center for Creative Leadership: Nonprofit leadership research and education organization delivering executive coaching, leadership programs, and culture change services. Comparable in mission-driven leadership development focus and use of evidence-based methodologies similar to Dattner's diagnostic stack.
• Seramount (Working Mother Media / Diversity Best Practices): Provider of women's leadership development programs, diversity consulting, and inclusion research for enterprises globally. Most directly comparable to Dattner's Compass women's leadership program in mission, content library, and enterprise client model.

Emerging players

• Leading Women: Niche women's leadership development firm offering programs, coaching, and research on advancing women into senior leadership. Comparable to Dattner's Compass in target audience and women's leadership specialization, though smaller and more US-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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