Empowering Excellence

Building High-Performance Organisations

  • People
  • Performance
  • Strategy

Trusted by teams at St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, PVH Corp (Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger), Hays ANZ and many more

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Organisations we work with

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Most business challenges are people challenges

Building the teams that deliver your strategy

Welcome to TalentCode HR

Growth stalls, plans drift and good people leave when a team is not set up to perform. That is the problem TalentCode HR exists to solve.

Founded in 2013 by award-winning keynote speaker and leadership expert Trudy MacDonald, we partner with leaders across Australia and New Zealand on strategy, leadership development, high-performance teams, remuneration, HR advisory and board advisory, across every industry, from government and ASX-listed corporates to national charities and professional services.

We deliver tailored solutions built on a deep foundation in organisational psychology and practical commercial experience. Whether you are looking to optimise performance, develop your teams or create a thriving workplace culture, we are here to support your journey.

Contact us today to begin your high-performance journey, or to have Trudy present at your next leadership event.

TalentCode HR’s High-Performance Model

Recent client work

What this looks like in practice

Strategic reset and decision-making

Asthma Australia

We spent the day with the Asthma Australia leadership team on a strategic reset focused on leading through uncertainty. The work centred on a decision-making framework that extends trust, drives efficiency and underpins an agile, adaptive culture built to keep delivering for the community.

Leadership capability

McGrath Foundation

A leadership development program for McGrath Foundation leaders, built around DiSC, effective feedback and decision-making. One of the strongest outcomes was the collaboration that opened up across functions, with leaders who rarely worked together building trust that carries well beyond the program. It builds on a partnership between TalentCode HR and McGrath Foundation spanning several years.

Senior leadership program

Stowe Australia

We designed and delivered Apex, a bespoke program for Stowe's top 25 senior leaders, built to embed their new Leadership Capability Framework. It strengthened accountability and influence, lifted collaboration across divisions and regions, and equipped leaders to lead change and coach performance. Almost a year on, we continue to work with Stowe across multiple levels of the business.

Team Playbook workshop

Marine Bioproducts CRC

Two months into his role as Interim CEO, Dr Steven Lapidge brought in TalentCode HR to run a Team Playbook workshop for his team. Using DiSC profiles, the team built its own values and behavioural charter, written by the team, for the team, and actually used.

"Tamara did an excellent job in bringing the team together to recognise our differences, through DiSC profiles, and then focus on how we want to work together as a team. The resulting refined values and behavioural charter really hit the spot."

Dr Steven Lapidge, Interim CEO, Marine Bioproducts CRC

On stage

Recent Speaking Engagements

Take a look at some of the events and keynotes Trudy has presented at recently

  • ALPMA

    ALPMA Webinar Series

  • ACATAG

    ACATAG

    Building a Sustainable High-Performance Team

  • St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

    St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

    NSW ELT Quarterly Forum

  • Accru Group

    Accru Group National LEAP Conference

    Building a Sustainable High-Performance Team

  • MGI Worldwide

    MGI Worldwide Global Member Conference

    Accounting Leadership in Challenging Times

Discover The Impact – Hear From Our Clients

Our clients’ experiences are a true testimony to our expertise, commitment and outcomes. Explore their stories and insights into how our tailored services have helped transform their organisations, drive growth, enhance culture and achieve continued excellence.

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