Ian Hutchinson
Ian Hutchinson (B.Bus, G.Dip.Psy, CSP) is Founder and Chief Engagement Officer of Life by Design, maximisers of productivity & performance by intelligently fast-tracking engagement & motivation.
Ian’s Employee [Activated] Engagement process is the self-responsibility approach to employee engagement, which is the missing link to simply and easily unlocking peoples’ motivation and engagement potential in work and life.
Specialisations
- Employee [Activated] Engagement
- Productivity & Performance Maximisation
- Self-Leadership
- Work Life Balance
Expertise
Ian has internationally recognised expertise (working in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East) and over 15 years of local experience working with the majority of Australia’s top 10 companies, organisations such as Westpac, McDonalds, Coke, PWC, Ernst & Young, 3 Mobile, MLC, ING, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, NAB, ANZ, AMP, Macquarie Bank, Perpetual Investments, Mallesons, CBA, BT as well as many Best Employers such as Randstad, SAP and Flight Centre just to name a few. View case studies (http://lifebydesign NULL.com NULL.au/engage/case-studies/)
Credentials
In 2012, Ian was inducted into the Australian Professional Speakers Hall of Fame when he won the Educator Award of Excellence. He has a Bachelor of Business in Management and Marketing, and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology (but as he says, please don’t hold that against him) and has studied internationally in career development. Ian’s work has been profiled on national TV programs such as Reality Bites (ABC), Today Tonight (Channel 7) and The Today Show (Channel 9) and even international print media such as The New York Times.
Thought Leadership
Ian is author of ‘People Glue (http://lifebydesign NULL.com NULL.au/engage/solutions/systems-tools/people-glue-book/): Engagement & Retention Solutions That Stick’, ’52 Strategies to Work Life Balance’ (http://lifebydesign NULL.com NULL.au/engage/solutions/systems-tools/52-strategies-to-work-life-balance/)and creator of ‘meCentral.com’ (http://www NULL.mecentral NULL.com), a world first Employee [Activated] Engagement system (that has been licensed in 5 countries) that simply and easily increases motivation and activates employee engagement responsibility at all organisational levels, from HR to People Leaders to employees.
Presentation Style
Ian is a natural entertainer (with a background in Theatresports), with a presentation style that is interactive, dynamic, highly entertaining with a fun cheeky streak. He not only has highly relevant well researched content, but is extremely motivational and down-to-earth, with real actionable “take home” value. Ian has also a CSP, the highest designation awarded by National Speakers Association of Australia (NSAA)
Lifestyle
Ian lives with his partner Megan and their daughter Sierra overlooking the ocean in the Northern Beaches of Sydney (Australia). He is totally passionate about his work, but really “walks the talk” as he has 12 weeks holiday a year and lives by the philosophy:
