Barbara has over 25 years experience as a Human Resources Consultant, specialising in Organisational Change and Employee Involvement programs.

Barbara received her training and education in the UK and early experience as a consultant was gained at The Industrial Society UK (now the Work Foundation) where she became Manager of the Leadership Division, focusing on leadership training and development.

Since arriving in Australia, Barbara has worked for PWC (formerly Coopers and Lybrand) and DDI International as a consultant and account manager, facilitating organisational change projects, the implementation of training strategies, performance management programs and personal development workshops.

The consultancy Managing Work/Life Balance International was established in 1990 which was one of the first to focus specifically on work/life issues in the workplace.