Chief Executive Officer | Business Owner
A sought-after speaker and genuine thought leader, Nadia’s expertise includes industrial relations, negotiation, advocacy, disputes, enterprise bargaining, leadership, culture and the people side of scaling businesses.
On top of leading Mapien’s core team of 65+ staff, Nadia serves on a not-for-profit board and is a mentor for Queensland Leaders and the Australian Owner Manager Program.
Nadia has spent more than 25 years helping to build Mapien into what it is today — from her first role as a graduate consultant, to her current role as CEO. She played a critical role in the company’s interstate expansion, merger, financial growth, flexible work culture, and more. Under Nadia’s leadership, the company has achieved awards for Best Workplace and Change Champion, was officially recognised as a Great Place to Work, and was featured in workplace design book, The Next Workplace.
Leading with her famous optimism and flexibility, Nadia has helped make Mapien a workplace of choice, while enabling the team to deliver best-in-industry people solutions for every client.
EMBA, LLB, BArts(IR), JP(Qual) Qld
What do you enjoy most about working at Mapien?
The people. We are a relationship based business, inside and out. Mapiens are great people. They are super smart with diverse backgrounds and skills which are all linked by a shared belief in enabling the success of organisations through pragmatic people solutions. We have a lot of fun and we love our clients and the many people we deal with in workplaces across Australia. After 24 years in this business, I’m still fascinated by all the interesting work people do. I am grateful we work across so many industries and workplaces allowing me to witness the kaleidoscope of people at work.
What do you think is key to 40 years in business?
As a business you can’t stand still. If you try to keep doing the same thing in the same way year after year, you will go backwards. Creating a sustainable business with longevity requires an anti-fragility mindset throughout the organisation.
What drives you to do what you do?
My purpose is to help people to see perspective and possibility. In a business context I focus this purpose on coaching leaders to enable the success of their organisation through their people. In this way, by shaping the experience people have in workplaces – places they spend so much of their lives, I can help shape humanity for the better. Clarity of my purpose and the impact I can make in the world helps me maintain the energy and courage I need to be the Leader I want to be.
Mapien’s first female CEO, Nadia commenced as Graduate Consultant 24 years ago. With her warm, engaging leadership style and expertise across a diverse range of workplace issues, Nadia consistently creates people impact in all she does.