Rod Little
Canberra
Background
Rod is a Yamatji and Nyoongar man of the Wilunyu and Wadjuk Nations of Western Australia and lives in Canberra. He is the Chairperson and a co-owner of Burbangana Group offering a broad range of professional consulting services to governments and the corporate and community sectors. Rod specialises in cultural integrity, facilitation, governance and leadership, engagement, and negotiations. Rod brings lived and professional experiences in senior APS and state services roles, including extensive community and broad social policy and program management.
Coaching philosophy
The most powerful principles and beliefs Rod applies include:
- Confidentiality and privacy of individuals
- Upholding respectful and truthful relationships
- Recognise and acknowledge the intellectual property of others
- Maintaining fairness and equality and avoid discrimination
- Maintaining high integrity and professionalism with each individual
- That the most important aspect of your leadership is you
- Persist in matters that are important to you, your families and communities.
- Insist on clarity and authentic information, and truth and fairness.
- Resist the temptation to compromise that what lessons your highest needs, integrity, aspirations and goals.
Professional Snapshot
Areas of expertise
- Cultural integrity
- Facilitation
- Governance and leadership
- Engagement
- Negotiations
Qualifications and accreditations
- Professional Coach Certified (PCC), International Coaching Federation
- Certified Organisational Coach (Level One), Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership
- Advanced Certificate of Public Administration (APS)
- Graduate of the Murra Indigenous Business Master Classes, Melbourne Business School
- World Indigenous Peoples forum ‘Hall of Fame’ Award
- Awarded Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
- Sessional Academic on First Nations cultural knowledges, experiences, and histories (University of Canberra)
- Former CEO of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Justice organisation
Success stories
- As former Co-chair and Director of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples and former Chairperson of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body, Rod advocated locally, nationally, and internationally on matters impacting on the lives of First Nations Peoples, including their rights and interests; economic development and entrepreneurship; governance and leadership; equality and prosperity; human rights; mental health and well-being; suicide prevention and financial futures
- Held senior positions in many social policy areas, including justice, education, and employment
- Involved in leading the development of Wellways Australia’s Cultural Integrity training program for staff and the Board
- Experienced facilitator who has designed and delivered cultural development programs for leaders across the public and not-for-profit sectors, facilitating programs on improving leadership, effective communication, and trust-building to enhance performance of teams
- Experienced developer, facilitator, and public speaker, working across cultural integrity programs, governance and leadership, and planning workshops with governing Boards and employees of First Nations organisations