Welcome to EORA Collective
Sean O’Toole
Sean is the founder and principal of EORACollective.
He is a Churchill Fellow and Fulbright scholar in vocational education and training. He has been involved in adult development and education for almost 30 years with over 1,000 logged hours as a coach and 5,000 hours as a facilitator.
EXPERTISE
Sean is an organisational learning & development specialist, skilled facilitator and executive coach. He has been rewarded with prestigious international research grants in the form of a 2012 Churchill Fellowship and the 2015 Fulbright Professional Scholarship in vocational education and training. He has led the organisation development function in several large organisations and has practical experience as a lecturer and academic director, board member and adviser in the tertiary and vocational education sectors. He has more than 5,000 hours experience as a facilitator. He has been a certified executive coach for the past ten years with over 1,000 logged hours of experience with both individuals and teams across all sectors.
QUALIFICATIONS
Sean has Masters degrees in Education and in Australian Studies and post-graduate qualifications in management. He has also undertaken post-graduate studies in management (organisation behaviour) at Harvard university. He also has specialist qualifications in Indigenous Knowledges from Charles Darwin University and a vocational Diploma in Government and Training and Assessment.
He is the author of more than 60 articles, book chapters, conference papers and monographs and is also the author/editor of five books.
He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
About EORA Collective
EORA Collective was established in 2015 to focus on building the capability and inclusiveness of organisations, teams and individuals.
CLIENTS
Sean has worked with numerous government agencies such as: the NSW and Victorian Public Service Commissions, the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Border Protection, NSW Department of Family & Community Services, NSW Department of Environment and Heritage, iCARE NSW, NSW Department of Planning, Australian Tourism Commission, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, NSW Health, Transport for NSW, Local Government NSW, NSW Department of Education and Communities and Resilience NSW.
Corporate clients include: Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Aqualand, Garvan Institute, World Wildlife Fund, the National Rugby League, Boroughs chartered accountants, Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme, the Lowy Institute, the National Relay Service, Genworth, RGA Australia, Canberra Girls Grammar School, Austruss, Real Asset Maanagement (RAM) Group and a wide range of non-government organisations such as: CatholicCare, Mission Australia, YPlatforms, Moree Area Homelessness Services, Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, St Vincent DePaul Society, Youth Off the Streets and Albury Youth Employment Services.
We have also worked with a range of education providers including The University of Sydney, Western Sydney University, UTS, Macquarie University, The University of New England, Southern Cross University and TAFE NSW
EORA Services
EORA Collective delivers individual team and organisational capability building services.
Facilitation for team building
Leadership and management
Diversity and inclusion
Working in and understanding government
COACHING, MENTORING & FACILITATION
We specialise in working with people and organisations who are at career transition points or simply want to investigate how to identify and leverage their strengths.
Coaching and facilitation methodology
We draw on adult learning theory, positive psychology and solutions-focused theories in our coaching and facilitation work.