About Bernie Kelly

Bernie works with leaders where remaining fit for purpose matters. Caring about outcomes today and tomorrow.

Bernie knows being a FOR PURPOSE leader is deeply meaningful, and extremely challenging as the strategic environment shifts, industry conundrums mount, and we feel the pull from many directions.

Caring passionately for those that choose to be leaders rather than observers. Bernie is known for Kindling the Spark of Purpose leaders at all levels of the organisation – The Bright Sparks, The Bold Executives & The Board.

About Bernie Kelly

Bernie works with leaders where remaining fit for purpose matters. Caring about outcomes today and tomorrow.

Bernie knows being a FOR PURPOSE leader is deeply meaningful, and extremely challenging as the strategic environment shifts, industry conundrums mount, and we feel the pull from many directions.

Caring passionately for those that choose to be leaders rather than observers. Bernie is known for Kindling the Spark of Purpose leaders at all levels of the organisation – The Bright Sparks, The Bold Executives & The Board.

Why Choose Bernie?

Bernie brings together proven resources and tailor-made spaces at the intersection of strategy, governance, and leadership development for you to be the leader, and your organization to be the leader aligned with your Purpose.

As this transformative era continues to unfold Bernie is obsessed creating and sharing world-class resources for Leaders and Organisation, accessible and relevant as pulled in service to the Fit FOR PURPOSE Builders Crew. Committed CEOs. COOs, and CIOs building strategic momentum beyond ourselves. The crew currently includes industry leaders from Health, Aged Care, Professional Services, and Manufacturing.

Sharing from Bernie’s extensive research and practical experience as a leader within organisations such as Kimberly-Clark at the time it was a case study in Jim Collin’s Good to Great research, CEO of a Business Transformation Consulting group to FOR PURPOSE organisations such as Cabrini Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia, Epworth Health Care, Mercy CQ, UnitingCare Queensland, Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (Alfred, Southern, Peninsula, Cabrini Health), Uniting Care Ageing NSW, UFS pharmacy & healthcare, Calvary ACT/Clare Holland House/ACT Palliative Care Society/ ACT Health, Colombia Asia Sdn Bhd, Gleneagles KL, IJN, Putrajaya Hospital and St Luke’s Medical Centre Global City. Recent strategic facilitation that’s in the public arena such as Australasian College of Emergency Medicine and the development of the Surf Life Saving Australia 2025-2030 Strategy.

Creator of The Spark Kindler Foundation to collaborate with other Foundations and For Purpose Organisations to Ignite a World of Positive Change. Bernie also currently serves as the elected Chair of the Australian Transformation and Turnaround Association, Transformers Unite. Enabling transformative impact to shape a better world.

He loves being active in nature. A long time Marathon runner, Triathlon Ironman, and former Karate Black Belt which all inform his experience and teaching.

Why Choose Bernie?

Bernie brings together proven resources and tailor-made spaces at the intersection of strategy, governance, and leadership development for you to be the leader, and your organization to be the leader aligned with your Purpose.

As this transformative era continues to unfold Bernie is obsessed creating and sharing world-class resources for Leaders and Organisation, accessible and relevant as pulled in service to the Fit FOR PURPOSE Builders Crew. Committed CEOs. COOs, and CIOs building strategic momentum beyond ourselves. The crew currently includes industry leaders from Health, Aged Care, Professional Services, and Manufacturing.

Sharing from Bernie’s extensive research and practical experience as a leader within organisations such as Kimberly-Clark at the time it was a case study in Jim Collin’s Good to Great research, CEO of a Business Transformation Consulting group to FOR PURPOSE organisations such as Cabrini Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia, Epworth Health Care, Mercy CQ, UnitingCare Queensland, Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (Alfred, Southern, Peninsula, Cabrini Health), Uniting Care Ageing NSW, UFS pharmacy & healthcare, Calvary ACT/Clare Holland House/ACT Palliative Care Society/ ACT Health, Colombia Asia Sdn Bhd, Gleneagles KL, IJN, Putrajaya Hospital and St Luke’s Medical Centre Global City. Recent strategic facilitation that’s in the public arena such as Australasian College of Emergency Medicine and the development of the Surf Life Saving Australia 2025-2030 Strategy.

Creator of The Spark Kindler Foundation to collaborate with other Foundations and For Purpose Organisations to Ignite a World of Positive Change. Bernie also currently serves as the elected Chair of the Australian Transformation and Turnaround Association, Transformers Unite. Enabling transformative impact to shape a better world.

He loves being active in nature. A long time Marathon runner, Triathlon Ironman, and former Karate Black Belt which all inform his experience and teaching.

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Testimonials

"Bernie has significant knowledge and experience in leading healthcare transformational change. He recently worked together with our teams at Central Adelaide Local Health Network with a key focus on developing capabilities to build a sustainable healthcare service. Bernie worked together with the CALHN Allied Health Leadership team with a specific focus on supporting us to demonstrate our value add to the organisation through enterprise leadership. Critical to Bernie’s success is his capacity to get in beside people to lead, support and develop the skills required to develop and embed a “learning organisation” culture. This will enable us to provide an efficient, effective and sustainable health service for all of our stakeholders."


Ellen Mills, Interim Director Allied Health Operations at Central Adelaide Local Health Network

I have worked with a lot of external consultants however none have been as exceptional as Bernie. Bernie has been influential in his approaches, working alongside staff at all levels assisting them to unlearn entrenched actions and beliefs creating the space for new learning and progression. Bernie has been integral in the beginnings of the CALHN turnaround, without his leadership this would not have happened. Too often the changes consultants make are not done with sustainability built-in, this is not the case with Bernie’s approach. Has been an absolute pleasure to have worked and learnt from Bernie.

Su White, Director Clinical Services at Calvary North

Bernie and his team have worked closely with myself and other leads in CALHN to see the world differently and adapt to a dramatic change in thinking to improve ways of working in a disruptive and challenging recovery plan. Bernie has challenged us to think differently and adapt to improve practice. He even helped with the sceptics in my team! We respect and value his contribution during a very tough time. Adaptive change is always a challenge and I recommend his team to get you to think differently.

Donna Stevens, Nurse Lead Heart and Lung Program at Central Adelaide local health network SA Health

Bernie is Australia’s leading Executive Mentor for Operational and
Service Transformation and the Adaptive capabilities to thrive in the coming decade. He is a useful player to have in your Innovation network.

Terrance Cranage, Manager at Zara Springs Retreat

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