Head of Research - Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock joins Gordian Business as a specialist in improving and sustaining business performance. Gary achieves improved performance by implementing effective strategies and change management tactics to influence daily team behaviour.

Gary has over 20 years experience in various capacities, including sales, engineering, production and service. This hands-on experience enables him to understand the challenges of changing the daily behaviours of operations staff and sustaining high-growth businesses.

Having studied Change Management at postgraduate level at the Australian Graduate School of Management, Gary is now a leader in the field. He has implemented successful changes in fast-growing and mature organisations by linking high-level objectives to daily actions, providing practical tools for diagnosis and action, and showing methods for communicating complex information.

Gary has a Masters degree from Cranfield, a leading technology school in the UK and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute Of Management.

One of Gary's specialities is presenting & communicating complex information in simple and interesting ways to diverse audiences from the boardroom to the factory. He is able to solve complex problems with creative and practical solutions.

A good analyst and a skilled negotiator, he has regularly been involved in resolving complex commercial disputes with multiple parties including overseas companies.

The Persuasive Presenter by Stephen Kozicki and Gary Peacock

Persuasive presenters have one aim-to persuade people to take action. The Persuasive Presenter is an advanced book, filled with tools to help presenters be more persuasive. The Persuasive Presenter also discusses modern technology from Laptops to 'Death by PowerPoint'. A unique section of the book discusses the business of persuasion - managing the costs of persuasion and the impact of persuasion on business strategy.

Revealed in this book:

... and plenty more!

The book also gives free access to:

The Presenter's Toolkit - online tools to help you create dynamic presentations.

Online access to 100 original pictures and quotations.

This is the second book by best-selling author Stephen Kozicki, his first book The Creative Negotiator has been translated into eight languages.

Email: gary@gordianbusiness.com.au