Ms Sally Mussared

Experience, background and philosophy

Sally Mussared is a systems psychodynamic practitioner with a professional raison d'etre to uncover what's really going on, think differently and create possibilities together.

Sally has 30 years of diverse leadership experience including CEO of NIODA, founding a design business, environmental project management, academic and environmental board membership, design and construction management, retail management and youth support. Formal studies include a Master of Leadership and Management (Organisation Dynamics), Ecological Agriculture and a Bachelor of Arts (Fashion).

Sally is a proficient communicator with people from all walks of life; building effective working relationships. She thrives when collaborating and supporting staff, and believes an eagerness and curiosity to learn and grow, enables daily improvements.

NIODA’s wonderful culture of collaboration, kindness and distributed leadership, is one she continues to cultivate. The growth of NIODA and the insightful work of systems psychodynamics is her goal through the support and guidance of the dedicated NIODA community.

Taking the time to listen and to communicate clearly is important as words are often more impactful than we may anticipate. Our ability to work productively together is in part due to our sustained commitment to appreciating each other's intellectual creativity and human values as the 'sum of our parts' is greater than we are as individuals. ‘Creating the space’ for staff to explore, in creative, adaptive and sensitive ways, to facilitate a response to organisational challenges is a role Sally relishes, and was the focus of her master's dissertation. Within any workplace, we can encounter tasks that seem daunting. Making time to support (or to be supported by) another staff member enables the 'hump' of the task to be overcome. This collaborative approach is productive in addressing work tasks.

Sally is available for public speaking engagements, particularly focussed on the experience of hybrid teams.