Greetings from Shirley van Schagen,
My philosophy is to challenge people to question the status quo and to create the desire for individuals to develop and grow, both professionally and personally.

Shirley van Schagen – Consultant

  

“It is only when you can hear the unspoken that you are ready to lead others.”

modal

About Shirley

Born in Hong Kong and later moving to Scotland, Shirley’s life and travel experiences have instilled in her a deep sense of valuing people’s integrity and diversity. She is passionate about developing people and leaving organisations with the skills, knowledge and mindset to successfully accomplish significant personal and organisational change

Early in her career she identified a gap in the Training & Development sector, which has led to a career spanning more than 20 years in Training & Development and Leadership Development. Shirley’s passionate drive has meant she has built a close relationship with many of our customers; some spanning close to 10 years. Shirley has a great ability to connect with people and understand how to draw the best out the people she works with.

Shirley’s work spans a great range of industries including the finance, resource, manufacturing, not for profit and government sectors, where she has successfully delivered leadership development programs and accredited learning programs. Customers include: BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Police and Nurses, Racing & Wagering WA, WACOSS, WorkFocus Group, GESB, Worsley Alumina, Department of Agriculture & Food and Acacia Prison (part of the Serco group).

As a consultant at MODAL, Shirley specialises in;

  • Leadership Development
  • Training & Development

Away from MODAL, Shirley enjoys design and decorating and has recently challenged herself by enrolling in an Interior Design & Decoration course.

Get to know Shirley better  – arrange a meeting with Shirley today. 

"MODAL strives to create sustainable change using best practice models and works with you to achieve your outcomes. [They are] very personable and give you time, very supportive"

Hear what some of our clients have to say about their journey with us:

“MODAL has assisted me in BHP Billiton and Western Power with remarkable results. They work exceptionally well with Executive Teams driving them to become high performing and delivering shareholder value and lifting employee satisfaction. The MODAL Team have the ability to work with people at all levels in an organisation. I would recommend MODAL to anyone looking to improve the culture of an organisation.”

StewartBGC Contracting

“I felt absolutely confident that we would deliver a great program with Ed at the helm. His ability to relate to and read the participants was a key to our success as was his knowledge and ability to think on his feet when needed. Thanks Ed and Modal!”

KataClough

“Our organisation has been focused on developing a “one team” culture and have seen real value in partnering with MODAL on this, especially with the work they have done with the Executive Team as we move towards High Performance.
What I have liked about their approach has been the ability to engage all members of the Executive team. In doing so the trust, cooperation and performance of the team has grown rapidly.”

MarkCity of Mandurah

“We've been really pleased with our experience with MODAL - their consultants are highly capable professionals who seek to understand their client's needs then design and facilitate the process required to successfully meet those needs.”

ShaneERGT

“They are a great company to work with, Scott is an excellent facilitator and they deliver on what they say they are going to do and they are prepared to go above and beyond.”

PaulCampbelltown City Council

“The Modal team are genuine, practical and highly skilled coaches and facilitators with a unique ability to enable thought leadership from executive to line manager level in a practical and cost effective way. I look forward to a long association with Modal and would recommend them highly to organisations with a commitment to building their business through their leadership teams and people programs.”

SteveLandcorp

“The way they have integrated themselves, working from the bottom up with employees by facilitating targeted staff development sessions to top down working with the Executive and leadership teams through building capability in learning groups sessions, individual one-on-one coaching has proven successful in assisting RWWA exceed its objectives over the last five years.”

RichardRacing & Wagering WA

“I’d personally recommend Neil and MODAL as proven facilitators of culture, leadership and team development. I have worked with MODAL for over 4 years in developing our One Team One Direction culture at Joondalup Health Campus. MODAL’s approach is to clearly understand the customer’s needs, provide feedback on the impact of leadership and believes in the need for authentic leadership to bring about sustainable change.”

KemptonJoondalup Health Campus, Ramsay Health Care