Training & Leadership
Built for leaders who serve under pressure.
In public safety, leadership is the difference between control and chaos. But generic development programs don’t cut it in high-stakes environments. You need leaders who are confident in complexity, agile under pressure, and capable of inspiring performance when it matters most.
At GCG, we’ve led from the front — in operations rooms, on the ground, and in crisis situations. We design leadership and training solutions that are tailored, grounded, and built around your people, your culture, and your operational demands.
Our solutions aren’t off-the-shelf. They’re built with your context in mind — and designed to deliver lasting capability
What we offer
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Set a clear leadership direction and align it with your organisation’s strategic goals.
Review and assess current leadership development approaches
Design complete leadership development continuums across role levels
Align leadership strategy with organisational strategy, values, and outcomes
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Build fair, credible, and effective promotion systems that reflect real operational requirements.
Develop competency and values frameworks tailored to specific roles
Design role-specific assessment centres and exercises
Train internal assessors for consistency and fairness
Provide independent sifting and scoring of applications
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Develop stronger leaders through focused support, challenge, and reflection.
One-to-one coaching for executives and high-potential leaders
Group coaching to build leadership cohesion and shared capability
Tool-based leadership diagnostics to guide development and alignment.
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Create bespoke programs that go beyond theory to build operational excellence.
Design and delivery of tailored leadership development programs
Human-centred and values-led approaches to leadership growth
Operationally focused programs including crisis leadership, strategic command, and incident command training
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Enhance internal development with expert-led facilitation that drives real engagement.
Workshop facilitation to help teams set direction and align
Co-delivery or expert support for your existing leadership programs
Synthesis and reporting of group outcomes for leadership teams
Why us?
We’ve done this work inside agencies — not from the outside looking in.
Our people have built leadership systems, reshaped promotion processes, and delivered strategic command training at scale. We know what works, and we know how to make it stick.
Our Members
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Stuart Bartels
GCG Co-Founder and Director of Leadership Development. Former Executive Director of Australian Institute of Police Management, 36 year policing career, Former WAPOL Acting Assistant Commissioner, Awarded the Australian Police Medal.
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Warwick Jones
Former Executive Director of Australian Institute of Police Management, 25 years of service to the Australian Army, developed and delivered the Police Leadership strategy across the Pacific, and played an active role in delivering, developing and governing the Leadership in Counter Terrorism Program.
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Gary Ritchie
GCG Managing Director and Director of Strategic Advisory, 30+ years in public safety, former Assistant Chief Constable of Police Scotland, Chair of the Scottish Resilience Partnership, formed to directly advise the First Minister of Scotland, held Gold Command for COP26, and is a Visiting Professor at Napier University.
Our Work
