Leading Through Transformation in Aged Care
31 Oct 2025
Today’s care economy executives are navigating heavy financial, service delivery, workforce and regulatory pressures while also leading through the most extensive sector reform in decades. Leaders are rethinking organisational strategy and laying the foundations for a different future, while keeping services running every day.
Transformational change in this environment demands new leadership at every level. It can no longer sit with a single executive or a project office.
To support this HardyGroup partnered with Fire up™ to deliver a pilot Aged Care Learning Set to lift the capability of leaders from Whiddon, OneCare and Lutheran Care.
Facilitated by the Fire up team together with Sean Rooney, the leaders were able to draw on Fire up’s transformation expertise and Sean’s significant experience in aged care, reform and sector change. The learning was a practical blend of in-person Masterclass with virtual session. Fire up introduced simple tools and transformation practices Each leader was then able to apply their learning on a real challenge and using an action learning approach to get real work done on their transformational challenge.
The Outcomes and Lessons Learned
All the leaders made meaningful progress on their challenge: to shift from a task-based to a person-centred care models and further progress aged care reform changes.
To set the leaders up for success in their busy, high-pressure organisation, as part of the program Fire up also helped teams by :
- Introducing resilience tools to help them manage stress related to change
- Assess change readiness and fit to the broader transformation agenda an
- Next steps to start to co-design their model
Participant Reflection
“Excellent – I always leave feeling energised and inspired. I learn a great deal from others, and it continues to be genuinely valuable to my professional growth in leadership and strategic thinking.”
If You Would Like to Explore This Further
If you’re ready to advance your transformation journey but unsure where to begin, we’d be happy to help. Even a brief conversation can clarify where to focus and what type of support will make the greatest impact.
To learn more, visit Aged Care Learning Sets and submit your expression of interest via the online form.
HG and Fire up™ will be delighted to discuss your next phase of transformational change.
