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"Sharon is a forward thinker and a result driven individual.
I enjoy working with her as she does not hold back on what she is thinking, but at the same time is open to feedback and willing to learn.
She always displays strong empathy to people around her and is clear she wants positive outcomes for the people she deals with.
She will take risks knowing she can learn from mistakes and is a good listener.
From the moment I met her I knew she would be a strong leader."
Anonymous feedback from a peer in a performance review
"Sharon has a great balance of empathy, understanding and drive.
It’s uncommon to have both ends of this spectrum in one person. This allows Sharon to understand and influence people effectively, whilst also focusing on getting the job done."
Anonymous feedback from a team member in a performance review
"Sharon is a highly effective business director able to manage across a range of priorities without missing a beat.
She can operate at both the level of strategic direction and implementation detail.
I cannot recommend her highly enough. Any company hiring Sharon and giving her responsibility will be transformed."
Mark Day - Chief Executive Officer, Law South Group Limited
Sharon Pollard is a MBA qualified, well-rounded C-suite executive and Non-executive Board Director with multi-national business experience.
Experience
Sharon Pollard is a MBA qualified leader with over 15 years’ experience in executive management (as Acting CEO, Group COO and as a non-executive Board Director).
She has multi-national business experience (Australia and UK), where she primarily focused on developing collaborative relationships and providing effective strategic leadership.
Sharon's leadership style is a balance of achievement focus and self-direction coupled with relationship building and relatability which allows her to develop high performing teams who achieve outstanding results. This success is based on Sharon's passion for development of herself and her teams, and her collaborative open-minded approach to addressing challenges, solving problems, and implementing solutions.
Sharon has extensive experience in the fields of:
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Safety and emergency preparedness
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ESG
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Facilities Management (hard and soft)
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Building and infrastructure asset management
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Work health and safety
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Compliance and governance
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Budget management and cost reduction
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High value contract and leasing negotiation and management
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Efficiency improvement
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Service implementation
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Project management.
Sharon is heavily involved in advocacy for the Facilities Management industry though roles with the peak industry body the Facility Management Association of Australia (FMA).
She is a non-executive Board member of the FMA and prior to that was the Chair of the Victorian Branch Committee (awarded Committee of the Year 2019) for five years.
She also sits on the National Diversity and Inclusion Portfolio Group (awarded Committee of the Year 2018) and Chairs the Membership and Culture Strategic Task Group.
Qualifications
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MBA
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Chartered Manager - CMgr MIML
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Diploma of Work Health and Safety
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Diploma of Project Management
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Diploma of Live Production, Theatre and Events, Lighting
Awards
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Dean’s Award for Excellence – Australian Institute of Management – 2022
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Committee of the Year – Victorian Branch - Facility Management Association Australia – 2019
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Committee of the Year – Diversity and Inclusion Portfolio Group - Facility Management Association Australia – 2019
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National Sustainability and Environmental Impact Award for achieving carbon neutrality at Federation Square - 2016
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National Occupant Safety and Wellbeing Award for the online OHS Warden training at Federation Square - 2016
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Committee Member of the Year in 2016 – Facility Management Association Australia
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·Shortlisted for Business Services Manager of the Year 2011 – Intelligent Office UK
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Team Leader of the Year 2008 – Intelligent Office UK