About Us
We are a Brisbane-based organisation who specialise in face-to-face workshops that use the CliftonStrengths® framework to help teams work better together.
Common Ground was created around a simple belief:
In a world of constant change and pressure, people are being stretched in many directions.
Taking time to understand how we think, work and relate to others helps people feel more confident and grounded in how they contribute.
Most teams don't struggle because of lack of capability, they struggle because of a lack of shared understanding.
Common Ground exists because we believe that a team’s greatest work happens when individual strengths are recognised and optimised.
We're glad you found us. Common Ground is where your team will find its rhythm.
From Your Lead Facilitator
Rachael | Founder and Lead Facilitator
Great team execution can be unlocked by creating a safe, neutral space where smart people can have honest, data-driven conversations
I am in my absolute flow state when I am bridging the gap between an ambitious corporate goal and a highly functional team that knows exactly how to build it.
Put me in a room with a group that has immense raw potential but lacks a clear shared vocabulary, and I am instantly energised.
Backed by 18+ years of operational and leadership experience within complex organisations, spanning sales, media, higher education and government, I specialise in helping good teams find their next gear.
I facilitate our interactive sessions across Brisbane and South East Queensland using the data-driven Gallup® CliftonStrengths® framework. My absolute passion is passing this system on to groups and watching your team's faces light up as they experience those sudden, undeniable lightbulb moments.
My Ideation® and Futuristic® capabilities allow me to see big-picture organisational possibilities, while my Strategic® focus maps the exact analytical path to get there. As a Maximiser®, I am obsessed with taking teams from good to world-class, leveraging deep Empathy® to ensure every individual feels valued, understood, and structurally empowered to do their best work.
"I absolutely love what I do when I can facilitate a framework that activates someone's deep understanding of themselves.
When you have a positive impact on a person's self-identity and self-belief, it transforms their personal life, but it also flows straight into the workplace.
Using that personal connection empowers individuals to show up as their best. It creates a massive knock-on effect with the human energy in the room, aligning teams so perfectly that operational success becomes a natural byproduct of a connected team."
Rachael, Founder and Lead Facilitator, Common Ground
What I Bring as Your Facilitator:
✨ High Energy with Deep Empathy:
I bring a positive, dynamic energy into the room that instantly lifts the atmosphere, balanced with the deep empathy required to make every person feel safe, heard, and respected.
🎯 Respect for Your Time & Focus:
I treat your time as highly valuable. The workshop is structured to be fast-paced, sharp, and professional, delivering maximum clarity with zero corporate fluff or wasted minutes.
🔄 Dynamic, Adaptive Facilitation:
No two teams process reality the same way. I dial my facilitation style up or down in real-time to match the room, whether I’m working with a highly technical group a high-energy sales team.
❤️ Deep Care for the Final Outcome:
I am fully invested in ensuring your people walk out with a permanent revelation about who they are as well as a deeper empathy for others, bringing a positive impact to their careers and also their personal lives.
How We Work
We are specialised:
We focus on one thing: helping teams understand how they think, communicate, and work together.
Rather than covering broad theory, the workshop centres on how individuals actually operate in real work situations. This keeps the conversation practical, relevant, and grounded in everyday work.
Because it centres on how people actually think and work, the insight tends to stay with them — often shaping how they approach conversations both at work and beyond
We work in a high-trust way:
We create structured, respectful environments where people can explore differences without pressure. There's no vulnerability and no judgment. No two teams are the same, and we facilitate in a way that feels natural, reads the room, adapts in real time and creates the right conditions for results.
We value in-person work:
All of our workshops are delivered face-to-face. Insignt often comes from what happens in the room especially the energy and human interaction. An in-person session will create stronger connections and meaningful outcomes.
We are experienced and deeply invested in the work:
Our workshops are grounded in strengths psychology and the CliftonStrengths® framework. They draw on real experience with team dynamics, communication patterns, and how people operate under pressure and uncertainty.