Allan Parker is the Managing Director of Peak Performance Development Pty Ltd, a Sydney based consultancy company operating both in Australia and overseas, in the areas of Organisational Change Facilitation, Training and Dispute Management.

Allan Parker’s areas of expertise in training include Presentation Skills, Facilitation Skills, Negotiation and Dispute Management as well as Management Development. In consulting, his work has included the facilitation of Organisational Change, Strategic Planning, Corporate Restructures and Mergers with many of Australia’s leading organisations.

He is the co-author of the best-selling book Switch on Your Brain; he is the author of the Negotiator’s Toolkit, and is one of the co-authors of Beyond Yes - Negotiating and Networking.

Allan was a member of the Curriculum Advisory Committee to the College of Law & Business, University of Western Sydney who were responsible for the design, development and delivery of the Masters of Dispute Resolution. Allan was awarded an Adjunct Professorship for this contribution to the field. He is also a Certified Mediator with the NSW Law Society.

A list of Allan's more "unusual assignments" is included at the bottom of this page.

Allan’s background includes study in the areas of health, adult education, counselling, social communication and dispute resolution. In addition to his professional achievements he has been a scratch golfer, as well as having run 16 marathons and 11 ultra marathons. From this diverse and interesting background he brings to his presentations his spontaneous, dynamic and somewhat unpredictable style.

Allan’s training and consulting style is unique; his sessions are best summed up in the following quotes:

“... they are events which have a curious combination of theatre, education and self transformation. His approach is to build a base grounded in feelings of spontaneity, openness, warmth and generosity among the participants; he manages this without being contrived or manipulative. He has an excellent understanding of how to design a workshop which has natural rhythm and flow. He is prepared to improvise around a theme, or even to change direction if the mood of the group dictates. He can be humorous, clever, challenging, emphatic and serious. His sessions are not for the emotionally squeamish or excessively defensive.”

Professor Mark Tennant
Dean of the Faculty of Adult Education
University of Technology, Sydney

“Absolutely riveting, professional and invaluable.”

Dr. Roger Collins
Australian Graduate School of Management

“Allan is a master presenter who weaves magic into every presentation.”

Former Lady Mayoress of Sydney, Candy Tymson

“…to sum up Allan is the presenters’ presenter.”

Shana Bellin – Director Bellin Excel Seminars

Allan's work brings him into contact with many different cultures including Papua New Guinea, China and Eastern Europe to name a few.

A balanced lifestyle and high performance means looking after work, family, body and mind.

Allan Parker - Unusual Assignments

Facilitating the Australian Dispute Resolution Association 2007 Conference (including MC-ing the Gala Dinner.)

Assisting the Department of Justice & Attorney General Departments of the Papua New Guinea Government introduce ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) into their Legal System – including training 20 Lawyers in ADR & Mediation.

Currently assisting James Cook University, College of Law Business in developing their Masters Degree in Dispute Resolution.

Presented keynote address for ACLA (Australian Corporate Lawyers Association) 2006 NSW Conference.

Presentation on Alternative Dispute Resolution and its application in the NSW District Court. Co-presented with Prof Tania Sourdin to 20 District Court Judges.

N.SW. Bar Association, Bar Entry Course
Was a regular presenter over three years, on the topic of Advanced Communications, to barristers about to enter the Bar.

De-escalating Medical Claims Disputes (Conference Key Note Address)
Independent Doctors Forum - Versailles, France.

Bedside Manner – A Lost Art (Conference Key Note Address)
Independent Doctors Forum, Royal College of Physicians - London.

Mediated large-scale rural environmental dispute on behalf of the New South Wales Government in Australia. This dispute was related to native vegetation, use of ground water and irrigation. 162 people involved in the mediation (this is one of approximately 20 disputes of similar size and nature pertaining to natural resource management over the past 10 years).

Worked, both in a training and Strategic capacity with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria to support the engagement of industry in Energy Sustainability endeavours.

Provided training to Conciliators of the Energy and Water Ombudsman of Victoria.

Facilitated strategic anti-piracy meeting for Microsoft, Asia Pacific Region. Developing innovative methodologies to reduce piracy in the software industry, Seoul, Korea.

Worked as representative negotiator, facilitator and trainer resolving international joint venture dispute between Western, Asian and Arab investment banking organisations.

Invitation from Emeritus Professor Roger Fisher, Director of Harvard Negotiation Program, Faculty of Law, Harvard University, to sit on the Harvard Negotiation Think Tank.

Past Vice President and current Board Member of the Australian Dispute Resolution Association.

Appointed in 1999 by the University of Western Sydney, College of Law and Business, to the position of Adjunct Professor for his contribution to the field of Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Taught several three-day courses in Advanced Negotiation Skills at the Technical University of Budapest through an interpreter.

Taught regularly at the KPMG/BME Academy in Budapest, Hungary, including Advanced Negotiation, Impact of personality in Dispute and Negotiation Skills and Train the Trainer.

Invited to deliver keynote address to the Australian National Speakers Association National Conference 1998.

Facilitated final plenary meeting during attendance at Australian/Central European Countries (ACEC) Entrepreneurial Study Mission to the European Union, 8 –16 March 2003, Brussels, Hanover, Vienna, Sopron, Budapest.

Member of the OECD Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) High Level Consultative Committee, Paris, France, whose role it was to bring Governments, Business leaders, politicians and non Government organisations to ratify Global policy for SME’s as part of the Bologna Process.

Taught more than fifty courses in various Asian countries and Greater China over the past fifteen years (in Negotiation, Conflict, Presentation, Influencing without authority, Team and Cross Team collaboration).

Presented conference address "A World in need of a Global Peace Strategy" at the Australian National Mediation Conference, “Pathways Towards Dispute Management, 18-20 September 2002, Canberra Australia.

Moderator for the INSME (International Network for Small to Medium Enterprises) Conference in Barcelona, Spain in 2005. A joint venture between the Spanish, Italian Governments and the OECD to promote Innovation within the International community of SME’s. International Cooperation to Seize Innovation Opportunities for SME’s.

Presentation at HR Summit 2005 “Measurable Behaviour Change – The Missing Link” for Key Media, August 2005, Singapore.

Performed the role of Strategic Facilitator for the Dept of Industry, Tourism and Resources in the bringing together, in each capital city, representatives from the top 250 energy-using companies in Australia for consultation on stage 2 of the Energy Efficiency Opportunity Legislation. Aug to Nov 2005.

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