Sustaining
Performance
Under Pressure.
We partner with asset-intensive organisations to close the gap between knowing and doing, helping leaders build systems, behaviours and culture that deliver results from the boardroom to the frontline.
Through leadership, operating discipline and execution systems. We deliver results from the boardroom to the frontline.
Trusted by world-class organisations
Most Organisations know
what good looks like.
They invest in: strategy, improvement programs and leadership development — yet 9 out of 10 companies fail to execute strategy, global engagement is below 15%, and 40% of new leaders are failing.
WHY? — The problem isn't knowledge. It's execution.
"The gap between ignorance and knowledge is easier to cross than the gap between knowing and doing." - Ken Blanchard
People Driven Performance was built to bridge this gap. We embed ourselves alongside your leaders — building the systems, behaviours, and accountability rhythms that turn intent into consistent, measurable performance from the boardroom to the frontline.
Why the world needs a different approach
Companies fail to execute strategy
McKinsey
Global employee engagement
Gallup
Workplaces lack psychological safety
Ipsos
New leaders are failing
McKinsey
About PDP
People Driven Performance was founded on a simple belief: Breakthrough results come from unlocking the potential of people.
We partner with organisations to turn intent into action by aligning leadership, systems and behaviours. Our approach bridges the gap between theory and reality — delivering practical performance improvement from the boardroom to the frontline.
We partner with organisations where:
- Leadership is committed
- Performance matters
- Execution is critical
About our founder
Dave Whiting | Founder & Director
Dave brings over 20 years of experience in major resource projects and complex operating environments where execution matters. He has led large teams, delivered in high-pressure conditions and understands firsthand the challenges of turning strategy into results.
His Why
Architecting meaningful missions with the right people to unlock their full potential with pride, passion and presence.
We architect tailored performance solutions — designed around your organisation's specific challenges, culture, and goals. Drawing on world-class research and decades of operational experience, every PDP engagement is a purpose-built system, not an off-the-shelf programme.
PDP Performance Architecture
Our Framework for
Lasting Performance
We architect solutions through four critical domains — because lasting performance isn't accidental.
When PDP looks at organisational performance, we look through the lens of four interdependent domains — Leadership, Systems, Operations Discipline, and Frontline Behaviours. Every engagement is architected around this framework, ensuring that solutions address root causes rather than symptoms.
We actively listen to our clients, seeking to understand their challenges and design their unique performance solution — drawing on the best in research, facilitation, and coaching. We understand that adults learn differently, and every programme we architect follows the adult learning agility model.
TRANSFORMATION
DISCIPLINE
BEHAVIOURS
Four Streams.
One Mission.
PDP partners with organisations across asset-intensive industries to build the capability, culture, and execution systems that sustain high performance. Each of our four service streams is designed to address a specific performance gap — from the frontline to the boardroom.
Operational Excellence & Execution
Operational excellence is not a program — it is a discipline. We design and embed Management Operating Systems that create accountability, consistency, and measurable improvement from the field to the boardroom.
- ▸Operating Discipline
- ▸Management Operating Systems (MOS)
- ▸Operational Performance Improvement
- ▸Shutdowns — From Chaos to Reliability
Safety Performance Transformation
Our flagship offering. Most safety programs improve engagement but fail to sustain behavioural discipline under operational pressure. PDP's 3-phase system embeds operating discipline into leadership rhythms, supervisor engagement, and frontline accountability.
- ▸Diagnostic: Understanding Reality at Every Level
- ▸Leadership Alignment + Role Clarity Reset
- ▸Supervisor Execution & Coaching Uplift
- ▸Prestart/Toolbox Quality Uplift
Leadership that Drives Performance
Leadership is the single biggest lever in any performance system. We build leaders who don't just manage — they drive performance, model accountability, and create the conditions for teams to thrive.
- ▸Leadership Diagnostics & Alignment
- ▸Executive & Senior Leader Coaching
- ▸Leadership Development Programmes
- ▸Strengths-Based Team Development
High Performing Teams
High performance is not accidental — it is built. We work with teams to develop the shared purpose, trust, and execution discipline that separates good teams from great ones.
- ▸Team Diagnostics GSI & LSI Coaching
- ▸Strength Based Team Performance
- ▸Psychological Safety
- ▸Coaching High Performing Teams
Industries &
Clients We Serve.
We work with asset-intensive organisations across the world's most demanding sectors — where execution reliability, safety performance, and leadership quality are non-negotiable.
INPEX
Australia LNG
Noble Drilling
Offshore Drilling
Thiess
Global Mining
Ventia
Infrastructure Services
Altrad
Australia
Shell
Malaysia
Glencore
Global Mining
Client Success Stories
Across oil and gas, mining, offshore drilling, and heavy industry — our consultants have delivered transformative results that sustain and improve after we hand over to full client ownership.
Ready to Write Your Own Success Story?
We work selectively with organisations committed to investing in their people. Let's start a conversation.
Get In TouchOperational Credibility.
Coaching Mastery.
With an average of 20 years' experience across multiple high-risk industries, our consultants bring the credibility and operational insight needed to unlock performance in safety-critical environments. We blend behavioural insight with technical expertise — delivering solutions that align systems, culture, and leadership.
PDP Executive Leadership Workshop
Dave Whiting
Director
MBA (Valedictorian) · PCC · PMP · BSc Eng
Dave brings over 20 years of experience leading performance in some of the world's most complex resource and operational environments — including QCLNG, APLNG, Ichthys LNG and Qatar Gas — working with multidisciplinary teams of up to 3,000 people. He has operated at the frontline of execution, where safety, reliability and performance are non-negotiable. This experience shaped his core belief: People are the biggest driver of performance, their execution determines whether strategy succeeds or fails. What drives him is not individual success, but building meaningful missions with the right people — creating environments where individuals, teams and organisations unlock their full potential with pride, passion and presence.
"People are the biggest driver of performance — their execution determines whether strategy succeeds or fails."
Mark Barretto
Principal Consultant — Safety Leadership & Engagement
BSc · Met Int Coaching Federation · LSI Accredited
Mark is one of Australia's most experienced safety leadership facilitators, with 30 years of coaching and facilitation experience, 2,000+ workshops delivered, and over 30,000 participants across varying industries. He is the architect of PDP's Safety Performance Transformation programs and was the Program Lead for the award-winning INPEX Coaching for Safety Performance engagement.
"Feedback is the breakfast of champions — and the frontline is where the real solutions lives."
Paul Moynagh
Principal — MOS & Technology Solutions
B.Tech · MAICD · Certified Master Coach
Paul brings 25 years of business improvement experience, including as Co-founder and CEO of Commit Works — delivering mine productivity improvements for major blue-chip clients. His expertise in Management Operating Systems and technology-enabled performance improvement gives PDP a unique capability to bridge the gap between operational discipline and digital transformation.
"The best MOS is one that people actually use — because it makes their work easier, not harder."
Quentin Allen
Principal — Professional Coaching & Operational Discipline
PCC · Dip CM & PM · Gallup Certified Strengths Coach
Quentin combines 20 years of operation and construction experience on major projects with deep expertise in professional coaching and operational discipline. As Head of PDP's Community Give Back program, he embodies the firm's commitment to making both a living and a life. His Gallup and ICF accreditations underpin PDP's strengths-based approach to leadership development.
"Strengths-based leadership isn't about ignoring weaknesses — it's about building on what's already exceptional."
PDP is supported by a team of 12 alliance members with specialist leads across our four service streams. Our lean model ensures you get the right expertise for your specific needs — without unnecessary overhead. We are selective with our clients and committed to long-term relationships that underpin joint success.
The PDP DNA.
Five values that define how we show up — for our clients, for each other, and for the industries we serve.
The foundation of all relationships. We act transparently and with candour — no one has the right to hold a critical opinion without speaking up about it.
We personally commit to decisions, act with integrity, and practice what we preach. We under-promise and over-deliver.
We face the facts. We are excited by positive change, comfortable taking risks, and demonstrate resilience. Feedback is the breakfast of champions.
We love to listen, learn and grow. Keeping ourselves and our clients on the cutting edge. We are energised by the journey from ignorance to competence.
We are committed to making both a living and a life — continuously reflecting to ensure we find the balance that fuels our lives and our families.
Ready to Drive
Breakthrough
Performance?
We are selective with our clients and committed to long-term relationships. If you are a major organisation in energy, mining, or heavy infrastructure — and you are committed to investing in your people — we would like to hear from you.