Turning Strategy into
Operational
Results.
We partner with leaders in oil & gas, mining, and industrial operations to close the gap between strategy and execution.
We help them build the systems, behaviours, and leadership discipline that turn intent into measurable results.
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 founded to close this gap — not with another program, but with a fundamentally different approach to how change is designed and embedded.
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.
People Driven Performance is a boutique consultancy. We do not deliver off-the-shelf solutions — every engagement is co-designed with the client, architected around the specific gaps in their leadership, systems and frontline behaviours.
We work best where:
- Leadership alignment is the constraint holding performance back
- Operating systems are inconsistent across sites or teams
- Culture is not yet driving the behaviours the business needs
About our founder
Dave Whiting | Founder & Director
Dave is an execution and performance specialist with over 20 years' experience leading complex operations and major resource projects. Operating at Director level across multi-asset portfolios, he has delivered in high-risk environments where safety, reliability and performance are critical.
Today, Dave partners with senior leaders to turn strategy into operational performance — combining real operational experience with structured systems and coaching to drive execution where it matters most.
His Why
Architecting meaningful missions with the right people to unlock their full potential with pride, passion and presence.
Where the gap between strategy and execution costs lives and livelihoods, discipline is not optional.
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 solution.
PDP Performance
Architecture
Before we design any engagement, we examine your organisation through four lenses.
Each lens reveals a different dimension of performance — from whether leaders are aligned and accountable, to whether frontline behaviours are reflecting the standards required. Together, they give us a complete picture of where the gaps are and what needs to change.
Awareness is the starting point for lasting change. We take a curious, diagnostic approach — the deeper the understanding of a problem, the clearer the solution becomes. From there, we work alongside leaders to define the issues and co-design a path forward that they are genuinely engaged and aligned to.
TRANSFORMATION
DISCIPLINE
BEHAVIOURS
What We
Deliver
Each engagement is designed around one or more performance domains designed to address your specific gaps, not deliver an off-the-shelf solution. We actively listen, diagnose, and co-design an engagement that is built with you, not for you.
Operational Excellence & Execution
Operational excellence is not a program — it is a discipline. We design and embed ways of working that create accountability, consistency, and measurable improvement from theoretical plan to shift execution.
- ▸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 Engagements
- ▸Strengths-Based Leadership
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
Not sure which engagement fits your challenge?
Let's TalkIndustries &
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
RSGX
Infrastructure
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 partner with our clients and are 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.