About
Sebastian is a business psychologist, specialising in leadership and organisational development. He is the Director of PTS Consultants, an Associate of Melbourne Business School – Executive Education, and Fellow of the Institute of Coaching (McLean/Harvard Medical School).
With over 20 years of experience working across sectors and industries with some of the top Fortune Global 500 companies in Australia, USA, Europe, UAE, China and Singapore, Sebastian helps organisations to build the leadership capacity required to successfully navigate change and thrive in an increasingly demanding global economy where hyper-complexity and adaptive challenges are the new normal.
Sebastian assists global leaders to minimise the business risks of working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, acquire a global mindset, drive innovation, and achieve unprecedented levels of performance and business results. He also assists emerging and high potential leaders to unleash their leadership potential.
Sebastian is a business psychologist, specialising in leadership and organisational development. He is the Director of PTS Consultants, an Associate of Melbourne Business School – Executive Education, and Fellow of the Institute of Coaching (McLean/Harvard Medical School).
With over 20 years of experience working across sectors and industries with some of the top Fortune Global 500 companies in Australia, USA, Europe, UAE, China and Singapore, Sebastian helps organisations to build the leadership capacity required to successfully navigate change and thrive in an increasingly demanding global economy where hyper-complexity and adaptive challenges are the new normal.
Sebastian assists global leaders to minimise the business risks of working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, acquire a global mindset, drive innovation, and achieve unprecedented levels of performance and business results. He also assists emerging and high potential leaders to unleash their leadership potential.
As a thought leader and author, Sebastian regularly presents at national and international conferences and industry events on the latest developments on leadership. His latest publications include two peer reviewed articles in the Journal of Business Strategy and OD Practitioner, two book chapters on Global Leadership, and the book Leadership Results: How to create adaptive leaders and high-performing organisations for an uncertain world, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Sebastian’s passion is moving from opinion-based discussions to evidence-based solutions by developing best practices. His uniqueness lies in his ability to apply them creatively to take his clients to the next level.
In addition to being a registered psychologist, Sebastian holds a Master of Creativity & Change Leadership from State University of New York, and a Master of Management Research from UWA Business School at the University of Western Australia; he is also a graduate of the ‘Art and Practice of Leadership Development’ program at Harvard Kennedy School. Sebastian is a PhD candidate at University of Technology Sydney.
As a thought leader and author, Sebastian regularly presents at national and international conferences and industry events on the latest developments on leadership. His latest publications include two peer reviewed articles in the Journal of Business Strategy and OD Practitioner, two book chapters on Global Leadership, and the book Leadership Results: How to create adaptive leaders and high-performing organisations for an uncertain world, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Sebastian’s passion is moving from opinion-based discussions to evidence-based solutions by developing best practices. His uniqueness lies in his ability to apply them creatively to take his clients to the next level.
In addition to being a registered psychologist, Sebastian holds a Master of Creativity & Change Leadership from State University of New York, and a Master of Management Research from UWA Business School at the University of Western Australia; he is also a graduate of the ‘Art and Practice of Leadership Development’ program at Harvard Kennedy School. Sebastian is a PhD candidate at University of Technology Sydney.
Achievements
Publications – Articles and book chapters
- Salicru, S. (2017). Leadership Results: How to create adaptive leaders and high-performing organisations for an uncertain world. Wiley & Sons
- Salicru, S., Wassenaar, E., Suerz, E., & Spittle, J. (2016). A Case Study of Global Leadership Development Best Practice. OD Practitioner, 48(2), pp: 12-20.
- Salicru, S. and Chelliah, J. (2014). Messing with corporate heads? Psychological contracts and leadership integrity. Journal of Business Strategy, 35(3), 38 – 46.
- Salicru, S. (2015).The Global Leadership Psychological Contract Model – Actionable to Shape the Future. In M. Sowcik (Ed), Leadership 2050: Critical Challenges, Key Contexts, and Emerging Trends (pp: 159-173). Emerald Group Publishing.
- Salicru, S. (2015). Global Leadership Development. In P. Grant (Ed.), Business Psychology in Action: Creating flourishing organisations through evidence-based and emerging practices. Leicester, UK. Matador, Troubador Publishing.
Education and Training
- PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney.
- Master of Science (Creativity and Change Leadership), State University of New York.
- Master of Management Research, UWA Business School, University of Western Australia.
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology), Curtin.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, Curtin.
- Graduate of the ‘Art and Practice of Leadership Development’ – based on Ron Heifetz’s and Marty Linsky’ work on Adaptive Leadership, at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Professional Memberships
- Founding Principal Member of the Association for Business Psychology (ABP).
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).
- Member of the International Leadership Association (ILA).
- Member of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP).
- Fromer Fellow of the Institute of Coaching (IOC) – McLean/Harvard Med. School.