About Us
About The Change Gym
The Change Gym is an Australian business based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. We have served clients around Australia and overseas since 2010.
We aim to help companies build their psychological and structural readiness for change so they more easily flourish and grow in a rapidly changing world.  Â
Our approach is scientific, scalable, and simple to use and is suitable for organisations of any size or industry.
About Our Story
In the early 2000s, Steve Barlow, Director of The Change Gym, delivered anger management training to maximum-security prisoners, with mixed results.Â
There is frequently a gap between need and readiness – a gap that is often seen within organisations. Some people see a need for change but find little readiness to make it happen.
As a result, opportunities are lost, problems persist, and people leave.Â
The science of change readiness provides a key to overcoming this bind.Â
With a PhD in the psychology of change readiness, Steve Barlow has seen how building change readiness can transform organisations, promoting growth, security, and personal well-being.Â
About Our People
Steve Barlow has held senior leadership roles in schools, vocational education institutes, prisons, universities, businesses, and community settings. He has degrees from Macquarie University, Australian Catholic University, and Sydney University, including a doctorate in change readiness, for which he earned the Outstanding Thesis Award from The NSW Institute for Educational Research. Steve is a member of the Change Management Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.Â
Dieter Weinand is a business performance facilitator and executive coach with over 30 years experience. He specialises in leadership and organisational development. Dieter helps co-facilitate some of our programs.Â
Deb Maes is a coach to ‘change-makers’; leaders who lead with integrity and seek to bring out the full potential of their teams. Deb helps co-facilitate some of our programs. Â