Our Story
Our Path to Business
The Origin Story
For many years, we had been searching for an idea, a concept or a business that could combine our different, yet complementary interests and skills. An opportunity to work together. And so The Change Lounge was born.
The Change Lounge is a Melbourne-based strategy and change management consulting practice founded by Phil and Rita D’Adamo.
It was built on a shared belief that:
Leadership is evolving.
After decades of leading, advising and supporting people through significant organisational and personal behaviour change, we recognised a growing challenge.
Organisations need leaders who can do more than manage today's performance.
They need leaders who can help their people, teams and organisations continually adapt, learn and evolve. That belief became the foundation of The Change Lounge.
From experience to purpose
Phil and Rita bring together decades of leadership experience, strategic thinking, coaching expertise and a deep understanding of how people respond to change.
Our work is grounded in a simple observation:
Change is not just a process to be managed.
It is a human experience and a leadership challenge. The organisations and people that successfully navigate change are those that develop the capability to adapt to the future while also maintaining the focus, performance and purpose of today.
Phil's journey
Throughout his executive career, Phil has led complex organisational change across a range of organisations and environments.
Known as a practical problem solver and "fixer", Phil has always been fascinated by how organisations and people respond when circumstances change. What began as a natural curiosity developed into years of study, research and experience in strategy, leadership and organisational transformation, both personally and professionally.
His experience has shaped an insight that successful change requires more than plans and processes. It requires leaders who can challenge assumptions, create momentum and help people move forward.
Rita's journey
Rita's career has been shaped by reinvention and helping people create meaningful behavioural change.
With a background in health education, behaviour change and philosophy, Rita has developed a deep understanding of how people change their attitudes, beliefs and actions.
Her experience reinforces a fundamental truth:
Sustainable change happens when people know themselves, understand why change matters and have the confidence, skills and support to make it happen.
How we work
Together, we combine executive experience, coaching capability and practical personal change expertise to support leaders and organisations to evolve and navigate change, complexity and uncertainty.
We do more than approach change as a one-off event. We see it as an ongoing leadership discipline.
Through strategy facilitation, change leadership training and executive coaching, we help leaders build the capability to balance today's demands with tomorrow's evolution.
Where to from here
The Change Lounge represents the next chapter of our personal and professional lives, bringing together our experience, curiosity and passion for supporting people and organisations to thrive in a changing world.
