People
Why we do what we do
The safety of individuals, organisations and communities in Australia and globally is increasingly precarious as new threats and challenges emerge. We are experiencing a critical era of great turbulence. The demands of leaders as duty bearers , to optimise well being and manage risk, is considerable.
Morgain Group exists to provide governance support to leaders that is accurate, sensitive, insightful and community-informed. We provide contemporary approaches to the management of conflict, quality, safety, risk, system failure and improvement in complex contexts.
Our team
The team comprises experienced executives, lawyers, mediators, clinicians, researchers, and academic practitioners - each with deep governance, policy and lived experience insights - in regulation, care, crisis, management, facilitation, mediation, critical collaboration and system improvement. We are trauma-informed, prioritise cultural knowledge and lived experience and are flexible and adaptive.
Morgain Group possesses deep insight and expertise and has established rich networks in communities locally and globally. We are committed to working creatively with others to produce just outcomes. We are adept facilitators who are skilled, careful and passionately focused on well being.
Lyn Morgain AM GAICD
Founded by Lyn Morgain AM GAICD, Morgain Group was established to help leaders who are accountable to others do what they need to do, well and with care.
Leaders with accountability to others - colleagues, citizens, clients, patients, service users, people with lived experience, donors, funders and the public - make critical quality and safety decisions every day.
As a respected leader with deep experience in providing quality support to individuals, organisations and communities under pressure or in conflict, Lyn wanted Morgain Group to prioritise support for leaders dealing with conflict and crisis - support that is culturally attuned, safe, focused on equity and resolution, and sensitive to rights, risk and duty.
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Most recently, Lyn served as chief executive of Oxfam Australia and, before that, as CEO of cohealth. She has held c-suite roles in local government and peak membership organisations.
Lyn has worked in Australia and internationally delivering clinical and community safety and quality in crisis and humanitarian disaster settings, and with communities across a wide range of circumstances. She has been responsible for safeguarding and risk in workplaces, public spaces, events, health services, child and aged care, and crisis situations. She has worked for decades as an adviser on the development of governance and policy approaches to safety and wellbeing.Lyn believes that systems, activities and approaches that prioritise wellbeing and safety perform best.
Beyond her professional work, Lyn is a human rights activist, feminist and Nana. She is passionate about community assets and presently spends much of her time in libraries, arts centres and playgrounds.
Lyn Morgain AM GAICD
Founded by Lyn Morgain AM GAICD, Morgain Group was established to help leaders who are accountable to others do what they need to do, well and with care.
Leaders with accountability to others - colleagues, citizens, clients, patients, service users, people with lived experience, donors, funders and the public - make critical quality and safety decisions every day.
As a respected leader with deep experience in providing quality support to individuals, organisations and communities under pressure or in conflict, Lyn wanted Morgain Group to prioritise support for leaders dealing with conflict and crisis - support that is culturally attuned, safe, focused on equity and resolution, and sensitive to rights, risk and duty.
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Most recently, Lyn served as chief executive of Oxfam Australia and, before that, as CEO of cohealth. She has held c-suite roles in local government and peak membership organisations.
Lyn has worked in Australia and internationally delivering clinical and community safety and quality in crisis and humanitarian disaster settings, and with communities across a wide range of circumstances. She has been responsible for safeguarding and risk in workplaces, public spaces, events, health services, child and aged care, and crisis situations. She has worked for decades as an adviser on the development of governance and policy approaches to safety and wellbeing.Lyn believes that systems, activities and approaches that prioritise wellbeing and safety perform best.
Beyond her professional work, Lyn is a human rights activist, feminist and Nana. She is passionate about community assets and presently spends much of her time in libraries, arts centres and playgrounds.
Tahj Richardson
Tahj Richardson is a strategic consultant with more than twenty years of experience in transformation, organisational design, operational improvement and capability-building across the utilities, consulting and not-for-profit sectors.
Her work has focused on helping complex, purpose-driven organisations strengthen performance, culture and the systems that support people to work well, make good decisions and respond effectively to change. Her approach combines commercial discipline with a deep understanding of human systems, helping organisations align strategy, operations and culture in ways that are practical, sustainable and centred on people.
Most recently, as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Oxfam Australia, Tahj led complex organisational change initiatives, building data-informed strategies and embedding accountability into everyday practice.
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Earlier in her career, Tahj spent more than a decade in the utilities sector leading large-scale operational improvement programs, before moving into consulting with Accenture, where she advised executive leaders on organisational effectiveness, workforce capability, process reform and sustained change
As an operator at heart, Tahj excels at connecting insight to action, using curiosity and evidence to influence decisions, sustain change and turn strategic intent into tangible results. She is known for navigating complexity, building collaboration across diverse teams and creating the conditions for people and organisations to perform at their best.
Beyond her professional life, Tahj is a storyteller, mentor and advocate for authenticity in leadership. On weekends, you’ll often find her biking through Brunswick, thrifting along Sydney Road, or crafting with her two children.
Tahj Richardson
Tahj Richardson is a strategic consultant with more than twenty years of experience in transformation, organisational design, operational improvement and capability-building across the utilities, consulting and not-for-profit sectors.
Her work has focused on helping complex, purpose-driven organisations strengthen performance, culture and the systems that support people to work well, make good decisions and respond effectively to change. Her approach combines commercial discipline with a deep understanding of human systems, helping organisations align strategy, operations and culture in ways that are practical, sustainable and centred on people.
Most recently, as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Oxfam Australia, Tahj led complex organisational change initiatives, building data-informed strategies and embedding accountability into everyday practice.
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Earlier in her career, Tahj spent more than a decade in the utilities sector leading large-scale operational improvement programs, before moving into consulting with Accenture, where she advised executive leaders on organisational effectiveness, workforce capability, process reform and sustained change
As an operator at heart, Tahj excels at connecting insight to action, using curiosity and evidence to influence decisions, sustain change and turn strategic intent into tangible results. She is known for navigating complexity, building collaboration across diverse teams and creating the conditions for people and organisations to perform at their best.
Beyond her professional life, Tahj is a storyteller, mentor and advocate for authenticity in leadership. On weekends, you’ll often find her biking through Brunswick, thrifting along Sydney Road, or crafting with her two children.
Lyn combines clarity, kindness and rigour like few professionals I know. She earns trust fast and builds on it through sharp problem solving and calm leadership in moments of crisis and complex change. She is also a genuine delight to work with.Justin Bown
Managing Director, Pinnacle Group