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About Us

About Us

Abney Hall is a niche consultancy practice and publisher specializing in the areas of business transformation and

career development. Founder and CEO, Karen Adamedes draws on her extensive knowledge, skills, network and experience

to help organizations and individuals realize their potential and navigate change.

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As the caterpillar says to the butterfly, "You've changed" and the butterfly responds

"We're supposed to". But sometimes we need help to know how.

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Think about the benefits of change in terms of a humble piece of toast. As you slather it with the topping of your choice do you think about how human society transformed to provide you with this as a breakfast option? Maybe not? The invention of bread provided the capacity for agricultural societies to sustain larger populations (we're talking 30,000 years ago). But it didn't stop there, bread evolved.



By inventing the sandwich Lord Sandwich, the 18th-century English aristocrat, was able to continue playing cards over lunch without getting them greasy. And the first bread slicing machine was hailed as "the ultimate depiction of innovative achievement" (Kansas City Star, 1928). Within a year the first patent was approved for Charles Strite who invented the pop-up toaster and the rest, as they say is breakfast. 



No matter how innovative and life changing the invention of bread was...people continued to transform and improve it.



So even if your product, your sales process or your own skill set is the best thing since sliced bread...

don't you need to continue to keep pace with change? 



Don't go stale...transform and stay fresh!

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Fresh ideas, fresh tips and fresh skills...that's what we do!​​

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For advance notice of the release of Karen's forthcoming book. "How to be a Hybrid Hero" and tips,

sign up for our blog Career Tips to go, right here!

 

Karen's Bio

Karen has built a career as a successful business executive, working for market-leaders and global organizations in Australia. Her experience has been gained in sales, marketing, operations and senior management roles, and as a management consultant working with companies in the areas of: 

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  • business strategy

  • business & sales transformation 

  • change management and communications

  • leadership coaching 

  • design thinking. 

 

She has a proven track record of success driving business

transformation, the delivery of business results, the development of high-performance teams and as a coach and mentor.

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Karen’s insights into what works and why when pursuing a career, have been featured on the pages of major magazines and newspapers and her articles have appeared in international publications. Karen speaks at corporate and other events, and blogs at careertipstogo.com.

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The first book in her new Career Tips Series, "How to be a Hybrid Hero", is due for release in early 2025. 

 

Karen enjoys music, paint-by-numbers, time with friends and family, travel, particularly to France, and watching tv. She wishes she had paid more attention in French classes so is streaming as many French sub-titles shows as she can. She  had a brief brush with fame when she once got to say "Bonsoir" to Alex Baldwin in an elevator in France. 

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