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. 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. He has published in the Journal of Business Strategy and OD Practitioner, and is the author of two book chapters on Global Leadership.
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.
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.
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).
Fellow of the Institute of Coaching (IOC) – McLean/Harvard Med. School.
