Testimonials
2023-2025
“We have been working with Richard from 3Qetc since 2023. Richard supported two leadership programs in 2023 and 2024 (Strategic leaders and Leading teams) by coaching both cohorts over both years. Richard has also provided services for our D&I initiatives by coaching our SHE leads program and providing structure and support to our women in leadership mentoring program.
3Qetc has shared a suite of tools and frameworks based on evidence-based positive psychology, which we continue to use. Richard has a structured approach to his work and provides Nutrien with data insights and analytics of our people. Over the last two years, 3Qetc has introduced a strengths approach to developing our people, and the data 3Qetc has collected and shared has been insightful. We are continuing to work with 3Qetc with projects into 2025.”
— Robyn Barber - Global Lead Employee Development, 2023-2025
2023-2025
Industry Superannuation Fund
“I have worked with Richard on my leadership journey for over 18 months, from 2023 to 2025. Richard has a very structured, practical approach to executive coaching. It makes a difference for me knowing that the coach also came from a finance background.
3Qetc has a comprehensive suite of tools and frameworks, which we used; this helped me develop a new awareness of my blind spots and strengths. I enjoyed Richards’s approach and style and was comfortable being appropriately challenged by him. We collaborated with my direct leader to align the desired outcomes.
Over the last 12 months or so, we have shifted the dial considerably on ideas to lift my internal team’s engagement (reflected in materially higher engagement scores), and Richard also spent time with my leadership team as a group and individually. We have all benefited from this journey and exposure. I move forward, knowing there are various leadership aspects to continue to focus on and still more to learn.”
— Executive: Head of Infrastructure, 2023-2025
2023-2024
Australian Investment Bank
“Richard worked with my team and I to unite us to create a high-performance team for 2023-2024. The program focused on understanding our strengths and stakeholder relationships and improving our communication traits.
We all did individual assessments, including a strengths assessment- a “self-audit”. We discovered our blind spots and not only our strengths but also those of our work colleagues. As well as team sessions, the whole team also had 1:1 sessions and debriefs with Richard, which helped identify the individuals' potential development areas.
Richard has a very structured and processed approach, which resonated hugely well with my team, who also valued that Richard himself has deep experience in financial markets and banking.”
— Corporate Finance: Founding Partner, 2023-2024
2022-2024
Australian Manufacturing Company
“Richard and his team supported our internal leadership program by providing individual 1:1 executive coaching to our leadership teams. A testament to Richard’s style, approach, and the structure & process that 3Qetc brought to us – we extended a number of the coaching assignments to a number of participants”
— Australian Manufacturing Company, 2022 - 2024
2021-2024
Global Investment Bank
“Richard and his team have delivered a groundbreaking Strengths based mentoring program to our investment bank with some outstanding results in retention, engagement, well-being, and leadership development.
Richard’s innovative approach of using positive psychology coaching techniques and a suite of tools and frameworks delivered through workshops was invaluable across all tiers of the business. Richard and his team partnered with us on a 12-month journey working closely with our internal stakeholders to guide us through the mentoring process and provided support and supervision for all the participants.
Every individual completed a strengths-based assessment, with mentors receiving an individual executive coaching debrief. The data collected and insights shared was invaluable, with new streams of people development currently in play. This program has had tangible benefits not just to mentees, but mentors and the wider organisation.
We continue to run structured mentoring programs with support from 3Qetc.”
— Global Investment Bank (115,000+ employees), 2021 - 2024
2014-2017
“Richard is an experienced and dedicated executive coach and mentor. He participated in the annual Women in Banking and Finance Mentoring Program between 2014 and 2017. On both occasions, he has been an exceptional mentor and contributed significantly to the professional and personal growth of his mentees.
The program has been running for 10 years and supports the development of female emerging leaders in the banking and finance industry. Richard has supported the initiative for many years through his participation as a mentor but also as a senior executive at Westpac, committing the firm to sponsor the program. On behalf of Serendis and WiBF, I am very grateful for his continued support.”
— Maud Lindley - Founding Director or Serendis Leadership, 2014 - 2017
2016
“I am writing on behalf of Richard Attrill, and the work that he has done at Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB). Richard was one of the leaders of our Financial Markets business in London and subsequently Sydney, who has had a long career in financial markets with previous roles at Commerzbank, Credit Suisse and Barclays.
Richard has always had a passion for people. Richard ran various derivative risk, structuring and advisory businesses within the investment bank and part of numerous leadership teams. His desire for further development led him to pursue a masters in Coaching Psychology at Sydney University.
Richard designed and implemented a global structured mentoring program across WIB working with our various business partners across the Globe. Wellbeing and mental health issues were a key focus, and this meant working with HR businesses globally. The program was highly structured. Noting the difference this was making as a game-changer for staff- reaching 1,000 people globally - we awarded Richard and his program a Partnership award at the 200 year anniversary of Westpac in 2016.”
— Robert Jarrett - Head of Strategy, Transformation and Risk
(Member of the WIB Executive Team), 2016
2016
“By way of background, Richard is an experienced global banker who has always had a passion for people and for their development. Outside of his immediate responsibility in our markets area, we sponsored Richard to pursue further education doing a masters in Coaching Psychology at Sydney university.
Richard then built a global structured mentoring program across my division working with local HR businesses and leadership teams. The program was goal focused while also capturing wellbeing and mental health issues, and was highly structured to include workshops and questionnaires for mentees. Given the difference this made to our staff, he was given an award during our bicentennial celebrations in 2016.”
— Lyn Cobley - CEO Westpac’s Institutional Bank