About Engine Room · Perth

Great businesses scale.
People make it possible.

People make it possible when their skills are developed and challenged. We help owners and leaders build the management capability their growing business needs—with practical learning, personal coaching and application at work.

Close to the people.
Grounded in the business.

Engine Room Business Innovation is led by Michelle Chafin and Glenn Taylor. We work primarily with growing, privately owned and owner-led businesses, typically with 50 or more employees. Our approach connects individual development with the challenges and priorities of the organisation.

Michelle Chafin

Director & Co-Founder · Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths® Coach

Michelle brings a background in marketing, management and human dynamics to her work as a facilitator and coach. She helps managers understand their strengths, communicate more effectively and develop how they lead others.

Her work connects personal insight with practical changes in behaviour, relationships and workplace performance.

BCom (Marketing & Management), Curtin University
Advanced Diploma of Social Science (Human Dynamics)

Glenn Taylor

Director & Co-Founder · Program Designer

Glenn brings an engineering and management perspective to leadership development. His work connects systems thinking, commercial judgement and practical implementation.

He designs learning that helps managers and leaders examine how their business works, make thoughtful decisions and turn improvement ideas into action.

Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical)
Postgraduate Diploma in Management · GAICD

Learning should show up at work.

Our programs combine live learning, individual coaching or mentoring, CliftonStrengths, sponsor involvement and real workplace application. AI supports preparation, reflection and access to resources between human conversations.

The right development.
For the right responsibility.

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