C2M Academy's Origin Story 

The C2M Academy was the brainchild of Dr Elise Sullivan (CEO and Founder).  Drawing on her own research and over 30 years of building and managing teams in clinical settings, government, and private enterprise Elise created the Clinician 2 Manager Academy over 10 years ago (formerly the Australian Academy of Clinical Leaders). 

Elise was driven to support nurse managers to empower their teams to perform at their best. Her research and experience as a nurse, industry consultant and government policy analyst, convinced her that nurse managers are central to the health and wellbeing of their organisations. 

Elise’s PhD research into advancing and empowering nurses underpins C2M Academy’s philosophy that empowered leaders, empower their people to provide the best possible care. She found that nurse managers’ ability to empower their people depended on how well they were supported to make the transition from being a clinician to becoming a manager. 

Elise made the transition into management many years ago and recalls the complete lack of support or training available to support her. She was thrown into ‘in-charge’ roles with no more credentials or experience than being the most senior clinician rostered. Her experience reflects that of many clinical managers even today.  Read More

“I'm passionate about supporting nurses to transition into management skillfully, quickly and with confidence. I know from experience how stressful this transition is when you don’t fully understand what's expected, and you don’t have any coaching or training to prepare you for the role." Elise Sullivan 

A Team of Clinical Experts

While Elise is the founder, she believes that C2M Academy is bigger than any individual in it – including herself.  Over the years Elise has been joined by other nursing leaders who have made their own transitions and significant contributions in the industry.  Our accredited C2M Trainers bring their own unique experience and deep management & leadership expertise. Collectively they draw on many decades of consulting, managing and leading from the floor to the Board of hospitals, aged care and community services.  Check out our team and what they each bring by clicking here.

Industry lead and based on best practice

C2M Academy training is informed by industry and the evidence.  From the start, Elise has engaged with the health and aged care industry and acknowledged industry experts to design our training to meet industry needs.  There have been many others who have been consulted and interviewed by Elise over the years, sharing their wisdom and insights.  This has shaped the C2M Academy’s training and ensures it meets the needs of industry, and makes a practical difference to how clinicians manage.

We know that clinicians are very practical people and want practical training and tools to help them in their jobs right now.  That is what we provide.

We continue to refine our training based on feedback from our participants, evaluations and engagement with industry.  In response to Covid, we up-graded all of our training so that it can now be delivered completely online if that is preferred.

Empowered managers, empower their people to reach their full potential and perform at their best.

Have a listen to the impact C2M made on just one manager in our system.

A Team of clinical management experts

While Elise is the founder, she believes that C2M Academy is bigger than any individual in it – including herself.  Over the years Elise has been joined by other nursing leaders who have made their own transitions and significant contributions in the industry.  Our C2M Trainers bring their own unique experience and deep expertise into management. Collectively they draw on many decades of consulting, managing and leading from the floor to the Board of hospitals, aged care and community services.  Check out our team and what they each bring. Find out more here...