I-Adapt Business Consulting is a boutique organisational psychology practice specialising in Australian leadership, adaptive strategy, change and psychometric assessment. Our consultants have worked across both private and government sectors. Our experience in the financial services sector spans over 25 years, including retail and investment banking, M&A, stockbroking, advisory, insurance, dealer groups, and industry associations.

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We combine psychology, neuroscience, behavioural finance, and data analytics to deliver unique solutions Investor DNA® is a purpose-built for the wealth management industry, and the first diagnostic tool based on science designed to reinvent the customer experience. Our founder and CEO, David Peake, is an Organisational Psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. He has presented widely on leadership, innovative strategy, behavioural finance, and psychometrics at industry and international forums, and facilitated the AFA’s initial strategy work that set the foundation for the creation of the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA).

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For more than two decades David and his team have been at the forefront of wealth-management transformation — from helping stockbrokers pioneer online trading for increased productivity and profitability, to helping financial advice practices navigate the implications of the Hayne Royal Commission.

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Our expertise also extends to psychometrics — the rigorous science of measuring traits, abilities, and behaviours. Robust design and validation ensure assessments are reliable and accurate, a principle embedded in Investor DNA® since inception. We are accredited in many leading psychometric tools, including the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument, (HBDI), the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Team Management Index (TMI), Belbin, and the DISC profile.

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All of our I-Adapt consultants hold postgraduate qualifications in business and/or psychology. David Peake’s credentials include a Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences (La Trobe University), post-graduate studies in Applied Psychology (Monash University), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship (Babson College, Massachusetts USA). David is a former HR/HRD Manager for Hewlett-Packard Australia.