Hilary has received the ATEM National President’s Award 2005 for her work over a period of 2 decades, with university staff throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Hilary Langford is one of Australia’s most experienced organizational consultants specializing in the people aspects of organizational life, and the management of organizational change. Since commencing Oliver & Langford in 1984, she has established a formidable reputation in Australasia. Clients are drawn from the public, private and academic sectors. Hilary has also consulted to over twenty-five universities and colleges in Australia, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates.

Her particular interest is creating a desire in people to create success, and address the issues and solve the problems organizations are facing today. This often involves identifying and addressing people-issues that are preventing the development of a happy productive work environment. Once people desire a goal, or want to find the solution to problems, teams can always achieve whatever they want to achieve. So Hilary’s goal is to assist people and teams identify worthwhile goals, and remove any barriers that inhibit this desire for success.

She does this through people and team development, and building empowered 'cultures' within organizations. This sometimes includes challenging current leadership, people management and decision making practices. It also may involve resolution of conflicts and the improvement of communications within and between, teams. However, the aim is always to win 'hearts and minds' of staff, i.e. getting people committed to improving the team’s and the organization's effectiveness. 'Wiping blood off the floor', getting staff productive again and building morale, after the turmoil of change, is also a major part of her work.