From a very young age I held a passion for supporting people to work through complexity, find solutions to the problems that challenged their equilibrium; creating space for them to move forwards. The undiagnosed 15 year old coach in me held counsel at the kitchen bench for a succession of friends to talk through their problems!
Following a 12 year ‘deviation’ in corporate communications, PR and marketing in Australia and London, my compass found true north again and I realised my sense of fulfilment and purpose was aligned to developing my staff to be the best versions of themselves both personally and professionally. This led to a journey in the early 2000’s of discovering the modality and power of ‘coaching’ and a change in career soon followed.
Today, I coach senior executives and leadership teams holistically, to successfully navigate the increasing complexity present in their individual, organisational and systemic environments. In doing so I help accelerate their personal awareness and professional performance, enabling them to be effective leaders who are aware of their impact on the people, community and environment around them.
I also have a particular passion in working with women stepping up on to SLT, ELTs or Boards; supporting them to step into their power, self-esteem and take their place at the table with confidence and fortitude.
I enjoy partnering with my clients to co-create moments of meaning making and clarity, I love a good challenging conversation or two and believe a sense of humour is essential to all good work! For the last 15 years I have coached and facilitated across a broad range of industries.
I have a Masters of of Organisational Coaching, The University of Sydney, Systemic Team Coaching Practitioner, Global Team Coaching Institute & EMCC Global Individual Team Coaching Accreditation (ITCA); A Master Trainer Neuro Change Method – Brain and Mind Science Training and a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. I am accredited in a number of 360 feedback tools.
In my personal time exercise is key; gym, running, ocean swimming at Coogee beach, snow skiing and tennis. I love to travel and have fun nurturing girls’ lunches. I am an aspirational reader; there are always at least 5 books on the go and I like to practice mindfulness. I live in Sydney by the beach with my husband and 19 year old son.
I am a qualified facilitator and coach with a passion for developing leaders and their teams to affect the cultural, strategic and personal change needed for their organisations to prosper. I get a huge kick out of working side-by-side with senior leaders who dare to transform themselves, their teams and their organisation. Seeing them grow as leaders and achieving incredible results keeps me inspired in my role as a leadership facilitator and coach. I have qualifications in leadership and am accredited in a range of psychometric instruments including The Leadership Circle, MBTI, MRTI and Strengthscope™.
My approach is built on the back of 18 years of business experience. My real business experience gave me an insatiable appetite for working with senior leaders. My business experience includes work in senior management roles with Australia’s largest insurance companies – including in business development, operational management and project leadership. In these roles, I oversaw significant commercial portfolios achieving nationwide benchmarked profit returns, while leading a large professional team. In project leadership roles I was heavily involved in mergers and acquisitions, and business transformation initiatives. I was intricately involved in redesigning business processes that transformed organisational performance.
Outside of work, I love to travel – a passion which has taken me from climbing high mountains in Nepal to diving in beautiful underwater locations. From heritage cities to remote locations, my adventurer’s heart is always exploring and visiting new experiences, cultures and places.
I have a passion for working in leadership development. I love what I do, and being part of the team helps me play to my strengths. I am motivated by the growth I see in leaders when we work together – whether that’s partnering with a small organisation, working with amazing people in the Australian and Canadian defence sectors, or admiring the remarkable intellect of leading scientific minds in Australia.
Before taking up my role at PiqueGlobal, I worked in the financial sector. I relished the challenges as I moved through different areas and roles – learning and development, product management, business planning, sales and regional management. I draw on my corporate experience on most days. My background gives me a great understanding of the issues that organisations and business leaders are challenged with every day. In a similar vein, while I have formal business qualifications – which provided an excellent base to build upon – my most significant professional development has come from practical experience, working with talented people and teams to share and apply insights to deliver results.
My family also give me great joy and laughter. I’m proud that they are and continue to be, good people who care about others.