"It is not an exaggeration to say that one session with Julie accomplishes more than a year of working alone!" ~ Senior Academic Leader, Higher Education Sector
“I feel that my sessions with Julie have fundamentally changed my world view. I have a clear idea about what I need to improve on my journey through leadership in an educational setting and an idea of how to make those improvements." ~ School Leader, Victoria
About Julie
MBA (Executive) & Master Executive Coach
Leadership Coaching & Leadership Development ~ for Individuals, Leadership Teams and Groups. Coaching Supervision/Group Mentor Coaching/Coach Education ~ for Professional Coaches & Leaders.
I am one of a handful of coaches in Australia accredited by the Association for Coaching at the level of Master Executive Coach and I also hold the ICF credential of Professional Certified Coach. I help individual leaders and leadership teams to build self-awareness, identify ways to increase their leadership effectiveness, and experiment with new behaviours that will build their leadership capacity and capability.
I have been running a thriving coaching practice (and doing what I love!) for a decade. Prior to this I enjoyed a highly successful 25-year career in higher education, working at three Australian universities (UNSW, University of Queensland, & The University of Newcastle), where I led teams of varying sizes and held executive roles, managing complex functional areas such as student administration and academic facilities.
I am located in South Australia, so face-to-face coaching is a great option for clients who live in Adelaide. I have also been working virtually for the past 10 years and have found many people prefer virtual coaching for the flexibility it provides.
Impact of Coaching
You should expect a return on your investment (of time and money) in coaching. Great coaching will unlock potential, boost performance, and improve wellbeing.
New thinking and new behaviours.
Improved ability to think strategically.
Greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
Greater capability for decision-making.
Increased ability to build strong, trusting relationships.
Renewed motivation, increased resilience and wellbeing.
Improved communication.
"Julie is an extremely motivating coach ... I feel like my growth during the period we worked together was beneficial and will improve the trajectory of my career." ~ Professional Staff Leader, Higher Education Sector
Areas of Coaching Specialisation
Stepping-up
Making the shift from operational to strategic.
Developing your confidence and managing self-doubt.
Enhancing your leadership reputation/brand.
Speaking-up
Building better relationships.
Influencing others.
Having uncomfortable conversations.
Giving (& receiving) feedback.
Leadership presence.
Resilience & Motivation
Responding (instead of reacting) to conflict.
Overcoming your inner critic (self-criticism).
Finding your ‘mojo’ again.
Decision-making
Learning to say no… and when to say yes!
Transitioning to a new role, or to retirement.
Career decisions: direction, impact & legacy.
Great coaches get great results.
"Thank you, Julie, your insights, guidance, and encouragement were invaluable, and allowed me to reflect, focus and recalibrate, and become more confident within my performance and professional goals."~ Professional Staff Leader, Higher Education Sector
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"Julie, you are masterful at jointly creating a maximum environment for me as the client to thrive.. You exercised great care, follow-up, expertise and attention to both strategic and operational dimensions to the goals I wanted to achieve and you helped me to 'mess around' with my worldviews which is exactly what I wanted and needed. I felt challenged within a secure environment and you demonstrated authenticity and passion in how you truly paid attention, deeply listened, and shone the mirror back at me in productive ways so I could achieve growth and progress. I felt empowered and achieved breakthroughs, on both personal and professional levels, and for that all I am truly grateful". ~ Senior Academic Leader, Higher Education Sector
"You have this great ability to crack my head open and sort through the mess to enable me to find moments of clarity, awareness and decision." ~ Leadership Coaching Client, Defence
Great leaders start with great leadership development.
I am passionate about growing leadership capacity in individual and teams, to unlock potential and improve wellbeing. My commitment is always to ensure you and your group/team get the most out of the time, money & energy you invest.
“The sessions gave me an opportunity to reflect on where I am at in my leadership journey, who I aspire to be more like and how I can get there. It was great having the time to really deeply reflect on what my strengths are and why I work really well with some people, but only sort of ok with others.” ~ Program Participant, 2024
“Thank you again for the opportunity to work with you. It has been such a valuable learning experience and has been some of the best professional learning that I have engaged in, and that is mostly due to you!” ~ Workshop Participant, 2019
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“Leadership is about making others better as a result of our presence and in a way that lasts into our absence.”
Definition of Leadership by Anne Morriss and Frances Frei from The Leadership Consortium
