"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
Julie Lines, Master Executive Coach (with Coffee the Cavoodle)
“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
Points of Difference
In 2025 there are hundreds/thousands of people promoting themselves as coaches. The market is flooded with people who have completed coach training. So, what makes the difference beteween a "good coach" ... a "great coach" ... or a truly "exceptional coach"?
I am a Coach. Coaching is my full-time job.
Executive Coaching and Leadership Development is what I do. I have been running a thriving coaching practice (doing what I love!) for a decade. I am not an organisational strategist, or a change manager, or some other type of professional who offers coaching ... 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 hold the dual credential of Professional Certified Coach with the ICF.
I have postgraduate leadership qualifications.
I hold a Master of Business Administration (Executive) from the University of Queensland, along with an undergraduate degree in Sociology. I completed my coach training through the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (where I am a member of the IECL Faculty, delivering accredited coach training) and I studied Coaching Supervision at Oxford Brookes University in the UK. I believe in using evidence-based approaches.
I have decades of experience as a leader.
Prior to establishing a coaching practice in 2015, 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 was also President of the ICF's South Australia Branch.
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 live in Adelaide, South Australia. I have two children and two Cavoodles.
I develop leaders locally, nationally, and globally. Face-to-face coaching and leadership development often works best for those who live in Adelaide. I have also worked virtually for the past 10 years and have found many people (even those living in SA!) prefer to work virtually because of the flexibility it provides.
“Thankyou for challenging me throughout my coaching journey. I really appreciated your words of wisdom and advice. It felt like I had my own cheerleader and I felt inspired after each session to keep working beyond my comfort zone." ~ Health & Safety Manager, Non Profit Organisation
Impact of Executive Coaching with Julie
You should expect a return on your investment (of time and money) in executive coaching. A great executive coach will work with you to 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.
"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
Executive Coaching Specialisations
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.
"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
Great executive coaches get great results.
"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
If you ready to engage a coach and want to make sure I’m the right coach for you, please book a complimentary 30-minute virtual exploratory meeting:
Or, maybe you would like a 10-15 minute chat by phone to ask some questions:
"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
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
“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
Read Case Studies
If you would like to read stories about some of the individuals, groups and teams I have worked with, please hover over an image and then select a case study by title.
