About Julie

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. A coaching client recently said to me "you are like a little magician ... you put a different lens on my normal ways of thinking".

Education

I completed my coach training through the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL), where I am now a Senior Faculty member delivering ICF accredited coach training and coaching supervision training. I studied Coaching Supervision at Oxford Brookes University in the UK.

Experience

Having spent 25 years working in the higher education sector as a manager and senior leader, I have a deep understanding of the challenges facing leaders at all levels. I have spent the past decade coaching established and emerging leaders, and developing leadership groups and teams.

Qualifications

I am an Accredited Master Executive Coach with the Association for Coaching (AC) and I have been credentialed with the International Coach Federation (ICF) since 2015. This makes me one of a small number of professional coaches in Australia with dual credentials.

Master Executive Coach

Julie Lines, MBA
AC Master Executive Coach (MEC),
ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC),
ICF Registered Mentor Coach,
AC Trained Accreditation Assessor, and
Oxford Brookes University Qualified Coaching Supervisor.

Since 2015 I have held Associate Coach and Facilitator roles with a number of local, interstate and global coaching organisations. This gives me the opportunity to work with an incredible diversity of people and organisations.

I am involved in the delivery of in-house ‘leader as coach’ training and as a member of Senior Faculty for the for Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL), I am also involved in delivering coach training (certification and accreditation programs) and coaching supervision training. This experience has developed and deepened my understanding and application of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Core Competencies and Competency Markers.

I am a Past-President of the ICF’s South Australia Branch and have held other roles on the SA Leadership Team, providing me with a thorough knowledge of ICF credentialing requirements and procedures.

I am also trained as an Accreditation Assessor for the Association for Coaching, making me familiar with the AC Coaching Competency Framework and Competency Indicators for Coaches, and Executive Coaches. I have a good understanding of Accreditation Schemes (Full Accreditation and Recognised Accelerated Pathway) and required Applicant documentation.

A brief outline of my coach training, coaching qualifications and credentials:

I trained as an organisational coach with the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL) between 2011-2014, receiving Accreditation as an IECL Organisational Coach in 2014.
I am also a trained CINERGY Conflict Coach.

I gained my credential as an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF) in 2014.

I progressed to become certified as an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) in 2018, which was renewed for a further 3 years in 2021.

I was on the ICF’s SA Branch Leadership Team from 2016-2020. During that period I held a number of roles, including Membership Leader and Branch President.

I have been an ICF registered Mentor Coach since 2017.
External Faculty member for the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL) since 2019.

I am a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Accredited First Aider (completed 2020).

I was awarded my Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision from Oxford Brookes University in 2021.
In 2021 I was accredited as a Professional Executive Coach through the Association for Coaching (AC).
In 2021 I trained as an Accreditation Assessor for the Association for Coaching.
In 2021 I completed the ICF Assessor PCC Marker Training.
In 2024 I was accredited as a Master Executive Coach through the Association for Coaching (AC).

I’ve been running my own coaching practice since 2014.
Before becoming a coach enjoyed a highly successful 25-year career in higher education.

Leadership Experience

Before becoming a coach enjoyed a highly successful 25-year career in higher education. I led teams of varying sizes and held executive roles, managing complex functional areas such as student administration and academic facilities.

My career in university management provided me with extensive experience in resolution of strategic and operational issues, and coordination of projects and initiatives demanding high levels of confidentiality and multiple stakeholder engagement.

I worked at the University of NSW (Canberra Campus) for 11 years between 2004-2014. That Canberra Campus is located at the Australian Defence Force Academy and during this period I worked closely with uniformed and civilian Defence staff across all three services.

I worked at the University of Queensland for 10 years between 1996-2003.

I worked at the University of Newcastle for 5 years between 1990-1995.

I worked for NSW TAFE in 1989.

Other Qualifications

I love learning, but I left school in Year 10 and did everything the hard way…

After completing a Traineeship in Office Administration through NSW TAFE in 1989, I kept going and completed a Diploma in Human Resource Management through. This is what gave me Year 12 equivalence and entry to a university degree.

After 6 years of part-time study I graduated from a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (University of Queensland).

As if that wasn’t enough part-time study, I then enrolled in a Master of Business Administration (Executive) and completed this 4 years later (University of Queensland).

A year later I was lucky enough to be nominated for the Senior Management Development Program at Mount Eliza Business School.

I completed a Certificate in Positive Psychology online through the University of Pennsylvania.

I used evidence-based approaches.

I believe in continuous learning and development (drawing on contemporary research in psychology, management, and adult development). As a coach and as a facilitator, I want to ensure the time we spend together is meaningful and engaging, and that what you take away is motivating and realistic to implement.

Documented outcomes from working with me.

The outcomes of working with me are clear. The best way to assess my impact as a coach is through reading written testimonials from coaching clients, and as a facilitator I frequently score 5/5 on evaluations and receive positive written feedback from the people I work with.

I am an experienced professional coach with a commitment to excellence.

My Story

If you’ve made it this far on my ‘About Me’ page and you want to know more about who I am… [Read more…]

In June 2024 I set my [15 year old] daughter a challenge to write a few paragraphs about what I do - this is what she wrote:

“She will be sensitive and attentive to any previously-identified weaknesses and will assist you in identifying any other areas of improvement.
She will create a very respectful and individualised coaching environment from what she has been learning about you, asking for feedback and regular input – her job is sometimes just to guide you in the conversation, rather than actually lead it.
She is highly thoughtful and understanding, and brings your awareness to different areas of focus that she seeks to understand more about.
She will make the practice very personal, which in the long-term will result in you becoming more secure and confident in this area subconsciously (particularly if it is something already brought to your attention). By working on eliminating performance insecurities / any other issues you might be having in your role, the ability to lead other people and to adapt in situations is going to improve.
Her goal is to work with you to discover solutions, reasons behind problems, and overall to connect with you on a human level.”