Feedback from Workshops and Programs
I’m passionate about the work that I do as a coach and facilitator. I work with my clients to identify key strengths and target the areas for growth that will make the biggest difference to their performance and leadership, or quality of life. These testimonials are evidence of the impact I have as a facilitator.
What people have said about Julie's facilitation...
Feedback about Julie's skill as a facilitator:
“Julie was really great at listening to what we were saying and understanding where we were coming from. She presented in a professional manner and every individual was treated with respect.”
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Feedback about Julie's skill as a facilitator:
“Julie was great, her presence was very calming and reassuring (especially for those who might have felt outside their comfort zone). She created a safe space for each participant to share, shared her knowledge, expertise and held good pace.”
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Feedback about Julie's skill as a facilitator:
“Just absolutely loved it and the opportunity to engage in this workshop to launch our executive team and provide such a strong foundation for our work. [Julie was] responsive, inclusive, agile and nimble, connected, engaging, perceptive …………so many more words. Thank you so much.”
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Feedback about Julie's skill as a facilitator:
“Julie is a sensational facilitator and coach.”
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Feedback about Julie's skill as a facilitator:
“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!”
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Feedback about Julie's skill as a facilitator:
“I was hesitant to be part of this to begin with but it was such a useful exercise. Thank you for your expertise and making it an enjoyable and valuable experience.”
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Feedback about Julie's skill as a facilitator:
“Thank you Julie for all of your time and support. It was a really valuable opportunity to be a part of.”
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What workshop participants said in their feedback...
Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“I felt I came into these sessions with little knowledge about coaching and what it involves. It has been valuable for me as I feel I have developed some strategies around questioning and listening.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“How the techniques we had been shown and
encouraged to trial supported individuals to reflect on their thoughts, behaviours, and actions, helping them gain insight into themselves and their decision-making.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Knowledgeable, expert presenter. Put everyone at ease and maximised our learning time.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Provides the opportunity to not only reflect but problem solve from within and take action on issues that may consume your thinking, It provides clarity of thinking when you use the GROW questions and build confidence to know and recognise that you have the solutions within you.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“It’s a useful and practical training that can easily be applied to the educational leadership setting.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“I really appreciated the way Julie provided a good balance of scaffolding but also being mindful that there were a lot of experienced leaders in the room, most of us having done some previous work around coaching. Thank you for creating safe conditions for people to feel comfortable contributing to the group and for valuing our input across the day. I also really enjoyed that there were lots of practical components where we were given time to practice coaching with a clear question framework to do so.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“An Informative and empowering workshop that skills you to make a difference.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Thought provoking because it was subtly different to other PD we have done in this space. Even though I’ve done quite a lot of PD around coaching, this really made me re-reflect on what coaching is and isn’t, which is really useful.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Loved the mixed approach which allowed me to listen, learn and then apply the strategies. Really appreciated the time to practice and being vulnerable within a safe environment.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Really valuable information and strategies to build culture and become a coach. Things that can be applied straight away, which is great.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Thought provoking, strategies you can use right now.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Informative, practical and strategies you can implement straight away.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Fantastic! Informative, well-paced, plenty of time for questions, conversation and practice.“
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“Purposeful, reflective, supportive, capacity building.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“The fact that the approach has not been to jam more and more content into the sessions, but to give time to continuing the same thinking has been valuable in embedding the way of being as a coach.The whole approach has been respectful of what people bring.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
“It’s something that has truly benefitted my
headspace, particularly in how we acknowledge time as a resource, investing that time into our interactions and avoiding ‘false rescues’.”
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
"The Coaching Conversations Program provided an excellent opportunity to develop deeper active listening skills and build confidence in developing productive and meaningful conversations with colleagues."
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
"A fantastic model and broader philosophy on coaching others as a leader."
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Feedback from Coaching Conversations workshops:
"Time to bounce ideas with Julie and peers. Very practical initial workshop that provided time for us to practice using the coaching questions. Really appreciated the ongoing readings and links to resources to continue to build our understanding. Having the 1:1 sessions with Julie helped with keeping accountable so that the coaching doesn't 'drop off' the radar'."
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What workshop participants said in their feedback...
Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“An excellent workshop that really gave me the tools to manage challenging conversations.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“So good to be able to collaborate and hear from others, getting ideas and feedback. Learning about my own triggers and use this to be able to build my confidence in my ability to have compassionate conversations going forward.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“An excellent workshop that really gave me the tools to manage challenging conversations.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“So good to be able to collaborate and hear from others, getting ideas and feedback. Learning about my own triggers and use this to be able to build my confidence in my ability to have compassionate conversations going forward.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“The structure of the day. Breaking down key factors surrounding these conversations. Listening to others and hearing them share the same triggers and emotions they experience.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
"I was a little concerned about the day and how formal it would be. I appreciate the approach taken and look forward to future sessions.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“There is so much I took away. The FOCUS template to prepare for conversation was helpful. It was also helpful to shift the thinking from a negative conversation to a positive thought process and being open to learning."
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“It was honest and supportive of what we can achieve.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“Shared learning with research is the best learning.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“I think anyone can learn, no matter their experience level.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“All new leaders need to know how to effectively address these situations.”
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Feedback from Challenging Conversations workshops:
“Very interesting, insightful and will leave with some immediate actions in toolkit.”
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What program participants said in their feedback...
Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“Program was well balanced between providing insightful information and thinking and developing yourself in collaboration with peers. It was great to work alongside others and create networks of support at the site. These have already been utilised and a great effect.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“Reflective practices are vital to all aspiring leaders (and current leaders), and the need to distance the self from discussions is very important.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“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.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“Having attended and fulfilled several leadership roles at a residential college during my uni years, I would highly recommend this style of coaching for young leaders, particularly to encourage reflection on values and promote skills surrounding emotional intelligence in the more formative years for young professionals.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“I think it’s very useful as growth as individuals (not just leaders) to be able to understand yourself and others better. Also, conflict resolving and understanding emotional intelligence is always a useful skill to have.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“Useful, targeted and practical. The course makes the participant reflect, consider and become more self aware from the get go, creating tangible opportunity to implement their learning in the real world straight away.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“Informative, eye opening and hopefully a road map to take with me.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“It is a beautiful and safe environment where you can reflect on yourself and improve yourself with no judgement.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“Program was well balanced between providing insightful information and thinking and developing yourself in collaboration with peers. It was great to work alongside others and create networks of support at the site. These have already been utilised and a great effect.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“The added confidence and ability to know how to use a range of strategies to deal with the many and varying situation. This was both inspiring, challenging and reflective at the same time. The check lists and acronyms are also easy to remember are now part of my ‘toolkit’. I feel more confident to deal with situations no matter what skills, abilities, motivation and or challenges that are presented.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“I feel the sessions brought out the best in me. I have learnt to carefully consider my actions and choices before I speak with other professionals, so that I can support them and communicate my intentions with more clarity.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“Each session opened up new learnings and built on the previous – identifying strength and shadow behaviours and being able to identify them. The final session brought everything together – listening, questioning and tough conversations are all key areas of development.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“To consider what is motivating other people’s actions and thoughts as a way to managing relationships with others. Also the guidelines on how to have tough conversations with others.”
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Feedback from Emerging Leaders Programs:
“Knowing our strengths and using that knowledge to approach situations can allow us to gain more from the situation and contribute and collaborate more effectively. Overusing our strengths can cause shadow and often affect others inadvertently. It is really beneficial having the professional/personal reflective conversations with others as much to hear other people speak as being heard. The listening task was very powerful.”
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