Julie Lines
Master Executive Coach

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.

From Julie

"Leadership today is complex, demanding, and deeply human. I coach leaders who want to meet that complexity with clarity, courage, and intention - leaders who bring both intellect and ambition to their work and are ready to grow.

My clients are thoughtful, driven, and committed to leading with greater confidence and impact. While many hold senior roles in higher and secondary education, I also partner with high‑performing leaders across diverse industries - ambitious people navigating challenging environments and wanting to lead with purpose, steadiness, and integrity.

My coaching creates space for honest reflection, practical strategy, and the kind of courageous conversations that shift how you see yourself and how you lead."

Julie Lines, Master Executive Coach

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 am a full-time coach, running my own coaching practice.

Executive Coaching and Leadership Development is what I do. I have been running my own coaching practice for more than a decade. I am not an organisational strategist, or a change manager, or some other type of professional who also coaches... 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 help leaders to achieve personal & professional growth.

In coaching engagements I work with leaders from all sectors (education, professional services, technical, medical, legal, government) to focus on their strengths and explore the shifts needed in different parts of their life to be at their best more often and enhance their leadership effectiveness.

I love learning & immersing myself in research.

Podcasts, TED talks, books, academic journal articles... once I find the experts in on a given topic, I read widely and expose myself to breadth and depth of learning so that I can share relevant information to help you grow. I consider sharing these resources to be a 'value add' when we work together.

Julie LinesMaster Executive Coach