Why I coach and my background as to how I started is detailed here - and I am very grateful for what some of what my clients say about me.
From 2015 to 2018, I was appointed as a Lenovo ANZ Brand Ambassador where I was provided with Lenovo product from time to time to use and evaluate in my business and executive coaching practice - which I had been doing on a commercial arms length basis for many years prior to this appointment. I understand I was appointed to this role as I was considered representative as one of "Those Who Do" and #neverstandstill - as demonstrated by the range of technology solutions I use in my practice.
From 2007 to 2011, I consulted to career transition company DBM Australia Limited (which from 1 September 2011 became part of Lee Hecht Harrison, which in turn is owned by Fortune 500 company Adecco), assisting numerous individuals undertake outplacement programs following retrenchment from major organisations - including Boral, Coca-Cola Amatil, Commonwealth Bank, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Department Of Defence, GlaxoSmithKline, Graincorp, IAG, Merrill Lynch, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Qantas, Rio Tinto and Woolworths.
With over 35 years of business, coaching and facilitation experience combined with a unique suite of qualifications and business focused personality, behavioural and leadership assessment certifications, I consider I am well placed to assist clients from a variety of backgrounds and industries. Please click here for further details.
I undertake various activities as part of my portfolio career practice: Assessments, CEO Mentoring, Coaching (Business, Career, Executive, OnBoarding, Professional Practices and Retirement), Facilitation and Presentations on various topical business subjects.
I assist in achieving business, career, organisational and/or life goals. I have worked with many individuals and organisations to facilitate successful business, career, executive and retirement transitions towards desired outcomes - whether exiting a role or organisation (outplacement), entering a role or organisation (on boarding), to becoming more effective in an existing role (executive coaching) or in engaging multiple stakeholders to achieve corporate/group goals (facilitation).
I currently consult to CEO Coaching and Mentoring organisation The Executive Connection (TEC), where I am a group chair of 15 CEO's of Small and Medium Enterprise businesses where we meet monthly for a meeting to discuss their business issues in an environment where there are no competing businesses nor customers nor suppliers, hear guest speakers and between meetings,provide 1:1 CEO coaching. Further details on this can be found here.
In my coaching and facilitation, I draw on a range of qualifications and business and life experiences including:
- 26 years of business experience as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Australia in a variety of positions, including auditing, tax advisory and internal national practice management and shared services roles, and significant change management experience arising from the 1998 merger and subsequent structural realignment
- having had a year of transition in 2006 (what I now call my first gap year or first retirement - at the age of 47!) after accepting an amicable redundancy of my position of National Operations Director at PwC Australia.
- certifications and experience in career transition/outplacement consulting, coaching, BarOn Emotional Intelligence, Extended DISC , Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument, Hogan Assessments, Human Synergistics LSI, Matrigma, Myers Briggs Type Indicator and Retirement Coaching.
- a diverse range of facilitation experiences both through The Executive Connection and with other clients.
- being an active investor in large Australian listed companies and gaining from the ongoing business issues confronting all companies in different industries
- being married with 3 adult daughters
- an active contributor to my local community particularly as a past President, former website manager and a representative softball coach with the Hornsby District Softball Association in Sydney
