My mission is to support leaders to grow the judgement, awareness and capability needed to lead wisely and create healthier, more human centred workplaces.
Developing wise leadership takes practice, reflection and real-world experience. The programs below form a pathway that helps leaders build the judgement, awareness and practical capability to lead well in today’s workplaces.
Through The Practice of Wise Leadership, leaders strengthen being a conscious leader, collaborative leadership, coaching conversations, leadership that supports wellbeing and mentoring capability.
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Foundations – Leading Coaching Conversations
Develop coaching conversations as a core leadership capability. Leaders learn how to support others’ growth, build accountability and create more effective learning conversations in their teams.
This program provides a strong foundation for the rest of the Wise Leadership journey.
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Leadership development isn't something anyone should have to figure out alone. I’m here to support you as your guide to help with what will work best for you and your context. This may be based on what your goals are as in your organisation, the culture that exists and the current skill level of your leaders.Â
These programs allow you to gain knowledge and practical skills you can confidently apply the very next day. That is my promise to you!
Foundations
Leading CoachingÂ
Conversations
 2-day in-person workshop OR
4x 3.5 hour online workshops
- Open to all middle to senior leaders up to 24 leaders per program
- Navigate development conversations
- Discover essential practical coaching tools
- See live coaching demonstrations
- Practise Solution Focus coaching conversations
- Establish respectful and inclusive relationshipsÂ
Impact
Developing Collaborative Leadership
 6-month group intensive experience
- Open to 10 leaders in each group either in the same organisation or across a few organisations
- Understanding what constructive human-centred leadership looks like
- Establish a project to apply the learning straight away
- Group accountability, support and encouragement
Thrive
Learning and Leading
Wellbeing
 6-month group intensive experience
- Open to 10 leaders in each group from the same organisation or across a few organisations
- Change your workplace and your world
- Learn what “fully flourishing” looks like as a leader - inside and outside of work
- Model what wellbeing means for others
- Group accountability, support and encouragement
Mastery
1:1 Leadership CoachingÂ
 Minimum 6-month commitmentÂ
- Exclusively for senior leaders wanting to be at the top of their gameÂ
- Expand your impact professionally and personally
- Apply your new skills and learning
- Become the leader you wish you had
- Make the difference to develop a human centred workplace
Just starting out as a mentor or need skills to mentor well?
Mentoring Made Easy is here to help – learn the basics and build your confidence from day one!
Who I work with;
You care deeply about leading well and making a meaningful difference through your work. Yet leadership today often brings complex challenges that traditional leadership models don’t always prepare you for.
Right now you might be:
- Navigating complex relationships and wanting to have more effective conversations with your team, your leader and peers
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Looking for ways to lead more authentically, collaboratively and model the way for others while still achieving results
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Wanting to support the wellbeing and growth of the people you lead
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Seeking to develop your leadership judgement and capability as expectations of leaders continue to evolve
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Many leaders are looking for more thoughtful, human-centred ways of leading that support both people and performance.
What you’ll gain from our work together;
- Greater confidence and clarity in your leadership practice
- Practical skills in solution focus coaching conversations, conscious and collaborative leadership as well as mentoring skills
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Stronger relationships and more effective communication within teams, your own leader and peers (and possibly your family too!)
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The capability to grow and develop others
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Leadership approaches that support both performance and wellbeing
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Deeper judgement to lead wisely in complex workplaces
- Play your part to build a more sustainable world where everyone feels apart of.
Mentoring Made Easy – Online Course
A practical course to help you become the mentor your team needs.
Whether you're new to mentoring or want to sharpen your skills, this self-paced online course will equip you with the confidence, tools and mindset to have more meaningful and impactful mentoring conversations. Designed with busy professionals in mind, “Mentoring Made Easy” helps you bring out the best in others – in a way that’s simple, accessible and proven to work.
- Open to new and experienced mentors
- Learn the basics of a coaching approach to mentoring
- 2 live webinar support sessions
- Practise mentoring conversations to apply your learning straight away
- Help your mentee shine
Ready to become that wise leader our world needs now?
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Hear From Our Community
Abbie Norrish
Annette helped me recognise my innate self-criticism. She helped me learn to advocate for myself, especially when facing limited support from leadership. What sets Annette apart is how she lives and breathes what she teaches.
General Manager, Pain RevolutionÂ
Jo Vallance
Annette is incredibly insightful and has an amazing ability to challenge my thinking but also further strengthen my passion for leadership. Her deep enthusiasm for my development is generous beyond words. I have not only grown my leadership capabilities but have obtained career advancement.
Director of Nursing, Macquarie University Hospital
Charmaine Hopkins
I would highly recommend Annette. If you are wanting someone who will get you to think differently and be a better leader/coach of people afterwards, then Annette is your leadership coach!
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Worley
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Or how I can support you in achieving more than you ever thought possible?
I’m ready to begin my journey

Coaching and Mentoring skills to take your leadership into the future.