Coaching
The Power of Collective Intelligence “My biggest learning was to stop solving everyone’s problems… and instead give them the toolbox to solve them themselves.“ There comes a point in almost every leader’s journey where helping people can quietly become a habit. Someone walks into your office with a problem. You already know the answer – so you solve…
“I could see the next stage coming… and I knew I didn’t yet have the leadership capability to get there.“ There are moments in almost every leader’s career where they realise something important. Not that they’re failing. Not that they’re incapable. But that the next version of their business is going to require the next version of themselves. That was exactly…
There’s a conversation I’ve been having more and more lately with leaders across professional services, financial services, and accounting firms. And recently, I had the opportunity to unpack it further on the Accounting Industry Insights Podcast with Mark Holton. You can listen to the full episode via Mark’s page here. The topic? The growing leadership capability gap that many firms are quietly battling right…
As we head into the Easter break, I always find myself reflecting on the last 16 years of being a mum at this time of year. My girls lived for it, the Easter egg hunts, big family breakfasts, friends staying the whole weekend, endless swims in the pool… and yes, chocolate before lunch. But when I really…
It is early February, and for many teams, this is the real start of the year. The inbox is filling. Calendars are back-to-back. And leaders are already reaching out with the same concern: “This is the year we need to lift our culture.” What they’re often really talking about is behaviour. Tone in conversations that feels sharp or dismissive. Side…
Last week, Australia paused for R U OK? Day – a simple yet powerful reminder to check in on those around us. For me, it reinforced what I see every day through our work with leaders: mental health and wellbeing are not just personal issues; they’re leadership issues. Building a Culture of Wellbeing And as…
At Performance Advisory Group, we’ve always said that coaching isn’t just what we do – it’s our culture. It sits at the heart of our ethos, and we practice what we preach by making it part of who we are. Every member of our team – from operations to marketing to support – has monthly…
Leadership doesn’t always need another theory, model, or framework. Sometimes what you need most is time to think – the space to reflect honestly on where you are and what’s working (or not). That’s why I’ve created a Leadership Reflection Canvas – a simple set of powerful questions designed to help you: You don’t need…
“August slipped away into a moment in time…” – Taylor Swift We’ve all had those conversations: full of promise, full of connection, full of potential. And yet, they fade. Nothing comes of them. No action. No change. Just a vague memory of something that felt like it could have mattered. Taylor Swift’s August has been…
At Performance Advisory Group, we don’t just talk about coaching – we live and breathe it. Every member of our team, from operations to marketing to support, receives monthly one-on-one coaching with me. Why? Because when coaching is part of your culture, it changes how you lead, how you connect, and how you show up…
