Making the shift from technical expert to managing and leading people can be exhilarating when you get it right, frustrating when you get it wrong, and generate fear about not having what it takes and getting found out.
Leadership can feel like a white-knuckle rollercoaster ride.
It doesn't matter how long you've been leading, there are times when we all feel like we're not enough. If you're feeling like an imposter who doesn't belong, that is a ride you want to get off!
Like reaching a higher level in a game or sport, you can't skip the work to get there, if you do success is a fluke or doesn't last. Performance isn't just about the technical skills either, it also requires awareness and energy that can be up or down on any given day.
From a leadership perspective, the first step is knowing where you're at and what you need to focus on to help you level up. If you're leading a team or trying to influence stakeholders, you need to know and respect where they are too.
On most days, what state are you and the people you need to influence in?
Adaptable: With well-rounded leadership skills and a commitment to mastery, adaptive leaders inspire action above and beyond expectations. They deeply and purposefully amplify individual and team strengths to grow and make a lasting positive impact.
Inspired: Inspired people actively work to create value-driven opportunities and build partnerships that lift others to achieve individual and shared goals.
Trusted: People who are trusted are more likely to seek opportunities to influence and improve things because they believe that the extra effort will create a benefit.
Constrained: People have worked hard to get out of being reactive and want to use their experience and strengths but feel stuck and frustrated, something or someone is holding them back. Having a personal presence that is calm and confident opens doors.
Reactive: If people cannot understand and work with emotions, they become reactive and micro-manage as they desperately need to gain control.
Powerless: When people feel powerless their core values are not being met, and their energy and performance dives. Responsibility is needed to prevent an attitude of blame and get out of the pain.
Take action today!
Let's chat about where you're at and determine if I'm right for you.
With over 160 leadership styles currently reported in research, the expectations on those of us courageous enough to step up and lead have grown.
Executive and management titles don’t guarantee leadership, despite employees holding them primarily accountable when things aren’t working.
Trying to emulate multiple leadership styles, or develop your own, can be confusing, and overwhelming, and lead to more questions instead of answers and action.
Even for proactive people, we live in a noisy world where information is easy with more self-help and leadership development advice than we’ve ever had – but limited time to curate and implement what works individually and across broader contexts.
Leaders can’t be all things to all people, and they don’t need to be.
To develop and grow your organisation or team with the right people, success requires leaders at all levels who strive for mastery of their emotions, thinking, and practice. With a values-driven commitment to build strength from within leaders amplify their and others' presence, influence, and impact.
The leadership services I offer are ideal to:
✓ Connect more deeply to what is needed and with purpose
✓ Craft your unique value proposition
✓ Evaluate leadership from a visionary and practical perspective
✓ Understand and amplify your and other people’s strengths
✓ Increase emotional, thought, and practical leadership skills
✓ Test and adjust ideas for better performance
✓ Accept that positive shifts require personal commitment and consistency
✓ Change what isn't helpful, even if it hurts, to make way for success
✓ Ensure that the actions committed to achieve powerful results
My services are not ideal if:
✕ You want a cheap, quick-fix solution
✕ You don't want to change
✕ You aren’t open to being advised and coached
✕ You aren’t committed to doing the work to grow multiple leadership and management skills
✕ You don’t value the time and effort required to be sustainably successful
Melanie is an incredibly talented professional and great human being. She has a natural ability to see things that others miss - perspective. Her ability to cut through people's confusion and challenges, and clearly communicate what needs to be done, along with her drive to help people improve, makes her an exceptional leader. I can highly recommend Melanie if you are wanting to create extraordinary results.
Mandy Napier, High-Performance Mindset Coach and Author
One of the things that impressed me the most about Melanie's coaching style was her willingness to share relatable anecdotes and insights, these provided valuable perspective, inspiring me to push beyond my own roadblocks.
Melanie's generosity was truly remarkable. She went above and beyond to ensure that our time was thorough and comprehensive. She dedicated herself fully to addressing my needs and providing the guidance I required.
Throughout the coaching process, Melanie's unwavering support was truly uplifting. She offered encouragement, validation, and a safe space for me to explore my thoughts and ideas. Additionally, she equipped me with practical resources that I could readily apply in my professional life. These resources proved to be invaluable, enabling me to take tangible steps towards my goals.
If you're looking for a transformative experience, Melanie is the one to turn to.
Rochelle Peyrac-Coughlan – People and Culture Leader, TripADeal
Stepping into a higher level of management and leadership was challenging. I lacked confidence when trying to make sense of what experience I was bringing from previous roles and how it was going to support me in a more senior role.
Melanie’s ability to cut through the surface-level stuff and challenge me to reach further and be my best has helped me perform at a higher level. After six sessions I certainly feel like I'm in a different space to where I was. My initial self-confidence rating was around 50%, but I feel like I’m now sitting between 80 – 90%.
Coaching with Melanie is like getting a power shot that boosts you into moving forward with your longer-term plan.
Shona Bradford - Manager, Child & Youth Mental Health Services, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service
We're always told to reach outside our comfort zone but with 25+ years of service behind me I was filled with a lot of fear and trepidation in my transition decision from Defence.
Having Melanie on hand to discuss these fears openly allowed me to open the doors to amazing opportunities that have defined my next self, outside of Defence.
Richard Lane – CEO Virtulane, Air Force Veteran
Melanie has been integral in coaching me through a very exciting, albeit daunting time in my professional career. Reading the dissonance between what I was saying and my non-verbals, she has managed to coax me out of a rather large rut and get my brain fit and focused on what I am looking to achieve and what is next for me.
Jaime Wallace, HR/People & Culture Specialist
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Leverage over 20 years of coaching experience:
3, 6, or 12-month development programs
Empower leaders at every level of your organisation. This program provides:
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