Turn Your Managers Into Confident Leaders

 

For your business to thrive, people need to be fully engaged, effective and empowered across the entire organisation. That’s why leadership development at every level is so critical. 

No matter how good your processes and procedures, it’s impossible to achieve optimal results without first unlocking the potential of your people.

You need to bring the individuals together (virtually or in person) so they have the opportunity to be more effective, not just efficent. You also need leaders and they are everywhere. If you look for them.

You know how everyone is often in a rush to ‘get sh!t done’, but they often go around in circles before delivering anything?

Well, what we do is bring the expertise to ‘course correct’ your team towards the deliverables or end goals. Whether that be the day-to-day work or a specific project, we have the experience and knowledge to introduce changes that suit your business. 

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The Chief Encouragement Officer is here to support you and your team in leadership development.

Specialising in leadership development, psychological safety training, and program management, the Chief Encouragement Officer has the experience, knowledge and focus to get to the heart of issues and identify effective solutions.
 
With over 30 years of executive leadership experience across 13 industries, including senior management and board-level roles, Julia brings real-world expertise to leadership development in Australia.
 
As a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator trained directly by Dr Brené Brown and a former accredited Lifeline counsellor, she uniquely combines psychological safety training with practical business leadership.
 
Unlock the potential of your people and achieve organisation-wide success with our specialist leadership development workshops and program management expertise, serving organisations across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. 
 
Our service offerings allow you to have us work with you side by side, teach you the core leadership skills to make changes in your business, or have a combination of both approaches.
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LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL

Broad-Experience

Broad Experience

With over 20 years of corporate experience across multiple industries, leadership levels and business structures, the Chief Encouragement Officer is well placed to help, whatever your business.

Proven-Results

Proven Results

The Chief Encouragement Officer (or Chief “Get It Done” Officer) combines empathy, experience & understanding to help your people and your business become more effective and achieve real results.

People-focus

People Focus

A self-confessed “people geek”, the Chief Encouragement Officer draws on qualifications and experience to ensure team members and leaders are engaged and on the same page during projects.

Leadership Development: The Key to Your Business Success

Businesses need to constantly change and evolve to stay competitive and maintain success.

The challenge is how to juggle competing stakeholders, business priorities, leadership styles and attitudes to change in order to stay ahead while managing ‘business as usual’.

That’s where I come in. From strategy to delivery, the Chief Encouragement Officer adapts to meet your needs, helping to create order and simplicity in the midst of organisational change. With extensive experience across business analysis, sales, training and strategic planning, I’m here to make sense of ambiguity and secure your future business success.

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Program Startup

Leadership consulting across Australia and New Zealand with 30+ years of executive experience.

Give your program or project the best chance of success by engaging us in the planning and scoping phase. I develop resources, create training and support your staff to connect effectively.

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Project Review

Program and project reviews in Australia with proven success in getting underperforming projects back on track.

If you have a project or program already underway, bring us in to review its progress and direction. I review progress at any stage of the process to ensure it stays on track to deliver results.

Fearless Organization Scan

Fearless Organization Scan

Psychological safety training for Australian organisations by a former Lifeline counsellor with board-level experience.

Amy Edmondson’s famed survey supports your team in understanding Psychological Safety. 
I facilitate the process of completing the survey as a team and identifying key areas for growth.

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Dare to Lead 

Certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator delivering leadership development across Australia and New Zealand with 30+ years of executive experience.

I facilitate Dare to Lead™ leadership training based on the research of Brené Brown. Tailored to fit in with your own leadership content, or can be delivered via the certified workshop.

Unlock Your Organisation’s Potential

Discover how the Chief Encouragement Officer can help you cultivate change and power productivity.

Contact us today via our email address to discuss how our specialised leadership skills and expert program management could unlock your organisation’s potential.

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