Coaching for leaders and independent consultants
Practical, one-on-one coaching to help you lead with confidence, communicate with clarity, or build a consulting business that works.
Where are you right now?
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New to leadership
Just stepped into your first leadership role? It's a big shift, and most new leaders get very little support to make it. I'll help you find your feet, build confidence and set your team up to succeed.
Coaching can help you:
Set clear expectations with your team from the start
Handle tricky conversations, including leading former peers
Prioritise your time when everything feels urgent
Build a leadership style that feels like you
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Leadership communication
Your message only works if people understand it, believe it and act on it. Drawing on behavioural science and more than 20 years in corporate communication, I'll help you communicate so people come with you.
Coaching can help you:
Communicate change, uncertainty and tough news with honesty and care
Present with confidence to boards, executives and large groups
Plan town halls, team briefings and all-staff messages that land
Turn complex ideas into a simple, visual story
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Starting or growing a consulting business
Thinking about going out on your own, or already there but feeling stuck? I've built my own consulting business from scratch, and I'll share what works (and what doesn't).
Coaching can help you:
Set up your business structure and systems
Get clear on what you offer and who you offer it to
Reach your ideal clients
Price your services and write proposals that win work
Best suited to consulting, training and other service businesses rather than product, e-commerce or retail businesses.
Coaching Options
Strategy Power Session
Best for: A specific challenge you want to solve fast
What’s included: One 90-minute session, a short pre-session questionnaire and a written action plan.
Coaching program
Best for: New leaders, or anyone building a skill over time
What’s included: Six 60-minute sessions over three months, email check-ins between sessions and a written plan
Organisation-funded coaching
Best for: Leaders whose employer is investing in their development
What’s included: Any option above, invoiced to your organisation, with an agreed goals summary for you and your manager
How it works
Book in a discovery call – we’ll have a chat about where you’re at, how I might be able to help, and get a feel for if we’re a good fit for each other
Choose a coaching type – you might just want one session to tackle one specific topic; or maybe you want a few sessions over a couple of months to cover off a few items and keep you accountable.
Book in your sessions – we’ll lock and load! These can be over Zoom, or if you’re in the area, let’s chat over a coffee.
Make sure you have a quick read through the high-level Ts&Cs here.
Experience you can draw on
More than 20 years in corporate communication, including leading teams
Post-Graduate Certificate in Behavioural Insights and Diploma of Organisational Change Management
Certified as SCMP (Strategic Communication Management Professional)
Facilitator for the IABC APAC Academy and the Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence
Founder of Cuttlefish, a communication agency, and author of two books on communication
Frequently Asked Questions
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New leaders, experienced leaders who want to communicate more effectively, and professionals starting or growing a consulting or freelance business.
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Both. Sessions run online by Zoom, or in person in Brisbane.
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Yes. Mel can invoice your employer directly and provide a short goals summary to support your development plan.
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Some people solve a specific challenge in a single Strategy Power Session. New leaders usually get the most from a program of several sessions over a few months.
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Coaching is one-on-one and focused on your goals. Facilitation is for teams and boards working through strategy together. See facilitation.
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If you decide after your first session that Mel isn't the right coach for you, you'll get a refund for the remaining sessions. No hard feelings.
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A single session is $350 + GST, a six-session program is $3,500 + GST and a twelve-session program is $7,000 + GST.
Free resources for new consultants
I’ve developed two checklists you can download for FREE:
5 fun things to do before you start your business, and
5 boring (but necessary) things to do before you start you business.
These checklists will give you a quick overview of some of the key activities you should consider or do right at the beginning of your freelancing / consulting / business ownership journey!
eBook Available Now!
Fresh 2 Freelancing: Your essential guide to kickstarting your next career as a successful freelancer or consultant.
I’ve been quietly plugging away at building a comprehensive ebook designed to help budding freelancers get started faster and smarter.
The ebook not only gives you the convenience of learning at your own pace, but is also affordable.
Ready to take the next step?
Tell me where you are and where you want to be. We'll work out the best way forward together.
Book a free discovery call or fill out the form and I’ll be in touch soon.