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Uplifting individuals, teams, and organisations
My mission as an executive coach is to help leaders develop a transformative mindset.
I employ an approach grounded in evidence and centred on strengths to guide individuals and teams as they navigate the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous challenges of today’s leadership landscape. This includes building resilience, emotional intelligence, and an aptitude for innovative problem solving.
Any coach can help people develop horizontally, but vertical development is where we see a profound return on investment. It’s about more than learning a new method or tool – it’s about mastering adaptive leadership which is grounded in self-growth.
We need adaptive, mature, and insightful leaders who can help their people and organisations be the same.
Kim Vella
Collaborate with Dr Kim Vella
Dr Kim Vella, internationally accredited coach and former SES Band 1 executive with the Australian Public Service, delivers one-on-one coaching sessions and adaptable leadership workshops designed for senior professionals in the private and public sectors.
"Kim is a passionate, practical, and a broad-minded critical thinker who approaches her
coaching sessions with constructive and positive energy. My time with her was invaluable.”
– Gina Dario, Assistant Secretary, Australian Electoral Commission
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Why leadership development often misses the mark
After well over a decade as an accredited leadership coach specialising in the public sector, I’ve seen that most leaders have a clear sense of what’s expected of them and…
The team wasn’t coping: Charli’s story
Adaptive leadership training My story: Charli, EL1, Defence, Commonwealth Before attending the Leadership Strategies Workshops, our team was experiencing high angst due to structural and leadership changes that had left…
Why does no one get it? Kate’s story
As we begin to wind down 2025, I’m reminded to reflect on the year that was and the many wonderful people I crossed paths with over the past 12 months.…
10 years of coaching impact: Nicole’s story
My story: Nicole, EL1, Health, Commonwealth Before starting coaching with Kim, I was working in an environment where I constantly felt I wasn’t meeting expectations. I struggled to feel that…
Dr Kim Vella has a down-to-earth and non-judgemental approach. She believes everyone should feel valued, respected and supported in leadership – and in life.
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