Posts by Kim

In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, leaders constantly find themselves having to navigate volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous situations. Knowing how to lead effectively in these situations is a common pain…

If you’re walking into work feeling anxious, drained, defeated or intimidated and can’t quite understand why, you may be the target of a sealioner. Sealioning is an emerging term used…

Senate estimates and the end of another financial year are upon us once again, bringing with them that familiar surge of pressure and stress. Although it can be a challenging…

Whether you’re in the APS, executive layer or any other position, meaning rarely comes from finding the perfect role. Let that sink in for a moment. Meaning rarely comes from…

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…

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.…

Last month, we took a look at a leadership study which found the following attributes as most important for executive presence in a modern world: Gravitas Communication Appearance Confidence Superior…

“It’s not like I didn’t want it. I just couldn’t picture myself in it. Like maybe I would walk into the room and someone would ask what I was doing…

It’s usually easy to spot when someone on your team is missing technical skills. Perhaps they haven’t quite got the hang of a system yet, or they keep making the…