Posts by Kim

As the temperature drops and Canberra’s frosty nights settle in, you can literally feel the natural world coming to a standstill. While on the surface the trees are bare, beneath…

Time changes all things. You need only watch a political speech from the 1940s, or walk through a modern workplace to see how much has shifted. The way we relate…

Of all the skills you could build during your career, strategic influence is maybe the most essential and valuable. It grants you a seat at the ‘big’ table – empowering…

One of the most common reasons people contact me for 1:1 coaching is to help them get a promotion. I can immediately gauge from our first conversation how serious they…

Wellbeing: a word we hear repeated constantly, yet often without ever grasping its true meaning. For many, the concept of wellbeing goes hand in hand with ideas of perpetual peace…

Hardly a day goes by that I don’t hear someone exclaim how tired, unwell, or stressed they have been feeling lately. The pressure to do more, especially when the body…

Anyone who has ever worked with me will know how strongly I believe in evidence-based approaches. Let’s face it – without objective analysis, we’re forced to rely on opinion and…

Do any of the following statements ring true for you? For most people in leadership positions, at least some (if not all) of the above have felt like an issue…

What an amazing year it has been here at Kim Vella Coaching! The team and I have had the opportunity to design and deliver many exciting leadership programs, which I…