COACHING EXPERIENCE

Monica has over 18 years’ coaching experience working with senior executives in both private and public sectors – predominantly in finance, higher education, government, and telecommunications. Monica coaches face-to-face or virtually. She has had extensive experience in coaching counterparts to prepare for or transition to a new role. She collaborates with coaching counterparts to increase individual self-awareness, communication, and responsibility, improve the alignment of intellectual and emotional abilities, and unite the goals, aims, interests and values of the individual and the organisation.

COACHING STYLE AND APPROACH

Monica uses a strengths-based, whole-systems approach. She combines this with evidence-based research and practices from the fields of appreciative inquiry, narrative coaching, positive psychology, and mindfulness. Her collaborative pragmatic style allows coaching counterparts to engage in reflective yet challenging coaching conversations. Coaching counterparts report that these frequently lead to a transformational change in their self-awareness, sense of responsibility, leadership style and performance outcomes.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Prior to her executive coaching career, Monica worked in executive search, recruitment, outplacement, and HR management in financial services. As a result, she developed a deep knowledge of different organisational cultures and systems and how these impact staff at every level. Monica also managed her own private psychology practice. Her background and experience in this area have contributed to giving her a thorough understanding of the drivers of human behaviour. Alongside her coaching career, Monica runs supervision sessions for coaches either individually or in small groups. She supervises many of Australia’s top coaches bringing another layer of depth to her approach.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Transformational executive coaching for leaders facing complex challenges

• Developing high potential talent as part of development programs.

• Transition coaching for those new to the organisation/role

• Coaching for developing increased wellbeing and performance

PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS

• Deputy Commissioner, NSW Government – coaching assisted transition to their new role.

• Provost, Higher Education – coached to develop skills and confidence with new team.

• EGM, Financial Services - coaching enabled coaching counterpart to strengthen leadership presence and re-define role.

• CEO, Not-for-Profit - coaching assisted in transitioning to new role, particularly in influencing the Board and other key stakeholders.

• GM, Retail Bank - coaching enabled coaching counterpart to enhance leadership capabilities and develop greater strategic ability.