Coaching Centre

26/08/2026

One leader gets coached. Their team feels the difference. The organisation benefits.

16/08/2026

An interesting piece of research that challenges how leadership capability is measured. Leadership development is often reported through participation metrics.

This research argues that greater attention should be paid to how capability is demonstrated in practice through behavioural change, leadership actions and sustained development over time.

View the research by the Australian Institute of Training & Development: https://www.aitd.com.au/news/aitd-releases-new-research-challenging-how-leadership-capability-is-measured

11/08/2026

As the public sector navigates increasing complexity, middle leaders are finding themselves at the centre of change, often carrying increasing expectations that call for new approaches to leadership support.

This was a recurring theme during the Future-Ready Public Service panel at the AHRI Convention ( ). The discussion explored the realities facing today's leaders:

• Operating in growing complexity
• Building and maintaining trust
• Supporting employee wellbeing
• Leading through ongoing change
• Delivering organisational outcomes

One insight that stood out was the role of trust in public sector leadership.

Trust is hard earned and easily lost. As organisations navigate increasing complexity and change, leaders become the critical link between organisational priorities, public expectations and employee experience.

Building and maintaining that trust requires more than technical expertise. It requires leaders who are equipped to have difficult conversations, navigate uncertainty and bring people with them through change.
This reinforces the importance of how organisations support leaders in increasingly complex environments.

The conversation reinforced an important question: Are organisations moving beyond one-size-fits-all approaches to leadership support as the demands and complexity of leadership continue to evolve?

The future-readiness of any organisation depends heavily on the capability of its leaders, particularly those positioned between executive strategy and frontline delivery.

Thank you to Belinda Casson, Catherine McLachlan, Jasna Blackwell and Tim Abrahams CPHR for sharing valuable insights into the future of leadership and the public sector workforce.

07/08/2026

Most leaders don't need more learning content. They need space to think.

31/07/2026

The Coaching Centre team is looking forward to connecting with HR and people leaders at AHRI 2026.

27/07/2026

Digital coaching isn't less personal. The only thing missing is the commute.

One of the questions we're often asked is whether online coaching can be as effective as coaching delivered in person. The reality is that connection is built through trust, presence and conversation, not physical proximity.

Facial expressions, body language, emotional cues and behavioural signals remain a vital part of the coaching experience online.

Digital coaching doesn't remove connection. It removes barriers.

22/07/2026

07/07/2026

The APS strategy describes digital working as a shift in mindsets and ways of working.

That shift doesn’t sit in policy. It becomes visible in how work is done.

Digital leadership coaching is one of the places you can see that most clearly. Not because it is digital, but because it happens inside the same environment.