The leaders who perform at their best have a thinking partner
Executive leadership coaching and development for senior leaders and teams navigating transitions, challenges and the ongoing complexity of leading at the highest level.
At the senior level, the challenges are rarely technical. They’re about clarity, confidence, and the capacity to lead through complexity.
A career transition with no obvious path
New role, new level, or a shift that requires more than you can work through alone.
A challenge or blockage won’t resolve
A difficult team dynamic, board misalignment, or a decision that feels stuck.
High-potential leaders underperforming
Capability is there, but something is limiting effectiveness or your confidence.
Leadership teams that underperform
Skills are strong, but relationships, alignment or trust are the constraint.
Who is this for?
First CEO role, NED appointment, or chair of a board or committee. Excited and determined, but it will be different from what you’ve done before.
Established and successful, but wanting more without knowing what more looks like. Transferable skills, new sector, or complete reinvention?
Successful career, but a major challenge right now. Not ongoing support — just a safe space and experienced ears to explore options.
Work with Denise in the way that serves you best
Coaching or Mentoring Session
A focused 60 to 90-minute session for leaders working through a specific issue, decision or challenge. Issue-based, not ongoing.
3, 6 or 12 Month Program
A sustained leadership coaching engagement for a transition, a first-time role, or a capability challenge needing more than one conversation.
Executive coaching and leadership development for your people
Executive Coaching
Structured coaching for individuals to realise potential, improve performance, or address barriers to effectiveness. Available individually or as an ongoing retainer for groups of executives.
Suitable for: first-time CEOs, newly appointed directors or chairs, leaders stepping into broader mandates.
Leadership Development
Working with leadership teams to build capability and performance, on the principle that effective teams are more about relationships than skills.
Suitable for: leadership teams underperforming despite strong individual capability, teams navigating change.
Denise works closely with boards, CEOs and HR to design coaching and leadership development programs that fit your organisation’s context.
The outcomes speak for themselves
What leaders and organisations ask before engaging
How is this different from therapy or having a mentor?
Coaching is performance-focused and future-oriented — it assumes you’re capable and helps you unlock that capability. Therapy addresses wellbeing and the past. Mentoring shares one person’s experience; coaching asks better questions and helps you find your own answers. That said, Denise’s depth of experience means the line occasionally blurs — she will offer direct insight when it genuinely serves the client.
How much does coaching cost?
A single 60 to 90-minute session is $800 to $1,200 + GST. Coaching programs (3, 6 or 12 months) range from $4,500 to $14,000+ depending on scope and frequency. Organisational programs are scoped and priced after an initial conversation, so there are no surprises.
For HR or CEOs — how do you measure the ROI of executive coaching?
The clearest measure is performance — retention of high-potential leaders, reduced time-to-effectiveness for new executives, or specific leadership capability gaps being closed. Progress is tracked through structured check-ins with the participant, their manager, and HR where relevant. The most consistent feedback from organisations is simply that people around the leader notice the difference.
What’s the time commitment for a coaching program?
A typical coaching engagement is one session every two to three weeks. 3-month programs sit at five to six sessions total; for 6-month programs, 10 to 12 sessions. The exact cadence depends on the nature of the challenge, and sessions are scheduled flexibly around executive calendars.
Is what we discuss confidential?
Yes — completely. What is discussed in a coaching session stays between Denise and the client. For organisationally-sponsored programs, Denise may provide a general progress update to HR or a line manager where agreed upfront, but the content of sessions is never disclosed. Confidentiality is foundational to the way Denise works.
Great leadership isn’t just knowing more.
It’s thinking better.
Book a confidential conversation to explore whether executive coaching or leadership development is the right step for you or your organisation.