also see > Margaret Sutherland
M. Bus. (Leadership & Org. Dynamics)
B. Sc. Hons. (Psychology), B. Soc. Sc.
Psychologist
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coach Federation
Accreditation in Organisational Coaching, Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership
Assoc. Member, Australian Psychological Society
Member, APS Interest Group in Coaching Psychology
Member, University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Association
Therese is a partner in Focused Future, a Melbourne-based executive coaching consultancy. She is a skilled and experienced executive coach who specialises in organisational leadership and people development for a diverse range of public and private sector clients. Her passion lies in activating leadership potential and enhancing performance effectiveness and awareness in her clients. Personal and professional values of integrity, empathy, optimism, flexibility and responsiveness inform her coaching style which is underpinned by academic training in coaching, psychology and leadership.
Therese’s expertise derives from having established national human resource teams, strategies and people support across a number of large organisations, while operating at the executive level as a senior manager and coach in strategic performance and change management.
Typical issues addressed by Therese in her coaching include:
Therese is committed to meeting both organisational and individual coaching needs and routinely exceeds client expectations. Therese’s coaching expertise supports individual development which is firmly aligned to agreed success criteria, organisational drivers and strategic objectives. She utilises proven coaching methodologies and frameworks and is accredited to administer a wide range of psychometric and evaluative tools.
Clients develop new insights and levels of awareness. This encourages new thinking and behaviour patterns. Therese works with challenges and issues in the workplace to help her clients achieve new levels of engagement, planning, action and success. Therese guides them towards identifying and implementing goal-oriented solutions, strategies and actions that elicit positive growth and sustainable business outcomes.