Katie James

Multi-tasking Manager well-known for creating positive workplace cultures and high-performing teams. Demonstrates facilitation and coaching expertise, including group facilitation, one on one coaching and corporate conferences.

Committed facilitator, trainer and coach with the purpose to work in a role that focuses on the development of others, to drive desired individual and client outcomes.

Proven experience with developing leaders and teams, through facilitating programs that implement performance enhancement techniques, build leadership capabilities and focus on self awareness, while providing an exceptional and empowered experience.

Driven to work within an organisation that values the contributions of its employees and encourages a team environment that focuses on embracing strengths to strive towards achieving individual success and positively impact business objectives.

• Gallup Clifton Strengths
• DISC Personality Profiling
• Roche Martin Emotional Capital Report (ECR) Self and 360
• MRG Leadership Effectiveness Analysis (LEA) Self and 360

• Individualisation: My strength lies in identifying the unique qualities in people so that their value and strengths are acknowledged, to help groups feel empowered to work together and achieve their goals individually. I also have the ability to connect pieces of data and information, to ensure the purpose and impact of the program is clear
• Futuristic: I am able to foresee what can be created and bring visions to life
• Communication: I am a strong and influential communicator with the ability to articulate content, ideas and information clearly and concisely
• Achiever: I work with integrity and complete all tasks assigned within deadlines. I have found the balance with this strength to ensure high performance ways of working are sustainable and balanced with recovery rituals to prevent burnout
• Developer: My passion lies in helping develop others. I gain great satisfaction from seeing others grow and step into their true potential

• Accredited coach who can plan a coaching session using the Personal Coaching Program (PCP) which provides structure for the session
• Customise coaching sessions that suit the individual's desired outcomes and may include topics such as goal setting, the GROW model, values, principles for success, positive self-talk and managing the negative internal narrative
• Utilising specific coaching models for mindset training
• Rapport building through mirroring body language and utilising the strategies of DISC to match communication styles
• Commitment to providing a mutually respectful, empathetic, authentic and judgement free space to allow the individual to explore their answers, engage in coaching and reach the break throughs needed for their outcomes
• International Coaching Federation (ICF) criteria is utilised to ensure coaching is conducted ethically and with integrity at all times
• Commitment to continued learning of coaching models and other coaching disciplines such as NLP through the online learning portal available to me as part of my enrolment with The Life Coaching College
• The ability to coach in a 1:1, 2:1 (participant and manager) and group setting

• Spending time with my family
• Socialising with friends
• Travelling interstate and overseas
• I enjoy the beach, surfing and snow skiing
• Committed to a healthy lifestyle including walking, weight training and wellness programs
• I enjoy reading books on personal growth, development, motivation and autobiographies
• Member of The Lioness Society, a network of women supporting each other through business and personal achievements
• Interested in behavioural psychology, emotional intelligence, NLP and DISC personality profiling