JY Australia acknowledges the Country, Custodians, and community of the land on which we live and work. We pay respects to ancestors and Elders past, present, and future.
JY is committed to honouring First Nations peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters, and seas, and their rich contribution to society.
About JY Australia
JY Australia is a proudly First Nations and Veteran-owned professional services company.
With a strong First Nations and veteran workforce, the company excels in delivering specialised training, leadership development, and community programs aligned with Closing the Gap initiatives. JY Australia’s mission of “from Country to serve Country” reflects our commitment to positively impact intergenerational change for First Nations peoples.
What is SES Coaching?
The SES Coaching Program has been specially designed and tailored to support First Nations senior executive service (SES) leaders across the Australian Public Service (APS). The program provides First Nations SES leaders access to culturally safe and strengths-based coaching to support them in navigating and achieving success in their roles.
Program Overview
The Program provides two delivery options, pending your circumstances:
- If you are new to your role, your coach will work with you to build an individualised 90-day development plan based on your specific goals, experience and capabilities as a leader. The plan will support you in navigating the first 3-6 months of your new role.
- If you have been acting in your role for a substantial period of time and promoted nominally through the use of the SES100 merit pool, your coach will work with you to tailor coaching sessions based on your goals and desired areas of focus.
Meet your coaches
We’ve handpicked a team of seasoned coaches, each with a rich tapestry of experiences, achievements, and insights.
They’re not just experts in their fields; they’re your personal navigators on the journey from where you are to where you want to be.
Stephen Delo
Steve Delo has over 35 years’ experience in leadership roles, with the last 20 being primarily focused on practical training of leadership and personal development through a coaching approach.
Karen Goldschmidt
Karen Goldschmidt is a program curator, facilitator, and coach with over 20 years of diverse, international experience. Specialising in leadership development, high performance teaming, and coaching Karen empowers others to reach their full potential and develops the capability in leaders to create engaging workplace cultures.
Martin Brooker
Martin’s coaching applies a systematic, strength-based approach to support executives to adapt and shift thinking for next level leadership. Challenging your assumptions and the order of things, Martin will help to encourage shifts in your thinking, address workplace challenges, and explore opportunities for higher performance in all areas.
Sally O'Connor
Sally’s coaching passion is in supporting leaders at all levels to build their confidence, competence, and comfort in their leadership skills. She uses a strengths-based approach to support the leader to improve their professional relationships, performance, wellbeing, engagement, decision-making and impact.
Will Martin
Will Martin brings over three decades of (military) team leadership experience and succeeds through an innate ability to build strong relationships based on rapport and trust. As a certified Executive and Gallup Clifton Strengths coach, Will has worked with senior leaders and teams across private and public sectors and helped them address an array of leadership and collaboration challenges.
Helen Martin
Helen Martin (team, leadership and Gallup Clifton Strengths coach) was recently told “you have the magical ability to make people feel like they are the most important person in your sphere”. Simply, she has a unique knack of getting the best out of people. Helen’s work experience across local and State government, start-ups and enterprises of all sizes gives her tremendous insight into individual self-awareness, team dynamics and leadership.
Merryl Semple
Merryl Semple has over 20 years’ of experience in the field of leadership development in the NSW public service, adding value to leadership, performance and change initiatives. Her former management experience saw her responsible for large scale management and leadership development strategy. Merryl is passionate about building resilience at work, to enable leaders to be effective under pressure and for improvements organisational performance, health and well-being.
Charlie Brockhoff
Charlie is a highly qualified and experienced Master Coach who has been helping leaders deliver exceptional performance since 2007. He has coached hundreds of leaders and has over 4,000 hours of coaching experience. He works with executives, senior leaders and their teams to transform performance, engagement, leadership capacity and culture.
Ann Smith
Ann is a highly experienced senior executive with over 20 years of leadership in the Australian Public Service (APS), specialising in people management, health sector leadership, and crisis response. She has a proven track record of leading high-impact initiatives, navigating complex policy environments, and driving organisational transformation.
David Bainbrigge
David is passionate about helping leaders become more impactful and effective in their careers, and life in general. He has over 20yrs of leadership experience and uses a blend of coaching and mentoring to support and guide individuals to achieve their full potential. David also has specialist DEI skills and helps existing leaders to create more inclusive and equitable workplace cultures while supporting diverse people to achieve greater representation in senior leadership roles.
Shane Wallace
As the Coaching Program Manager, Shane Wallace plays a pivotal role in ensuring a culturally responsive and impactful coaching experience for First Nations Executives. Shane oversees the entire coaching program, coordinating matches, monitoring progress, and tailoring engagements to the unique cultural contexts. Acting as a liaison between all stakeholders, he facilitates open communication and trust.
What is involved in the coaching process?
Ready for SES Coaching?
Book your coaching session with JY Australia today and take the next step toward your personal and professional growth.
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