Leadership & Workplace Consultation
Most of us like to feel the satisfaction of a job well done, but we can sometimes become stuck with a project, plan or work interpersonal situation that keeps us thinking about it at the end of the day or struggling to know what to do next. Whether you’re an experienced manager, transitioning into a leadership position or developing self-leadership as a professional, leadership & workplace consultation and supervision can provide the support you need to find purpose, direction and fulfilment in your work, and success in your leadership career. Together, we’ll focus on your unique strengths to help you thrive in your leadership role.
How Can We Work Together?
I offer two leadership and workplace consultation programs: ongoing monthly leadership supervision and an advanced leadership and workplace consultation to focus on addressing a specific issue or professional development need.
Leadership Supervision
Standard Leadership supervision is offered on a regular and ongoing monthly basis. In four weekly supervision sessions, there is scope to discuss a range of leadership and workplace situations and issues as they arise, as well as reflect on clinical aspects of your role as a manager or clinical supervisor. As I am an accredited mental health social worker, hours contribute to professional CPD points.
- Introductory Consult: In the first free 15-minute phone consultation we will clarify your professional needs and expectations, discuss the process of working together, answer any questions and determine if my style suits your needs.
- Initial Assessment Session: In the first consultation (55 min) we will reflect on your current leadership role and career history, clarify what you would like to achieve in sessions over time, explore your professional strengths and areas for development and establish a working contract and goals.
- Sessions: I schedule you in for regular four weekly online sessions at a regular time that is convenient for you.
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Leadership & Workplace Consultation
In an advanced leadership and workplace consultation over the course of 6 to 8 sessions, we focus on a specific area of your work that you would like to change or improve, using reflective discussion, targeted goal setting, homework tasks and regular review. We drill down to help you discover your leadership style and develop a greater understanding of the values that drive your work, uncover your professional needs and gaps, and establish a goal that I will help you work toward.
- Introductory Consult: In the first free 15-minute phone consultation we will clarify your professional needs and expectations, discuss how the advanced consultation works, answer any questions and determine if my style suits your needs.
- Initial Assessment Session: In the first consultation (60 m), we will reflect on the situation that brought you to leadership coaching, discuss your career history and trajectory, clarify what you would like to achieve, explore your strengths and areas for leadership development, and establish a goal and a plan for working together. You will also have the opportunity to complete self-awareness leadership assessment tools in between sessions.
- Sessions: In the following 4 to 6 sessions we will continue to work together to help you move toward realising your goal. I will give you a written summary of each session and follow-up activities between sessions to keep you focused on your goal.
- Final Session: In the final session we will review where you are in relation to your goal, review your progress and set future steps.
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“Melinda has a unique combination of extensive counselling expertise and workplace consulting skills. Thanks to her guidance, I gained tools and techniques to address my blocks and make significant progress on projects I had been struggling with. Melinda is able to listen, notice subtle cues, and reframe discussions in a way that brings clarity and self-awareness. As a result, Melinda helped me uncover deeper motivations and clarify my strengths and values, enabling me to tackle procrastination and prioritise work that aligns with my purpose. I highly recommend Melinda to anyone seeking transformative consulting.” — Tara Watson, Business Owner, Parent Connections.
Benefits of Leadership Supervision and Consultation
1. Enhanced Self-Awareness
Leadership supervision and consultation provides the guidance and tools needed to find satisfaction in your work, and success in your career. Some of the benefits include:
Leadership supervision and consultation helps you develop a deeper understanding of your strengths, competencies, and areas for development. This self-awareness allows you to make more informed decisions, improve communication, and lead with confidence.
2. Improved Leadership Skills
Leadership supervision and consultation sharpens essential skills like decision-making, conflict resolution, and team management. It also promotes emotional intelligence, helping leaders build stronger, more empathetic relationships with their teams.
3. Increased Job Satisfaction
By aligning your personal values with your professional goals, Leadership supervision and consultation can help you find greater meaning and satisfaction in your work. This leads to increased motivation and engagement in your role.
4. Better Stress Management and Resilience
Leadership supervision and consultation provides support and strategies to help you address workplace pressures and navigate complex workplace challenges.
5. Stronger Communication and Collaboration
Effective communication is key in any workplace, and leadership supervision and consultation can help you enhance these skills. From managing challenging conversations to fostering a culture of open dialogue, sessions strengthen your ability to connect and collaborate with others.
6. Navigating Organisational Change
Whether it’s adapting to new senior leadership or restructuring, organisational change can be disruptive and challenging. Leadership supervision and consultation helps you to navigate these transitions, helping you stay focused, resilient and make decisions that support your career direction.
7. Increased Confidence and Decision-Making
Leadership supervision and consultation helps you develop confidence in your role and shake off any imposter feelings. You will develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of your strengths and capabilities, helping you develop clear goals and take more decisive actions in your role.
8. Support for Career and Business Development
Whether you’re seeking a promotion, transitioning into a new role or establishing a new private practice or business, leadership supervision and consultation helps you to face challenges, generate options, make decisions and work toward success in your professional life.
What Approaches Inform my Work with You?
In leadership supervision and/or workplace consultation, I take a solutions-focused approach, grounded in positive psychology, that I have applied in my leadership consultation work at Victoria Police. This is both reflective and future action focused, drawing out your knowledge, skills and thoughts to help you meet your goals. My clinical background in couple and family therapy gives me a deep understanding of interpersonal relationships and systems, and my graduate qualification in public service management drives my interest in organisations and leadership.
At person2person Consulting, I am passionate about working in collaboration with you to bring a personalised and supportive approach to help you thrive in your role and foster a healthy and productive work environment.
Setting up your Leadership Program
Contact me for your free 15-minute FREE initial phone consultation. This gives us a chance to clarify your professional needs and expectations and determine if I am the right fit for you.
To schedule a call or to make an appointment, please click here to contact me or email: melinda@person2person.net.au
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between counselling, mentoring, supervision, coaching and consulting?
Counselling focuses on your emotional responses and needs. Mentoring involves problem solving, sharing of experience and advice from someone more experienced in your specialist field e.g. senior social worker to social worker or senior lawyer to lawyer. Supervision offers regular reflection on clinical work (clinical supervision) and other organisational and workplace situations (leadership supervision). Consulting provides external subject matter expertise and advice to individuals and organisations, such as on leadership development and managing organisational systems. Coaching is a methodology for reflecting on a specific issue, drawing out a person’s knowledge and skills, and targeting attention on achieving a goal.
What is you experience in leadership supervision and consultation?
I provided leadership consultation at Victoria Police, where I worked with leaders ranging from sergeant to inspector level in the Family Violence Command, and also provided management consults in my role in the Police Psychology Unit. I have also supervised a number of experienced and emerging social work and legal leaders and clinical supervisors in supervision in my 20 years private practice (and 30 + year career). I am passionate about supporting managers to become people focused leaders and have a particular interest in supporting people who are new to leadership roles or taking up higher level leadership. For this reason, I studied a postgraduate course in public service management.
What is the frequency of the advanced leadership & workplace consultation sessions?
The advanced leadership and workplace consultation is offered in 6 to 8 session blocks to address a specific goal, issue or need. Sessions are typically scheduled every 2 to 4 weeks to allow time to work on your goals between sessions. I offer a regular day and time to ensure consistency. Consultation sessions are one hour and are conveniently offered online.
What are the fees for the advanced leadership & workplace consultation and leadership supervision?
The 2024/5 advanced workplace and leadership consultation s $395 per hour. The 6 – 8 session program attracts a 10% discount with upfront payment. Fees are reviewed annually EFY.
The 2024/5 leadership supervision fee for regular 4 -weekly ongoing sessions is $250 hr ($220 for private paying individuals). AASW requires a minimum of 10 supervision sessions per financial year. Tax invoices are provided at the end of the financial year. Fees are reviewed annually EFY.
What topics do people usually discuss in leadership consultation or leadership supervision?
Managers attend leadership and workplace consultation and supervision for many different reasons. The focus of sessions may be on gaining leadership confidence and addressing imposter syndrome, building people-focused leadership, managing team dynamics, team building, managing mental health in the workplace, managing-up, conflict resolution, career development, stakeholder management, understanding your own leadership style, change management, navigating organisational systems, stress management and burnout and any other area of concern or interest as it relates to your leadership role.
Will my director be involved in my advanced leadership & workplace consultation?
That is up to you. Some managers have been encouraged to attend leadership consultation by their senior manager/director to help them work on a skill, gain confidence or address an issue. You may choose to involve your manager in the initial and review sessions, or not. Some people find it useful, others don’t. And you decide how much you would like to report to your senior manager/director about your progress in the sessions. I take your confidentiality seriously.