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Leadership & Transformation

through coaching, consulting, mentoring and facilitation

Real support for leaders who want to bring calm and strength to change.

Helping leaders navigate complex change.

  • Executive coaching for senior leaders

    Coaching

    Guiding purposeful transformation through structured, non-judgemental coaching.

    Unlock your potential, overcome barriers, and achieve meaningful - even unexpected - leadership breakthroughs.

  • Strategic leadership consulting Perth

    Consulting

    Tailored change and improvement strategies that optimise your operations, boost productivity, and drive sustainable growth.

    Strategic consulting designed to simplify complexity and deliver real results.

  • Facilitation for organisational change

    Facilitation

    Driving focused collaboration through structured, outcome driven conversations.

    Align teams, uncover insights, and turn discussion into clear, actionable outcomes.

  • Mentoring for change professionals

    Mentoring

    Real world insights and invaluable first hand leadership experience - shared with purpose.

    Empowering you to make informed decisions, navigate change and accelerate your professional development and growth with confidence.

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  • High-performance leadership coaching for the mining sector

    Mining & Resources

    Supporting mining and resource leaders operating in high stakes, high pressure environments; to lead with clarity, calm and consistency.

    From boardroom to pit, I help embed high performance leadership behaviours that strengthen culture, align cross functional teams, and drive results that stick - even during complex transformation and operational shifts.

  • Navigate change in the property sector with confidence

    Property

    Helping senior property leaders lead through pressure, pace, and people challenges; without losing direction, pace and confidence.


    If you’re juggling commercial demands, team performance, and stakeholder expectations, i help you to cut through the complexity, build aligned leadership, and get results without the burnout.

  • Coaching family office leaders through complex change, legacy planning, and leadership transitions in private environments

    Private & Family Offices

    Guiding leaders in private and family-led environments where legacy, relationships, and responsibility intersect. This isn’t corporate. It’s personal. In family offices, change is emotional, generational, and deeply human.

    I work with founders, next-gen leaders, and trusted advisors to make sense of complex dynamics, clarify leadership roles, and navigate transitions by holding space for honesty, reflection, and meaningful progress.

Hi, I’m Lou

Executive coach. Change consultant. Calm in chaos.

I work with executives and senior leaders who are shouldering the weight of transformation and high-stakes leadership decisions.

My coaching blends straight-talking strategy with practical tools, helping you lead through complex organisational change without burning out or losing your edge.

With over 20 years’ experience across mining, property, family office, energy, government, aged care, professional services and not-for-profits, I bring clarity when things feel chaotic.

Whether you're looking to build steady leadership in uncertainty, sharpen your executive presence, or navigate change with confidence; I’ll help you reset, refocus, and lead with purpose.

Lead decisively. Perform consistently. Transform confidently.

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Free resources for leaders

What leaders say after working with me.
Real reflections from clients navigating high-stakes leadership and change.

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    "Lou played an instrumental role in helping us navigate the complex change journey towards new ways of working."

    Paula M - General Manager

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    "Lou is an exceptional coach with a rare gift for reading the pulse of an organisation and offering honest, strategic feedback that leaders truly need."

    Executive - Oil & Gas

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    "Lou brings a rare blend of strategic insight, empathy, and straight-talking coaching that consistently drives meaningful change."

    Program Leader - Property & Construction

Insights that shift thinking

Real-world stories, practical strategies, and straight-talking leadership insights to help you lead with focus through messy transitions, complex team dynamics, and high-pressure change.

Explore the Lead Lightly newsletter, podcast episodes, and featured articles; created for leaders navigating the real challenges of transformation: when the heat is on, the pace is fast, the people are tired, and the stakes are high.