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For Senior Leaders

Lead at the next level. Sustainably.

  • Practical, evidence-based tools leaders actually use
  • Resolve the inner patterns that block lasting behaviour change
  • Award-winning psychologist, executive coach, leadership expert
  • Trusted by Fortune 500 leaders globally for 20+ years
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Lead at the next level. Sustainably.

Trusted by Fortune 500 leaders globally for 20+ years

Bunnings
EY
PwC
BHP
Qantas
Roche
Docusign
Crown
Smiling Mind
headspace
The University of Melbourne
Monash University
Four patterns I see in senior leaders again and again:

What's actually going on

Four patterns I see in senior leaders again and again:

You got here by being the best doer in the room. Now you're leading at a more senior level, and the things that used to work don't quite work any more. You need to work in more strategic, sustainable ways.

Things are getting harder with the people you lead. Conversations are tougher than they should be. You're getting pushback, friction, or silence where you used to get alignment. Something's shifted, and you can feel it.

You can feel it at home, too. You're physically present but not really there. The dinner table thing. The inability to wind down. You don't want to be the leader who delivers at work and disappears at home, but you can feel it happening.

You don't get time to think. Your calendar is wall-to-wall meetings and firefighting. There's no whitespace, no reflection, no space to work on yourself. You want to lead better, but you don't have room to.

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It includes the underlying research, practical steps to address each pattern, and a diagnostic tool to assess your current programs.

Based on 20+ years supporting organisations around the world, including Fortune 500s.

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How my work is different

  • More than talking. You leave with a plan. All good coaching ends with insight. My coaching gives you a concrete plan. Every session finishes with clear next steps, and between sessions I check in, offer micro-coaching, and share resources tailored to what you're working on.
  • Practical, applied to your real work. I support your progress with evidence-based tools you can use immediately, applied to the challenges actually in front of you: the conversation you're avoiding, the decision you keep deferring, the work you can't let go of.
  • We work on what's pulling you back. The reason you keep falling into the same patterns isn't a knowledge gap. It's the doer identity, the difficulty trusting things get done without you, the fear that stepping back means losing value. Psychology-informed coaching resolves them directly, so you can thrive at this level.
  • Space to think. At this level, it's hard to find the time and space to reflect. My coaching offers you a confidential space to step back, with someone external and impartial, yet who understands your world. This helps you know yourself better, supporting your development.
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How my work is different

Testimonials

I no longer overload myself but instead operate in a sustainable way, and paradoxically I'm more productive now I know how to focus on what really matters. Our work together rubbed off on the functioning of my team and led to a major promotion.

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Michele Ward

Senior Leader at a major Australian retailer

What I've found most valuable is not advice or frameworks, but the ability to step back and observe how I actually operate as a leader in complex environments. Working through this with Richard helped me become more deliberate about where I focus my time and attention.

Filip Sypniewski

Global VP, Strategy & Growth

Looking back, it wasn't the workload that broke me, it was the mindset. These days, I'm doing things differently, aided greatly by the supportive people-first culture that Legalite provides, and the expert guidance of my coach, Dr Richard Chambers.

Jarrod Marchesi

Principal, Legalite

Richard has been a valuable guide in both my professional and personal development, and where the two collide. He has provided confidence and clarity in decision-making and managing the demands of running my own business and family life.

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Annie Storey

Director, Adapt Careers

Richard is an exceptional coach who will definitely enrich your life forever.

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Simon Bragg

CEO, DFK Collins

How I work with you

Executive coaching

Executive coaching

  • 1:1 coaching for senior leaders, typically 6 to 12 sessions, fortnightly and virtual
  • We work directly on what you're facing now: building the capability to lead at this level, resolving what's pulling you back, and creating a sustainable way of operating
  • Confidential, with real-time support between sessions
  • A preferred coaching provider to Officeworks, Blackwoods, and Keyrus
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A completed Leadership Circle Profile, showing scores across the Creative and Reactive halves of the circle against the Relationship and Task axes.

Leadership Circle Profile 360

  • A scientifically validated 360 assessment that gives you a clear picture of both your strengths and what's preventing you from expressing your full leadership potential
  • A precise starting point we return to throughout the coaching, so we're always working on exactly what you need
  • Benchmarked on over 20,000 senior leaders globally.
  • Available standalone (with a single debrief session), or paired with executive coaching
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I've supported senior leaders from

PwC
EY
BHP
Bunnings
Roche
Docusign