Dealing With Difficult People

Can be a real challenge, but it doesn’t have to be a daily headache. With the right approach, you can turn tense situations into productive conversations. From setting boundaries to staying curious, these simple strategies can make all the difference. Let’s make work feel a little less stressful and a lot more manageable!

The 5 Temptations of a CEO 

Leadership is about showing up for others, not titles. Real growth comes from prioritising team results, making tough decisions, and embracing vulnerability. How do you handle these challenges in your own life?

Stepping Up To Be The Leader You Can Be

As young children we are taught to admire and listen to leaders. At school we are encouraged to aim towards, and recognised for achieving, roles such as class captain, sports captain or school prefect.

As we move into further education and then the workforce we are again encouraged, recognised and rewarded for attaining leadership roles.

Designing with Impact

With development needs that span basic compliance and OHS through to executive leaders and team performance, and with the limited budgets because – let’s face it –there is never enough money for learning or leadership development, the pressing question is: ‘How can I get the biggest bang for my learning and development dollar?’

Transforming Learning and Development

The 2024 AITD Conference was held two weeks ago in Adelaide and, as always, this gathering of learning and development professionals provided a wealth of knowledge and insights into the changing landscape of L&D, the innovations coming our way, the challenges and the successes.  

Here are our ten key learnings from the two days in Adelaide.

The Improv of Life and Business 

The team from Peeplcoach standing in front of a graffiti wall.

Do you have a team of trusted partners who are feeding you the lines that you can build on or are they trying to trip you up to laugh at you rather than with you? 

Leading Without a Licence

Woman in car ripping an L plate which says Learner Leader

Leadership often feels like being handed the keys to a high-performance car without ever taking a driving lesson. You’re expected to navigate complex roads, inspire your passengers, and keep everything running smoothly, all while figuring things out on the fly.

AI coaching will change the world!?

White Robotic hand reaching across a blue background towards a human hand.

While AI coaching has the potential to augment certain aspects of coaching, it cannot fully replace the role of human coaches in providing personalised, empathetic and effective support to individuals.

You do you! 

As a leadership coaching and development organisation, Peeplcoach is proud that 51% of our participants are women! We’ve even created specific programs to further foster the development of high-potential women. Here are our top seven tips to empower women on their journey to the top.

Scott Thompson

Agnel Dsouza

Jo Hart

Jo Hart is the Chief Operating Officer at Peeplcoach, where she focuses on optimising the systems and processes that drive the delivery of accessible, high-quality coaching.

With over 23 years of experience, Jo’s career has spanned finance, operations, project management, optimisation, learning and development, and leading project teams. She has worked both locally and internationally, supporting organisations in achieving efficiency and effectiveness across industries such as financial services, health services, information technology, insurance, media, and retail.

Jo has held significant roles at Deutsche Bank, Adecco Group, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Known for her love of challenges, Jo is dedicated to contributing to her team’s efforts in delivering development opportunities that enhance engagement and help people and organisations reach their full potential.

Email: jo.hart@peeplcoach.com

Richard Clarke

Greer O’Brien

Joanne Hall

Richard Tootill

Richard is the Sales Manager at Peeplcoach, bringing over 10 years of experience in solution sales across leadership development and coaching, recruitment, and SaaS technologies within the IT and digital space. He has worked in various environments, including global corporates, fast-growing companies, and start-ups, with a career that includes roles at Oracle, Seek, and Elmo Software. Richard has primarily focused on driving new business in the B2B space, working with some of Australia’s most well-known organisations, including Fortescue Metals Group, Multiplex, Commonwealth Bank, Arup, and Austrade, to name a few.

In all his roles, Richard’s passion lies in solving challenges for both individuals and organisations, helping people be the best they can be. His goal is to help organisations succeed and empower individuals to reach their full potential by finding what they love to do.

Richard also holds a Bachelor of Business from Griffith University (QLD), majoring in sports management.

You can find me on LinkedIn here

Michael Rainey

Michael is the Projects Manager at Peeplcoach, responsible for ensuring seamless operations across various processes, from launching new coachees on the platform to onboarding Peeplcoach coaches and introducing new content.

With over 25 years of experience, Michael’s career has spanned roles in finance, human resources, training, learning, and organisational development. He has contributed to the success of organisations such as CBA, Mercedes-Benz, Lumo Energy, Yarra Valley Water, and Bendigo Kangan Institute of TAFE. Michael holds a Bachelor of Education & Training, a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management, and a Graduate Diploma in Psychological Studies.

His mission is to develop and enable others, equipping them with the tools they need to reach their full potential while driving the organisation’s success.

Email: Michael.Rainey@peeplcoach.com

Faydra Khor

Zana Ballantyne

Zana is both a Master Coach and the Head of Coaches at Peeplcoach. In her role, she is responsible for recruiting, growing, developing, leading, and inspiring a team of passionate and talented coaches, all dedicated to making coaching accessible to everyone.

She currently leads a team that supports emerging and developing leaders across Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK, Singapore, and India. With over 25 years of experience in people development and leadership across continents, Zana is renowned for driving people-led organisational change and cultivating positive cultures. Her expertise includes working with various levels of leadership in industries such as GE, Coles, ADP, Consumer Affairs, and Ambulance Victoria, with notable clients including Asahi, Dulux, Inghams, Latrobe City Council, and Bega.

Zana holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Organisational Coaching and is a qualified practitioner and facilitator in DISC, LSI, GSI, NLP, MBTI, and Change Acceleration Process (PCI). As a leader and coach, she excels in uncovering hidden challenges and empowering individuals to find actionable solutions. Her approach prioritizes building capability, creating high-performing teams, and driving sustainable business results through people-first strategies.

zana@peeplcoach.com

Feel free to book a time to chat to be here https://calendly.com/zanaballantyne/find-out-more-about-peeplcoach-1

Virginia Aldred

Vanessa Jones

Susan Williams

Sean O’Leary

Sarah Bateman

Rob Watson

Natalie Hormann

Margaret Haarhoff

Kaye Brett

Karin Moorhouse

Joanna Clary

Jinn Kan

Jillian Bolger

Jess Ferguson

James Chisholm

James Chisholm is Co-Founder and Executive Coach at Peeplcoach who brings over 25 years business leadership experience performing roles in executive general management, board directorship, business development, leadership coaching, team facilitation and operational leadership. His career has covered multiple industries including building technology services, asset management, renewable energy and not-for-profit with large multi-national corporations, private companies and SMEs including Honeywell and WATCH Disability Services. 

With extensive local and international experience, James has led teams of up to thousands of employees across varied countries and cultures and enjoys working with diverse groups of people to achieve outcomes with a sense of purpose and alignment to his personal values. In addition to his leadership and executive coaching work, James frequently facilitates leadership and executive team sessions where constructive culture and high-performance are the desired outcomes.

James.Chisholm@peeplcoach.com

Feel free to book a time to chat to be here https://calendly.com/james-chisholm/find-out-more-about-peeplcoach-1″

Hilary Gustave

Felicity Brown

Evie Suss

Dr Simone Boer

Doug Binns

Dianne Flemington

Di Kanagalingam

Bryan Carroll

Charlotte Rush

Christine Khor

Christine Khor is CEO, Founder and Lead Coach at Peeplcoach and is passionate about the role that coaching has in accelerating performance for individuals, teams and organisations and making Peeplcoach the best leadership coaching platform she can!

Before becoming an executive coach and launching Peeplcaoch, Christine started her career In marketing management with global organisations such as Kraft Foods, Hallmark Cards and Simplot Australia.

After a successful career leading teams, Christine started the recruitment and executive search company Chorus Executive where she has partnered with hundreds of organisations and thousands of individuals offering recruitment, search and business, career and executive coaching services. In 2020 launched Peeplcoach with the mission to make coaching accessible to all employees within an organisation, not executives only.

As an executive coach at Peeplcoach, Christine partners with all levels of employees within an organisation from emerging leaders to executives. With her c-suite and start-up business and leadership experience Christine brings a commercial and pragmatic approach to her coaching sessions. Christine holds several qualifications including a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Post Graduate Diploma in Policy Studies and Graduate Diploma in Organisational Change and Executive Coaching.

Chris@peeplcoach.com

Feel free to book a time to chat to here https://calendly.com/christine-khor-peeplcoach/find-out-more-about-peeplcoach-1

Clare Phelan

Dawn James

Deb McDonald

Bronwyn Rose

Anne Basia

Anglea Zegir