Testimonials
| When I began working with Lynda as my executive coach, I had only just started in a fully appointed executive role. I felt competent in my role functionally, technically and as a senior manager. But considering the new dynamic of being an executive, working in an enterprise team, custodian of such strong influential position and navigating my relationships with board members and group executives was daunting. Although I was excited by the role and opportunity, my lack of experience at C level had me feeling less confident in my new environment and I didn’t quite appreciate the skills required. In the our initial sessions Lynda was able to coach me through essential self-reflection which enabled me to recognise what was personally holding me back from understanding and appreciating my own capabilities that I already had for my role and beyond it. Lynda supported me with tools and insights that allowed me to develop my confidence, ability to regulate my own emotions before they hindered my confidence, be clear on my personal bias vs objectivity and learn that I earned my own voice at the executive table. Over the last couple of years I know that my success in my personal and professional development growth has been directly influenced by the executive coaching relationship I have with Lynda and would highly recommend the services she provides to support anyone wanting to be the best they can be in any aspect or level in their careers. Chelsy Snell - Director, Euclove Clean | ”Lynda has been an exceptional executive coach and strategic partner during a critical period of change for our business. She supported me and the executive team through strategy planning and facilitation at a time when the organisation was shifting strategic direction and onboarding a completely new executive team, including me as CEO. Her support during the early stages of implementation was invaluable. Lynda brought clarity, structure, and insight, helping me assess the strengths of the team while creating a safe but challenging environment for honest dialogue. She skilfully guided us through the natural dynamics of a newly formed leadership group, helping us move from storming to norming with greater trust, alignment, and effectiveness. Lynda’s ability to balance strategic thinking with deep understanding of people and team dynamics made a meaningful difference to both my leadership and the performance of the executive team. I would highly recommend her to any leader navigating complexity, change, or the formation of a new leadership team…” Jaime Cortes | Chief Executive Officer, OET Pty Ltd |
| ‘Lynda is a deeply experienced executive search practitioner and one of the most authentic that I have had the pleasure to work with. She has shown a genuine respect and empathy in understanding and tailoring her approach to my current circumstances as a candidate. Her style is honest yet considered, and she has generously provided wise counsel to me on multiple occasions. Lynda has a unique talent to look beyond people's skills and experience to their underlying motivations and drivers, enabling better organisational fit and longer term success. She also sees the potential in people beyond labels, and understands from experience how to find candidates who can move laterally or outside conventional pathways to add value. As an employer, I would value her integrity and her ability to bring something different to an assignment that would challenge the organisation's conventional thinking’. Mark Hoven - SVP Superannuation/Retirement Morningstar
| ‘Lynda is an exceptionally experienced Executive Coach. She has a distinctive ability to recognise, understand, and explain complex business relationships.‘Lynda is an exceptionally experienced Executive Coach. She has a distinctive ability to recognise, understand, and explain complex business relationships. She is a unique and authentic professional, who has provided me with wise and prudent counsel on several occasions, with the consistent effect of always raising my level of self-awareness inclusive of impact on others. The subsequent effective changes in my behaviour have considerably improved my ability to influencing outcomes both in my professional career and personal life’. Lynn Canalese - Director Business Development & Operational Readiness, NSW Transport |