About us

Our vision is a thriving, safe and wise social purpose sector where individuals, organisations and communities are achieving their full potential.

Our work helps leaders and teams navigate change, complexity, and growth in ways that are strategic, human, and sustainable.

At the heart of our approach is Organisational Coaching — a way of working that supports clarity in what needs to be done, while strengthening how people lead and work together to do it.

Whether we’re coaching an individual executive, facilitating a strategy conversation, or supporting a leadership team, we bring a developmental lens that helps you and your teams to lead with confidence in your unique fast-changing for-purpose context.

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Why Organisational Coaching?

Organisational coaching is a powerful way to strengthen your organisation's effectiveness because it works at two levels simultaneously: it helps leaders and teams clarify what you are doing — your strategies, priorities, and decisions — while also transforming how you do it — your ability to have robust and respectful conversations, and to lead with greater confidence, awareness, and skill.

It is strengths and evidence-based, practical, co-designed and tailored to your budget and real needs.

 

Why clients love working with us:

We are flexible and responsive, co-creating right-sized solutions.

We solve real and present challenges bringing learning and fresh perspectives.

We bring deep and broad sector expertise and perspectives.

We sensitively navigate complex contexts, issues, people and perspectives.

We are contemporary, attuned to the needs of our flexible and hybrid workforce.

We support over the long-term, embedding value and capability.

We walk our talk of co-creation and respect, bringing laughter and joy as well as insight.

Who we work with

We work with organisations whose objectives are primarily social purpose. This includes not-for-profits, charities, social enterprises, government agencies at all levels, and some social purpose businesses.

We primarily work with those in leadership. This includes CEOs, and members of the executive leadership team, as well as management, operations and emerging leaders, as well as Chairs and Boards of Directors.

Our experience spans the breadth of the social sector and organisations from large to grassroots and everything in between.

Our experience spans the breadth of the social sector and organisations at all sizes – from large charities to grassroots not-for-profit groups.

  • Arts and Culture
  • Disability
  • International Development
  • Health and Medical Research
  • Children’s Services
  • Community Services
  • Religious entities
  • Environment & Heritage
  • Philanthropic and Corporate Foundations
  • First Nations
  • Aged Care
  • Social Justice and Human Rights
  • Independent Schooling
  • All levels of Government
Meet the Team

We’re a team of seasoned, purpose-driven Professionally Certified Coaches (PCC) and master facilitators who believe in the power of rigour, courage, potential, and joy — and we bring these to every engagement.

Over decades of practice, we’ve seen that when leaders are supported to work with clarity and consciousness, their organisations not only perform better — they become more human, resilient, and impactful.

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Elise Sernik PCC, Founder and Coach-Facilitator

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Barbara Barkley PCC, Coach-Facilitator

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Sarit Vandegraaff PCC, Coach-Facilitator

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Nicola Rothmann PCC, Coach-Facilitator

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Melinda Hobson - Project Manager

Our Values

The behaviours we live by in the service of ourselves, and the people we work with; both their and our own inspiring visions, meaningful goals, and striving for a better world.

Courage

Show up and step out, unlocking the value of what it means to be strong, brave, safe and authentic

Rigour

Be grounded, deeply knowledgeable and real-world, delivering transformational value

Joy

Relish growth and insight, sharing laughter, lightness and surprise

Potential

Walk in partnerships of wisdom, enabling what is over the horizon to come into being

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