About the Coach

Step away from “Cookie Cutter” approaches to leadership development and reap the benefits of a bespoke experience that responds to you and your unique leadership journey

Overview

Penny is an experienced Leadership Coach and Consultant who draws her own unique experience in C-Suite roles, including ten years as a Chief Executive Officer.

She coaches and advises leaders and executives across Government agencies, NGOs, Corporate and Business to navigate the complex challenges and demands of contemporary leadership.

Penny sums up her approach in these words:

“When I work with you as a leader or in your capacity as a member of a leadership team, I honour the uniqueness of you and your context. As a result, whether we are developing skills through individual or team coaching, workshops, or through membership of one of my leadership incubators, you can be confident that our work is bespoke to your unique needs.  I have never been a fan of the much over-used “cookie-cutter” approach to “delivering”  training and development in the leadership space.  In working from a bespoke framework, I acknowledge your unique traits, strengths, knowledge, experience, context and challenges.  In my own leadership journey I discovered that “a cookie just won’t cut it”  and when I work with you, I work collaboratively to ensure your unique needs, as an individual and/or, as part of a group are being addressed through our engagement.”

Penny’s own leadership career taught her first hand that all leaders benefit from an objective sounding board that provides the opportunity to:

  • Confidentially unpack issues and challenges
  • View them through a different lens and be open to feedback
  • Explore and deep dive into options and solutions
  • Roadmap that has a focussed, accountable and executable strategy.

Strategic Options is all about exploring all the Options, and pursuing the most Strategic pathway forward in your development as a leader.

Qualifications & Accreditations
  • Executive Master Business Administration QUT
  • Bachelor of Educational Studies UQ
  • Certified Executive Coach
  • Associate Certified Coach (ACC) International Coach Federation (ICF)
  • Certified Conversational Intelligence® Coach (C-IQ)
  • DISC ADVANCED® Accredited Consultant & Facilitator.
Board Directorships
  • Non-Executive Director - OzChild
  • Non-Executive Director - Sheldon College
Affiliations
  • Golden Key Honour Society

What our clients are saying

Of all the events of my working life, professional coaching has been by far the most impactful experience; leading me on a growth curve that is unprecedented and the results of which are truly embedded in who I am now. I highly recommend Strategic Options as a powerful ally in finding your fresh leadership vision.

Sally Dobromilsky,
Program Manager
Emergency Services Cadets

Her exceptional leadership of a complex not-for-profit organisation which included an independent school reflects her capacity to plan and lead strategic growth in the face of a constantly changing environment.

David Robertson
Executive Director
Independent Schools Queensland
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