Executive Coaching for Systemic Change
If you're an executive or senior manager who is leading complex initiatives in cultural or digital transformation, climate, or sustainability, the path can be all-consuming and politically sensitive.
Josie is a pioneer of coaching in Australia and systemic coaching globally. She has guided many leaders through personal and organisational change. Her PhD explored how to work intentionally with emergent rather than planned change to shape an organisation's culture and support truly systemic, sustainable outcomes.
She understands what it is like to sit in the discomfort of the unknown and persist anyway. She understands what it takes to be the dissenting voice and find a way to influence.
Josie offers a personal development journey tailored uniquely to your needs, helping you lead adaptive change within your team and organisation. Grounded in the science of complexity and living systems, her approach reflects the reality of how people and organisations actually work. Together, you will shape the work to suit your specific needs and context.
Expected Outcomes
Outcomes vary based on challenges and time investment, but you can anticipate:
Enhanced personal change and leadership capabilities.
The development of a guiding vision for change initiatives.
Understanding more about leading in the unknown and in uncertainty.
Observable changes in others’ behaviour over time.
“Her deep understanding of complexity...and exceptional coaching skills, have allowed our team to test ideas and become confident navigators in complexity.”
“Josie’s coaching has profoundly shaped the way I think, respond and practice in all my professional and personal roles. Her curious, relatable questioning allows me to reflect more deeply, it gives space for what I know to be true and she challenges me to experiment and keep on learning and learning again!
For all those practicing in complex systems and seeking to adapt and regenerate, having a coach like Josie to walk alongside you is invaluable.”
“Josie worked with me and my leadership team at Flinders University across multiple years, supporting a strategic uplift in leadership capability. Josie’s work focused on both team dynamics and individual development, and she brought a thoughtful, evidence-based approach to every engagement. Josie was highly collaborative, responsive to feedback, and deeply professional in her interactions with me and the team.
Josie’s ability to build trust and challenge constructively made her an invaluable partner in our transformation journey. I strongly endorse Josie for any role requiring leadership development, strategic facilitation, or cultural change within a complex organisation.”
“ I am deeply fortunate to have worked with Josie both through the Governor’s Leadership Foundation and then as an executive coach. I actively sought Josie out for coaching following our time together in the GLF.
Josie’s organisational development skillset is formidable. Her approach to systems is evidence-based while also being grounded in warmth, deep empathy and a value set that resonates with my own. As a coach, Josie doesn’t give answers; rather, she’ll nurture your own capacity to make links, solve problems and reinvigorate your work.”
“An excellent year and a great journey with Dr Josie McLean.
The team have been fortunate to benefit from her leadership and facilitation over the last 12 months.
I’ve been fortunate to be part of a great team and witness the growth and learning.
Thank you, very much, Dr Josie McLean...”