Building leadership confidence, capability, & impact.
"I've been working with Julie for the last 12 months and can't rate her highly enough. Thoughtful and deliberate in her approach, she has been a great sounding board when dealing with complex leadership issues, professional development and skills building. Julie has an excellent way of helping you tease apart complex scenarios in a strengths-based way to identify paths forward that align with your values as a leader. I've really enjoyed working with her.!" ~ Director, ARC Centre, Australian University
Julie Lines, Master Executive Coach (with Coffee the Cavoodle)
“I feel that my sessions with Julie have fundamentally changed my world view. I have a clear idea about what I need to improve on my journey through leadership in an educational setting and an idea of how to make those improvements." ~ School Leader, Victoria
"It is not an exaggeration to say that one session with Julie accomplishes more than a year of working alone!" ~ Senior Academic Leader, Higher Education Sector
Hello!
"Leadership today is complex, demanding, and deeply human. I coach leaders who want to meet that complexity with clarity, courage, and intention — leaders who bring both intellect and ambition to their work and are ready to grow. I support talented, high‑achieving leaders from all sectors. My clients are thoughtful, driven, and committed to leading with greater confidence and impact. While many hold senior roles in higher and secondary education, I also partner with high‑performing leaders across diverse industries — ambitious people navigating challenging environments and wanting to lead with purpose, steadiness, and integrity. My coaching creates space for honest reflection, practical strategy, and the kind of courageous conversations that shift how you see yourself and how you lead." Julie Lines, Master Executive Coach
What makes an exceptional coach?
Today there are many thousands of people promoting themselves as coaches. So, what makes the difference between a "good coach", a "great coach", or a truly "exceptional coach"?
I am a full-time coach, running my own coaching practice.
Executive Coaching and Leadership Development is what I do. I have been running my own coaching practice for more than a decade. I am not an organisational strategist, or a change manager, or some other type of professional who also coaches... I am one of a handful of coaches in Australia accredited by the Association for Coaching at the level of Master Executive Coach and I hold the dual credential of Professional Certified Coach with the ICF.
I have postgraduate leadership qualifications.
I hold a Master of Business Administration (Executive) from the University of Queensland, along with an undergraduate degree in Sociology. I completed my coach training through the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (where I am a member of the IECL Faculty, delivering accredited coach training) and I studied Coaching Supervision at Oxford Brookes University in the UK. I believe in using evidence-based approaches.
I have decades of experience as a leader.
Prior to establishing a coaching practice in 2015, I enjoyed a highly successful 25-year career in higher education, working at three Australian universities (UNSW, University of Queensland, & The University of Newcastle), where I led teams of varying sizes and held executive roles, managing complex functional areas such as student administration and academic facilities. I was also President of the ICF's South Australia Branch.
I help leaders to achieve personal & professional growth.
In coaching engagements I work with leaders from all sectors (education, professional services, technical, medical, legal, government) to focus on their strengths and explore the shifts needed in different parts of their life to be at their best more often and enhance their leadership effectiveness.
I love learning & immersing myself in research.
Podcasts, TED talks, books, academic journal articles... once I find the experts in on a given topic, I read widely and expose myself to breadth and depth of learning so that I can share relevant information to help you grow. I consider sharing these resources to be a 'value add' when we work together.
This is how AI describes me (based on public content).
Julie is particularly skilled at helping leaders navigate the human dimensions of leadership, while staying aligned to strategic priorities and organisational outcomes. Her coaching style is warm, insightful, and quietly provocative – always with a view to supporting sustainable change from the inside out.
I help individual leaders and leadership teams to build self-awareness, identify ways to increase their leadership effectiveness, and experiment with new behaviours that will build their leadership capacity and capability.
I develop leaders locally, nationally, and globally.
I live in Adelaide, South Australia, and offer face-to-face coaching and leadership development for those who live here. I have worked virtually since 2015. Many people (even those living in SA) can prefer to work virtually because of the flexibility it provides.
I have two children and two Cavoodles. My hobbies include travelling (we have been to lots of wonderful destinations in Asia), long hikes (the last one was 100km in WA), visiting wineries, painting, and reading.
“Thankyou for challenging me throughout my coaching journey. I really appreciated your words of wisdom and advice. It felt like I had my own cheerleader and I felt inspired after each session to keep working beyond my comfort zone." ~ Health & Safety Manager, Non Profit Organisation
Impact of coaching with Julie
You should expect a return on your investment (of time and money) in executive coaching. A great executive coach will work with you to unlock potential, boost performance, and improve wellbeing.
Focus on work-life integration and boundary-setting.
Improved ability to think strategically.
Greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
Greater capability for ethical decision-making.
Enhanced performance management skills.
Increased ability to build strong, trusting relationships.
Renewed motivation, increased resilience and wellbeing.
Improved communication.
"You have this great ability to crack my head open and sort through the mess to enable me to find moments of clarity, awareness and decision." ~ Leadership Coaching Client, Defence
Executive Coaching Specialisations
Stepping-up
Making the shift from operational to strategic.
Developing your confidence and managing self-doubt.
Enhancing your leadership reputation/brand.
Speaking-up
Building better relationships.
Influencing others.
Having uncomfortable conversations.
Giving (& receiving) feedback.
Leadership presence.
Resilience & Motivation
Responding (instead of reacting) to conflict.
Overcoming your inner critic (self-criticism).
Work-life integration.
Boundary-setting.
Decision-making
Learning to say no… and when to say yes!
Transitioning to a new role, or to retirement.
Career decisions: direction, impact & legacy.
I provide face-to-face Executive Coaching and Leadership Development for clients in Adelaide, South Australia.
I provide virtual Executive Coaching and Leadership Development for clients across Australia.
I have a special interest in working with neurodivergent leaders.
"Thank you, Julie, your insights, guidance, and encouragement were invaluable, and allowed me to reflect, focus and recalibrate, and become more confident within my performance and professional goals."~ Professional Staff Leader, Higher Education Sector
Great executive coaches get great results.
"Julie is an extremely motivating coach ... I feel like my growth during the period we worked together was beneficial and will improve the trajectory of my career." ~ Professional Staff Leader, Higher Education Sector
If you ready to engage a coach and want to make sure I’m the right coach for you, please book a complimentary 30-minute virtual exploratory meeting:
Or, maybe you would like a 10-15 minute chat by phone to ask some questions:
"Julie, you are masterful at jointly creating a maximum environment for me as the client to thrive.. You exercised great care, follow-up, expertise and attention to both strategic and operational dimensions to the goals I wanted to achieve and you helped me to 'mess around' with my worldviews which is exactly what I wanted and needed. I felt challenged within a secure environment and you demonstrated authenticity and passion in how you truly paid attention, deeply listened, and shone the mirror back at me in productive ways so I could achieve growth and progress. I felt empowered and achieved breakthroughs, on both personal and professional levels, and for that all I am truly grateful". ~ Senior Academic Leader, Higher Education Sector
Great leaders start with great leadership development.
I am passionate about growing leadership capacity in individual and teams, to unlock potential and improve wellbeing. My commitment is always to ensure you and your group/team get the most out of the time, money & energy you invest.
“The sessions gave me an opportunity to reflect on where I am at in my leadership journey, who I aspire to be more like and how I can get there. It was great having the time to really deeply reflect on what my strengths are and why I work really well with some people, but only sort of ok with others.” ~ Program Participant
“Thank you again for the opportunity to work with you. It has been such a valuable learning experience and has been some of the best professional learning that I have engaged in, and that is mostly due to you!” ~ Workshop Participant
Read Case Studies
If you would like to read stories about some of the individuals, groups and teams I have worked with, please hover over an image and then select a case study by title.
