Client Stories

We needed to develop our leaders and culture to sustain us through an extraordinary period of change. As an Executive Leadership team, we were feeling overwhelmed and turned to Tanya for help. We knew we could trust her to listen deeply, understand our context and design a program that would be fit for our complex operating environment. Three years on, we are one of the highest performing health networks, and being recognised as culture leaders. As a leadership team, our resilience, preparedness to be vulnerable and lean into challenging situations with courage, care and compassion is remarkable. I have been able to step back from operations and pay attention to strategy and influencing the wider system because I can trust my team implicitly to get on with business. Tanya brings a beautiful energy into the room, she has an amazing capacity to generate wonderful ideas to address even the most complex situations. She will support you wholeheartedly and effectively...however you can only have her for a short time because I'm not prepared to share.

Rebecca Graham, Chief Executive Officer

We needed a more contemporary means of reviewing the performance of the Board and CEO.  Previous processes didn’t enable us to understand the true leadership and cultural dimensions of our collective and individual performance, leaving us feeling ‘half full’. The Integral Review Framework was unique and exciting, measuring our impact against a number of qualitative and quantitative indicators.  Tanya placed a mirror in front of us, challenged us, and provided insightful observations without imposing her personal views. As a result, Director relationships have been enhanced, reporting is clearer, our advocacy agenda is stronger, succession planning is working, and we have a clear path for an exciting developmental journey ahead. 

Carol Gaston, Board Chair

I have known Tanya or close to 15 years from my roles as a public health academic, President of Kidsafe SA and Director of a Local Health Network Board. Tanya has a broad understanding of the complexities of health and health services, and brings strong abilities to think strategically and maintain an eye for the detail of change management. The Network engaged Tanya and LeadersHP to develop our inaugural Strategic Plan for the new Local Health Network. I really liked how Tanya spoke to us all one-on-one before the initial workshop. Everyone stated they felt engaged and able to voice what was important to us. The whole process was very inclusive, respectful and satisfying, and the Network are really happy with the end result. It is a strategic plan we can be proud of, and more importantly, implement and monitor.

Dr Anne Johnson, Board Director

I was facing the most complex, challenging role of my career, requiring so much thought, care and energy. I was questioning my management skills, constantly thinking about work and I wasn’t sleeping well. It was a lonely time. I sought Tanya’s help to walk alongside me with fresh and wise eyes. The coaching framework clearly defined the scope of our relationship, created boundaries and highlighted what was in focus. Each session was so useful. Tanya created a warm and safe place of human connection. I felt safe to express my feelings and fears, supported to process my thoughts, encouraged in my efforts, and empowered to define and pursue what was most important. Tanya saw the good in me but didn’t avoid the messy bits either. As a result, this most challenging time was also so constructive in growing my leadership and understanding of myself. I now work with greater calm and clearer boundaries and with a whole new set of leadership tools in the kit.

Keturah Bryson, Director of Nursing

I was impressed with Tanya’s thoughtful approach and way of looking at the world during a Leadership Program, so I asked her to help me work out my transition to retirement plan through coaching.  I liked the way she really listened, challenged my assumptions and crystalised the problem down to its core components. I could finally see what the real issue was and the path to solving it.  She was insightful, astute and helpful. I am now kinder to myself, question my abilities less, have peace of mind, and real clarity of purpose and direction. Leadership coaching with Tanya is a great investment in yourself.

Susan Wardle, Advanced Clinical Portfolio Lead Nurse, Rural & Remote Mental Health Services

We were about to launch a new Clinical Governance framework and recognised we needed to be very intentional and clear about what a strong client-centred leadership model would look like, sound like and feel like. I approached Tanya to help us, because we had worked together in the past, so I knew we were like-minded, and I was confident we would speak the same language. Tanya is approachable, driven, she gets our context and talks in real terms. She facilitated an engaging workshop that set the scene for our intentional approach to clinical leadership and governance. The scene has been set, and the rest is up to us. To anyone considering engaging Tanya, I say go for it - don’t hesitate!

Cathryn Blight, General Manager Regional Services, Novita

The remote team I was responsible for leading were not working effectively together. There was lack of trust, little respect, poor performance and low levels of personal responsibility. We needed to find a way to agree on acceptable behaviours and to hold each other accountable for raising the bar. Tanya listened deeply, asked good questions, and generated a shared understanding of the complex situation at hand. She built our knowledge of human behaviour, team dynamics and practical ways to build trust and team effectiveness. As a result, we made some practical changes to the way we work that have shifted the team from very low levels of productivity and poor wellbeing, to much more positive and collaborative work. We are well on our way to a high performing team.

Luke Bayley, Head of Region WA & SA, Bush Heritage Australia

We were embarking on a large scale, complex organisational structure and cultural change project, and we needed help. I felt like I was spinning multiple plates at once and not even touching the surface of what needed to be done. We engaged Tanya as a Strategic Advisor to guide us through the process, to mentor and support me, and to co-facilitate some workshops. I came away from each mentoring session clearer on my priorities, and more confident in my abilities. I still have a lot to learn, however I now have the confidence to address an audience, plan for workshops, and apply human centred design to get the best out of groups. Tanya showed me that I am more capable than what I give myself credit for, and I have grown so much.

Natalie Hale, Regional Project Manager, Flinders & Upper North Local Health Network