Leesa Tongoulidis

Leesa is an IECL-accredited Executive and Organisational Coach with over 30 years’ experience in senior leadership, people and culture, organisational development and complex change across government, healthcare, education, insurance and corporate sectors. She has held senior HR, People and Culture and Organisational Development leadership roles with organisations including QBE, Suncorp, Canon Oceania, icare NSW and Study Group ANZ. She brings firsthand experience of leading organisational change, developing leadership capability, strengthening workplace culture and navigating complex stakeholder environments. With more than 4,000 coaching hours, Leesa works with employees, emerging leaders, senior managers and executives. Her coaching services encompass leadership effectiveness, professional development, inclusive leadership, workplace relationships, career transitions, resilience and leading through change. Her methodology is evidence-informed, strengths-based and tailored to individual and organisational needs. Drawing on systems thinking, behavioural science, reflective inquiry and validated assessment tools, including Leadership Circle, Hogan and DiSC, she helps clients build self-awareness, explore new perspectives and translate insights into practical, sustainable behavioural change. Leesa's coaching style is collaborative, supportive and appropriately challenging, with a strong focus on achieving meaningful individual and organisational outcomes.

My coaching process is collaborative, structured and tailored to the individual’s needs, development goals and organisational context. I begin by establishing trust, clarifying expectations and agreeing on meaningful coaching outcomes. Through reflective inquiry, strengths-based approaches and, where appropriate, validated assessment tools, I support clients to build self-awareness, explore challenges, identify patterns and consider new perspectives. Together, we translate insights into practical actions, behavioural experiments and workplace strategies that strengthen confidence, capability and effectiveness. Progress is reviewed throughout the engagement, with opportunities to reflect, adapt and embed learning. My approach balances support with constructive challenge, enabling clients to take ownership of their development and achieve sustainable outcomes.

I achieve particularly strong results with emerging, mid-level and senior leaders working in complex, changing and highly regulated environments, including government, healthcare and corporate organisations. I work especially well with individuals navigating leadership transitions, competing priorities, challenging workplace relationships, organisational change or increased accountability. My approach resonates with people who are curious, open to reflection and willing to challenge established thinking and behaviours. I create a supportive yet appropriately challenging coaching environment that helps clients build self-awareness, recognise their strengths, develop practical strategies and confidently apply their learning. I also work effectively with neurodivergent professionals and leaders from diverse backgrounds, adapting my approach to individual thinking, communication and learning preferences.

All sectors, including Corporate, Private Equity, NSW Government, Health, Education, Financial Services, IT, Property, NFP's, Social Impact