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Amanda Bickerstaff

Amanda has 20+ years of leadership and people development experience, coaching C-suite executives and facilitating programs across industries. She’s held executive roles at Myer, Macquarie Bank, and Morgan & Banks.

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20+ years
experience

Trained
Psychologist

Industry
professional

Member of USCMA

Experience and background

Amanda brings over 20 years’ experience in leadership and people development and has coached professionals and C-Suite executives. She has designed and facilitated individual, top team and group development programs in industries including banking, finance, IT, biotechnology, telecommunications, health, defence, pharmaceutical, mining, manufacturing, construction, insurance, retail, legal, education, corporate services, FMCG, transport, utilities, NFP’s, and Federal and State Governments. 

Amanda’s commercial knowledge and experience has been gained through executive positions in organisations including Myer Corporation, Macquarie Bank and Morgan and Banks. She is also a Company Director. 

Amanda's approach

Amanda expertly combines her commercial acumen with a foundation in psychological, evidence-based coaching to guide clients in envisioning aspirations, designing goals and strategies, building accountability, and implementing actions to achieve both individual and organisational objectives. Her approach is based on the belief that each person has the potential to expand their choices and drive meaningful change when supported by the right guidance.

Qualifications and memberships

  • Amanda’s qualifications include a BA Psych and Master of Applied Science (Psychology of Coaching) from Sydney University, a Graduate Certificate in Counselling from ACAP, Diploma of Remedial Massage and Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training.  
  • She is accredited in a wide range of tools, assessments and diagnostics including Hogan Leadership Series, Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and a variety of 360-degree feedback tools such as TLCP, LEA and CCL Benchmarks.  
  • She is certified as a Conversational Intelligence Practitioner, TimeLine Therapy Practitioner and NLP Master Practitioner.  
  • Amanda is a member of the University of Sydney Coaching & Mentoring Association.
  • Amanda has lectured in Human Resources at Hunter institute of Technology and in Vocational Intervention to Post Graduate Psychology students at Macquarie University and has presented on career and change management topics at industry conferences and seminars. 

Personal insights

Amanda’s interest include music, art, sea kayaking, yoga and walking. 

What our clients say

The positive impact Amanda has had on both the organisation in general, and on the teams as individuals is obvious. The Management Committee now performs at a significantly more effective level than ever before. Our leadership capabilities have improved. As a team and as individuals, our skill set is greatly enriched.

I have learnt much and from the program Amanda facilitated, it is evident that those that I lead directly and interact with also believe so! I also carry the skills into my personal life, where I’m also reaping the benefits

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