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Joanne Lum 

An experienced executive coach, Joanne leverages deep psychological insights to support leaders to achieve growth and transformation. With a background in corporate consulting and social work, she builds strong, trust-based relationships with her clients, fostering meaningful change and development.

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20+ years
experience

Graduate of Social Work and Policy

Assessment-accredited coach

Integral Coaching Accredited

Experience and background

Joanne brings an outside perspective to business executives, facilitating a safe and trusting space to build their leadership effectiveness and capability . She started working as an Executive Coach and facilitator over two decades ago when the industry was in its infancy in Australia. She brings a depth and breadth of experience working with many ASX listed top 20 companies and emerging leaders both here and in Singapore. 

In the decade prior to her transition into corporate consulting she worked as a clinical social worker and psychotherapist developing her capacity and understanding of what drives human thinking, feeling and behavior. Her training, knowledge and experience grounded in psychology and sociology has enabled her to assist individuals, teams and organisations to find solutions to their leadership and workplace issues. She knows the value of the relationship between individual achievement, personal, professional growth and organizational success and that individual transformation within the context of complex systems is the key to reaching higher and more sustainable levels of performance . She offers her clients the possibility of working through opportunities and challenges tapping into their strengths, building capability to enable them to undertake more complexity in their current job roles. 

Joanne has had direct experience working in team leadership roles and understands the nature of business and how to manage the competing factors required for high levels of performance and success. Her experience includes managing key client relationships and being part of the pitch team, successful in designing and delivering a long-term culture change program. As a result of this work Joanne has now established an ongoing relationship with a significant Australian and overseas based telecommunications company. 

Joanne's Approach

As an Executive Coach and Facilitator, Joanne has a passion for empowering her clients to build more self awareness increasing their capacity to understand themselves, supporting and challenging them to reach their potential, building effective relationships with key stakeholders supporting her clients to explore options developing more creative and innovative mindsets. 

Qualifications and memberships

  • Joanne has a degree in Social Work and Social Policy from Sydney University.  
  • She values ongoing personal and professional training and has completed many courses and programs enabling her to include a range of theories and modalities to be of best service in her work.  
  • She holds accreditations from Integral Coaching Canada, Leadership Development Framework (Suzanne Cook – Greuter) Human Synergistics, The Leadership Circle, Centre for Creative Leadership, Integrative Enneagram Institute and many more.

Personal insights

Joanne enjoys practicing Iyengar yoga, playing tennis, skiing and travelling. 

What our clients say

Jo was able to get to the core of my coaching goals quickly and clarify the development areas that were meaningful and impactful at this stage of my leadership journey.

During the course of the coaching I felt both supported and challenged to implement and embody my ‘new ways’. I have been able to grow significantly during this time. I thank Jo for her presence, curiosity and inspiration through her guidance and tools. It has been an engaging and enjoyable program.

Manager, Pharmaceutical Company

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