My why.  I help people realise their potential so they can lead fulfilled lives.

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My background is diverse. I was born and raised in Brisbane, lived my 20's in London, 30's in Melbourne and now in my 40’s I call Sydney home. I started my career in marketing, followed by project management whereby I helped deliver a number of projects that impacted the lives of millions of Australians.  During this time, I embarked on my 'agile' journey, immersing myself in a number of roles such as a scrum master, practice lead and now as an agile coach I work with individuals, teams and organisations to help them achieve their goals.  

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Seeing people succeed is my drug. "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give" — Winston Churchill.  I get tremendous fulfilment from seeing others grow and am always looking for opportunities to help people.  I measure my success not just on organisational outcomes, but through how I have contributed in helping others find meaning. 

 

I lead with values. Every coach has their own unique flavour.  My coaching style is pretty simple: I’m staunch on values, but flexible on practices.  My experience has taught me that those teams that achieve incredible outcomes are those that fully embody the agile values and understand they 'why', over those who focus on the ‘what’ usually through a set of prescribed practices or frameworks.  The agile values are anchored in authentic human interactions, an essential ingredient for success when working with individuals in complex and ever-changing environments. 

 

Bureaucracy fighter.  I crave opportunities to help organisations unshackle themselves from unnecessary bureaucracy to become nimbler and more responsive to change.  I particularly enjoy helping solve problems centred around: waste removal, continuous improvement, autonomous self-directed teams, tighter feedback loops, faster decision making, prioritisation and leadership culture. 

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I build bridges.  Not literally.  I have proven success in bridging the gap between teams and executives in helping articulate the value of agility. Doing this requires a number of things: confidence in articulating value propositions, an understanding of the language used at executive level as well as an appreciation of change and influence models.  To achieve truly successful agile transformations, both bottom-up and top-down support must be generated and sustained.

 

Customer-first mindset. If my 10 years in the marketing industry has taught me anything, it would be to relentlessly obsess over your customer.  I am constantly sharing this wisdom to help teams: get as close to the customer as possible, test incessantly, and build deep empathy to ensure a customer-centric view is nurtured and considered.

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Sharing is caring. Every day is a school day filled with learning opportunities.  I look for opportunities to share my thoughts whenever possible.  I have presented at a number of agile conferences across Australia including: Agile Tour, Agile Australia and Scrum Australia.

 

I'm a culture hacker. My goal is to create environments where people are proud to work.  To do this, it's vital to create the culture in which teams work.  I am deliberate in working with people to crowdsource positive cultural change to form a 'new reality', to help achieve inspiring outcomes as a collective.

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I love dad jokes. When I'm not with my Sharpies and post it notes, you'll find me hanging out somewhere in the inner-west at one of the micro-breweries with mates road testing my new dad jokes or flying kites with my twin 7 year olds in Sydney Park.