Welcome to Leadership Essentials with Mary Amohanga

Where who you are matches what you do

Leadership Essentials is a coaching business with a focus on assisting leaders of schools across Australia to achieve greater satisfaction in working with staff and the wider community, thus creating more effective learning environments for students.

Contact Mary Amohanga at Leadership Essentials today to discuss the development of your educational leadership skills.

Our Mission is to enable people to build on their strengths, maximising their potential so they become confident and productive in their own style of working and interacting with others.

Our coaching helps people achieve a more fulfilling career, working with greater energy and sharper focus whilst building a positive working environment.

"So here was the answer — since he had no need for pretence, for acting a certain way in public or while "at work" and another way in private, and could just be himself wherever he went, this made his work seem effortless. Of course, most of us have a long way to go before reaching that level of integration, but the more we reduce the gap between who we are and what we do, the more effortless our work will become."

The final paragraph, in reference to the Dalai Lama, taken from "The Art of Happiness at Work", co-authored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C Cutler, M.D.

Effective leadership requires high levels of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management. Our coaching and mentoring strategies encourage a depth of self-understanding in leaders which opens up fresh insights in dealing with change, maintaining clear communication, working with others and building a productive team.

This is a practical, down-to-earth approach to ongoing leadership development and teamwork, with attention given to the individual leaders and to the vital people with whom they interact on a daily basis. There is a balance to be found between the relational and operational elements in the workplace which allows leaders and staff to begin each day with a sense of belonging and purpose and to end each day with a sense of collegiality and achievement. Of course, this leads to a more productive educational environment with collaborative goal-setting, shared progress reporting and celebrations for success.

Understanding self and others – the key to effective leadership

Effective leaders have an understanding of their own motivation, behaviour and leadership style, thus they have the ability to tune in to the strengths, needs and attitudes of others. They can:

• Communicate meaningfully with a wide range of staff members
• Develop harmonious working relationships
• Bring out the best in people, building high-functioning teams
• Face the challenges of a changing workplace with equanimity

Making your school a spot where people want to be!

In each school there are people who generate energy and enthusiasm for teaching and learning because they enjoy what they do and they like working with the people around them.

We can help you to tap into the resourcefulness and creativity of your team in a variety of ways:

Individual Coaching for Leaders – drawing on personal and professional strengths, seeing challenges from a new perspective, setting realistic goals

Coaching for Workplace Teams – including personal and group sessions to improve communication, organisational skills and team building.

Workshops for Leadership Teams in school settings – enabling great educators to apply their experience to developing a teaching and learning culture

Whole School Staff Workshops – establishing and maintaining effective teams which produce better outcomes for students

Contact Leadership Essentials today to ensure an energized, productive school environment.