Articles by Deborah Johnston

As an organisational consultant and psychologist with more than 35-years’ experience, Deborah has helped countless individuals, teams and organisations enhance and improve their corporate health and performance.Building capability to respond to always changing circumstances and challenges of today’s world is a key aspect of Deborah’s work.How do we lead in these complex and chaotic times? How do we do this sustainably without trading off parts of our life that are important? Whether it is a new starters, chief executive officers or directors it is clear from Deborah’s experience that people take their responsibilities seriously. However, there is always opportunity to grow, develop awareness of one’s value, skills, and potential. This includes leadership of self and others to successfully achieve organisational goals. We are human first! With a wealth of experience as a coach, a lecturer, a counsellor and a senior manager, she has worked extensively with all tiers of government across Australia, as well as private and not for profit organisations. She has new and unique insights into leadership, the challenges we face, the mindsets and the skills we need, and the practical steps we must take to be successful in todays’ world.With a strong focus on action learning, Deborah’s focus is on building capability at both the individual and the system level to meet these challenges. Deborah has a pragmatic focus on what is real and pressing and uses the latest research and engaging processes to meet client needs. People find participation easy, learning enjoyable and report high levels of gain from working with Deborah.