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Practical advice and perspectives on leadership, culture and building high-performing teams.

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Are You Ready for the Corporate Culture You Need?

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Four Critical Steps to Overcome the Cooperation Curse

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Four Choices for Leaders to Inspire Culture Change

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Do leaders exist in an AI world?

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Working from home is not the question

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The missing link in AI adoption

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Busy doesn’t equal progress

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Leading through influence

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The leadership skill most teams get wrong 

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Do leaders exist in an AI world?

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Working from home is not the question

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The missing link in AI adoption

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Leading through influence

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The leadership skill most teams get wrong 

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Preparing for an honest conversation 

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Great cultures don’t manage up, they lead down

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Humour is the strategy

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Culture is what you reward and what you tolerate 

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Outperform with a Coaching Culture

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I want to connect with my team, but I have no time

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Culture problem? It could be your CEO.

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Working from home is not the question

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Misalignment breeds underperformance 

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What sets high-performing teams apart? 

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Before you ask for results, ask this: Have you built the basics? 

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I want to connect with my team, but I have no time

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Culture problem? It could be your CEO.

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Outperform with a Coaching Culture

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The Transformative Power of Coaching

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Want to unlock your leadership potential?

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How to Become a Trusted Mentor

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Creating a Coaching Culture in your Organisation

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Before you ask for results, ask this: Have you built the basics? 

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The Power of Intentional Leadership: Turning Vision into Action

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How Much Should I Focus on Strategy vs. Culture?

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Unconscious Bias, Status Quo and Decision Making

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Linking Purpose to People Power

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How to Make Tough Business Decisions

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The missing link in AI adoption

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Why you need to be agile to evolve. 

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How Great Leaders Lead Through (Inevitable) Change 

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Balancing Leadership Pressures: Performing and Transforming

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Shift Your Mindset and Learn to Accept Change

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How to Guide Your Team Through Growing Pains

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Preparing for an honest conversation 

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Check in before you jump in: The leadership habit that changes everything 

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No problems is the problem

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Accountability conversations without killing trust

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100% responsibility, 0% authority. 

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Honest conversations are uncomfortable 

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What sets high-performing teams apart? 

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Benefits of Practising Gratitude

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Emotional Buffer? Here’s How You Stop

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Culture problem? It could be your CEO.

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Stressed Team? Here’s Three Ways to Support Them

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Has the middle manager been killed off? 

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Do leaders exist in an AI world?

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Working from home is not the question

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The missing link in AI adoption

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Make work more than just a “job”

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Mental Wellbeing at Work: 5 Trends You Need to Know About

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Soft Skills are the Next Big Thing

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  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – Charles Darwin University
  • Certified Practitioner Human Synergistics ​(LSI leadership coaching)​
  • Future Coach Program – Vaughan Felton ​& Associates​
  • Advanced Leadership Program – Women & Leadership Australia
  • Certificate in Leading Mental Health​
  • Advanced Certificate in Engagement – International Assoc. of Public Participation (IAP2)
  • Certificate of Achievement– Professionally Integrated Development, Univity
  • Corporate Public Affairs Institute Residential Program (Melbourne Business School)
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Culture & Leadership Patner | NT

Debra Wightman

Debra has over 25 years of experience in significant roles across public and private sectors, specialising in media, advertising, government and utilities industries. Her expertise includes team leadership, strategic communications, branding, marketing, client service, communications, stakeholder engagement, leadership coaching and organisational culture.