"transforming potential into success"

a more personal side of Kaye

I have always been drawn to learning, challenge, and helping people and groups to uncover their own solutions and potential.  I began my career as a nurse in the early 1970’s and soon realised it was the people component that fascinated and inspired me.  I expanded my career to include education, management and leadership.  I ‘acquired’ two very distinct reputations.  One as a ‘doer’ and the other as an innovative and inspirational leader. 

The journey was fertile ground for growth and I thrived where I was involved in helping groups to work together towards common ground and solutions.  I drew from a range of skill sets to do this: interpersonal and communication skills, facilitation, management and leadership psychology, coaching and best of all – the 'school of hard knocks'. One of my bigger lessons through all of this was that indivuduals have a desire to do their best, are doing it, and have all of the answers within them.

At times it can help to have someone to add a different perspective or shine a light on those answers – this led me to establishing coaching4success to offer innovative coaching and facilitation solutions for individuals and organisations. I know, and I have been told I am an excellent coach!

Qualifications and Training

Kaye has a Master Business Administration, a Graduate Diploma Education, a Graduate Certificate in eLearning, a Bachelor Applied Science (Nursing), is a Graduate of the Advanced Corporate Coaching Program.  Kaye holds a current TAA certificate.

Credentials

Kaye is an Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation; a Licensed Facilitator The Coaching Clinic® and the Essential Conversations for Developing Others® programs.  She is accredited in the use of  DISC Personality System; ExtendedDISC; MLQ Leadership Instruments; Genos Emotional Intelligence Instruments; Myers Briggs Type Indicator / Majors PTI™; Management Team Roles Indicator™ MTRi™ and the Career Values Instrument.

Kaye is a Faculty member of CoachU and Corporate CoachU. In this teaching role she works with new coaches helping them develop their coaching skills.

Awards

Kaye’s passion for and excellence in her work has consistently been recognised throughout her career.  These include:

• Australian Information Industry Association iAward – Finalist 2007
• National Training Award – Finalist 2006
• Flexible Learning Leaders Scholarship (DEST) 2003
• Sir Robert Menzies Allied Health Scholarship 1996
• Doris Winning Scholarship (College of Nursing, Australia) 1988
• Florence Nightingale Committee (College of Nursing, Australia) 1987
• Queensland Nurses Union Book Bursary 1986
• CIG/QNU Travel Scholarship 1985

Professional Associations

Kaye has always felt strongly about contributing to her profession and mentoring and coaching others. She is a regular speaker at national conferences.  Kaye is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Professional Facilitators and she is the Past President of the Queensland Chapter of the International Coach Federation and a member of the 2009 ICF Global Credentialing and Accreditation Committee. The presidency position gives Kaye excellent opportunity to work with and establish close connections with international leaders and to lead the growth of coaching profession within the Australasian Region.

Work History

Kaye’s career began in the 1970s as a registered nurse in Sydney.  She added to her nursing knowledge by traveling to the UK to gain qualifications as a midwife and as an intensive care nurse.  By the mid 70s Kaye was a clinical tutor and by the late 70s had her first leadership position as a director of nursing.  Kaye built upon this experience by taking on positions as project manager, university lecturer and strategic planning director. For the latter part of her corporate career Kaye lead the learning and development function a large Brisbane based health service. In this role Kaye lead some significant innovations and changes - for example the implementation of elearning in the health sector for which, she is recognized as a national leader. Kaye transitioned into coaching in 2005 established coaching4success in 2008.

Pink & Purple

Like many little girls, pink and purple were my favourite colours.  Purple dominated for many years.  Pink now seems to be more dominant.  This will be no surprise to you!  This came about as a ‘tribute’ to a group of fantastic women called the chicks in pink.  They are a charity who support women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.  Please, take the time to have a look at what they do at www.chicksinpink.com  They have some great pink apparel for sale.