I found Kylie Hammond’s Executive Coaching program truly exceptional… What truly distinguishes Kylie is not only her professional expertise but also her unwavering dedication and honesty.
Chris Travis Executive mentoring · via LinkedIn
Executive Coaching
Private executive coaching for CEOs, C-suite executives and senior leaders navigating complex leadership, performance and organisational challenges.
Senior leadership can be isolating. The more senior the role, the fewer people there are with whom an executive can speak openly about difficult decisions, board dynamics, stakeholder relationships, leadership challenges, career pressures and their own performance.
Kylie Hammond provides senior executives with an independent, confidential and commercially grounded sounding board. Executive Coaching engagements are tailored to the individual and the organisation, helping leaders strengthen their effectiveness, navigate complexity and perform at their best when expectations are highest.
At senior levels, leadership challenges rarely arrive neatly packaged. An executive may simultaneously be managing board expectations, CEO relationships, executive-team dynamics, major transformation, stakeholder pressure, performance expectations, culture and people challenges, strategic decisions and personal visibility.
Technical competence may have taken someone a long way. At C-suite and CEO level, success increasingly depends on judgement, influence, communication, self-awareness and the ability to lead through ambiguity.
Executive Coaching creates a confidential environment in which these issues can be examined objectively and translated into practical action.
Better leadership at the top has an impact far beyond the individual executive.
Executive Coaching = succeeding in the role you have now. Leadership effectiveness, board relationships, stakeholder influence, executive presence, judgement and performance.
Designed for senior leaders operating in complex, high-accountability environments — and for the organisations that invest in their effectiveness.
An independent sounding board for leadership decisions, board relationships, organisational challenges and personal effectiveness.
Strengthen enterprise leadership, influence, executive presence and readiness for broader responsibility.
Successfully make the transition from functional leadership into enterprise-level leadership.
Support through transformation, restructure, organisational politics, changing leadership or expanded responsibility.
Prepare executives identified for larger leadership roles and succession.
Improve board communication, stakeholder relationships, governance awareness and effectiveness at the board/executive interface.
Also for organisational sponsors
HR Directors, Chief People Officers, Chairs and boards regularly commission Executive Coaching for a critical leader — with clear objectives and appropriate confidentiality agreed at the outset.
Engagements are tailored to the executive and the organisation. Typical focus areas include:
Board & Executive Interface
Senior executives often receive little preparation for the dynamics of working with a board. This is one of the strongest differentiators in Kylie’s Executive Coaching work — informed by her LLM (Enterprise Governance) and more than two decades across board search, board careers and senior executive appointments.
Sometimes the most valuable insight comes from the people around you.
Where appropriate and supported by the organisation, an Executive Coaching engagement can incorporate structured stakeholder feedback or a 360-degree leadership assessment.
The purpose is not assessment for assessment’s sake. The objective is to identify the leadership behaviours that are helping the executive succeed and those that may be limiting effectiveness. The feedback then becomes an evidence base for the coaching program.
The first 100 days can shape the next several years.
Executives stepping into a new or significantly expanded role face a compressed period in which they must establish credibility, understand the organisation, build relationships and demonstrate leadership.
Keep the services distinct
Structured Executive Onboarding is a transition service for new appointments. Executive Coaching can continue into broader leadership performance once the transition is underway — or stand alone for executives already in role.
For Organisations
This page is designed for individual executives and for organisational buyers. Organisations may engage Kylie to support:
The organisation and executive should establish clear objectives at commencement while maintaining appropriate confidentiality throughout the coaching relationship.
At senior levels, confidentiality is fundamental. An executive needs confidence that coaching provides an independent environment in which issues can be examined honestly.
For organisation-sponsored engagements, appropriate objectives and reporting boundaries are established upfront while preserving the integrity of the confidential coaching relationship.
Coaching is tailored to the executive and the requirement. Six-month and 12-month structures are available where appropriate — without forcing a rigid session count.
Understand the executive, role, organisational environment and leadership challenge.
Establish engagement objectives and, where organisation-sponsored, align appropriately with the sponsor.
Where useful, incorporate stakeholder feedback, 360-degree assessment or other diagnostic tools.
Regular private sessions focused on real leadership situations and practical action.
Translate insight into changes in behaviour, relationships, decisions and leadership effectiveness.
Assess progress against the objectives and determine priorities for continued development.
The distinction matters — for executives and for organisations choosing the right support.
Succeeding in the role
Primarily focused on how you perform and lead in your current role: leadership effectiveness, stakeholders, board relationships, executive presence, decision-making, teams, performance and organisational challenges.
Managing the career
Primarily focused on where your career goes next: career strategy, executive positioning, market value, next appointments, Talent Agent representation, personal branding, executive search relationships and Board Portfolio® strategy.
Some clients need both. CEO Mentoring addresses the specific demands of being CEO. Executive Onboarding supports the transition into a new appointment.
Why Kylie Hammond
Kylie’s perspective combines Executive Search, Board Search, Human Capital, Enterprise Governance, Executive Career Strategy and more than two decades working with senior executives.
This gives her an unusually broad view of what happens inside executive careers and leadership appointments. She understands how executives are assessed before appointment, how boards and CEOs evaluate leadership capability and what can cause otherwise talented senior executives to struggle after promotion.
Credential presentation: Kylie Hammond LLM (Enterprise Governance).
Independent counsel
Sometimes the most valuable thing a senior executive can have is an experienced, independent person in their corner.
Selected LinkedIn recommendations relevant to executive coaching, candid advice, mentoring and long-term advisory relationships.
I found Kylie Hammond’s Executive Coaching program truly exceptional… What truly distinguishes Kylie is not only her professional expertise but also her unwavering dedication and honesty.
Chris Travis Executive mentoring · via LinkedIn
Simply, Kylie is one of a kind. She has a unique way of respectfully offering feedback that is candid and individualised… practical suggestions that are specifically tailored to your situation.
Kym Bancroft Repeat executive engagement · via LinkedIn
She provides honest feedback on focus areas and helped me get clear on my value proposition and tap into my strengths. I look forward to continuing working with Kylie.
Sonia Tecli Career transition · via LinkedIn
For over 10 years, my collaboration with Kylie Hammond has been excellent… Kylie has been by my side to advise, mentor, and support me.
Gordon Jenkins Director & long-term mentee · via LinkedIn
Keep the service architecture clear. Choose the pathway that matches the challenge in front of you — or start with a confidential conversation.
The specific demands of being CEO — board relationships, enterprise leadership and independent counsel for the Chief Executive.
Where your career goes next — strategy, positioning, market value, next appointments and Board Portfolio®.
Preparation for executive and board interviews — presence, narrative and performance under scrutiny.
Structured career coaching support for executives building clarity, momentum and market readiness.
Executive coaching is private, one-to-one support focused on how a senior leader performs and leads in their current role. It can address leadership effectiveness, board and stakeholder relationships, executive presence, judgement, team performance and organisational challenges in a confidential setting.
CEOs and Managing Directors, C-suite executives, senior functional leaders, newly promoted executives, high-potential succession candidates, and leaders navigating transformation, stakeholder complexity or expanded responsibility. Chairs, boards and HR Directors also engage coaching for sponsored executives.
Typical work includes leadership effectiveness, executive presence and influence, board and Chair relationships, stakeholder management, decision-making and judgement, leading executive teams, organisational politics, transformation, difficult conversations and personal effectiveness — always tailored to the individual and organisation.
Executive Coaching focuses on succeeding in the role you have now. Executive Career Mentoring focuses on where your career goes next — career strategy, market positioning, next appointments, Talent Agent representation and Board Portfolio® strategy. Some clients need both.
Yes. Executive Coaching is designed for CEOs, C-suite executives and senior leaders operating in complex, high-accountability environments. Dedicated CEO Mentoring is also available for the specific demands of the Chief Executive role.
Yes. Organisations engage Kylie for newly appointed CEOs and executives, succession candidates, leaders assuming broader responsibility, and executives navigating difficult stakeholder relationships. Clear objectives are set at commencement with appropriate confidentiality throughout.
Yes. Confidentiality is fundamental. Where an organisation sponsors the engagement, objectives and reporting boundaries are agreed upfront while preserving the integrity of the confidential coaching relationship.
Yes. Where appropriate and supported by the organisation, engagements can incorporate structured stakeholder feedback or a 360-degree leadership assessment involving the Chair, board, CEO, peers, direct reports and other agreed stakeholders.
Yes. Board–executive interface work is a core focus — including Chair relationships, board communication, governance boundaries, papers and presentations, and constructive response to board challenge. This perspective is informed by Kylie’s LLM (Enterprise Governance) and board search experience.
Yes. Newly promoted executives and those stepping into significantly expanded roles often benefit from coaching through the first 100 days and beyond, alongside or distinct from structured executive onboarding.
Engagements are tailored. Six-month and 12-month structures are commonly used where appropriate, without forcing a rigid number of sessions. Duration reflects the leadership challenge and organisational context.
Yes. Coaching is available virtually across Australia and can be structured around the executive’s diary and organisational requirements.
Executive Onboarding is a structured transition service supporting success into a new appointment. Executive Coaching focuses on leadership effectiveness and performance in role more broadly, and can continue after the transition period or stand alone for executives already established in post.
Book a confidential conversation. We will clarify whether Executive Coaching, CEO Mentoring, Executive Career Mentoring or another pathway is the best fit — for you or for the executive your organisation wishes to support.
Next Step
Whether you are a CEO navigating board expectations, a senior executive stepping into greater responsibility or an organisation investing in the effectiveness of a critical leader, executive coaching provides an independent space to think, challenge assumptions and strengthen performance.