Margie Ireland

Lived Experience:

• Leaders struggling to reach their full potential
• Leaders in Burnout
• Female Leaders struggling to be recognised and/or need better balance
• CEOs, MDs and/or HR Leads who need help with getting their Leadership team to step up
• Leadership teams who need to get back on the same page

Success factors:

• Determination 
• Deep curiosity into how we think, feel and behave 
• Believe most people want to reach their potential (including myself) but from time to time need help to get there
  

Core values:

• Grit
• Curiosity 
• Compassion
  
• Learning
  

Knowledge:

• With 30 years of commercial experience in starting and leading businesses, I’ve seen both major successes and failures, learning what works and what doesn’t.
• My training and research regarding leadership wellbeing and behaviours has enabled me to build evidenced-based approaches that get outcomes
• I have navigated studying, working, parenting, financial loss and grief - all at the same time, and realised how important it is to set healthy boundaries to maintain wellbeing.

Career highlights:

• I was relocated to Silicon Valley at the age of 19 to help a new tech start-up grow their business.
• A previous Managing Director, called me the business development guru at a conference, due to the success I had in winning big deals.
• I finished High School while in my 40s, was accepted to an Honours Program in Psychology and received a distinction for my thesis on Leadership Wellbeing.
• My first book was written and released during the pandemic.

Best advice received:

• Step back, breathe, see the bigger picture and recognise daily what I am grateful for.

Favourite business model:

Acceptance Commitment Training (ACT), enhances psychological flexibility, enabling leaders to adapt and thrive amidst challenges. ACT helps leaders manage stress, embrace change, and maintain focus on long-term goals. This approach not only improves decision-making and problem-solving but also strengthens resilience and emotional intelligence, leading to more effective and compassionate leadership.

Lencioni Trust Pyramid and how this helps dysfunctional teams, I find it incredibly helpful for leaders and leadership teams who are stuck or in conflict. 

Book recommendations:

Finding your own North Star - Martha Beck

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