Amanda Horne is an experienced accredited executive coach, coaching supervisor, small group peer learning coach, group facilitator. Drawing from 40 years of corporate experience, her collaborative style brings a presence and sensitivity to her work, allowing clients to engage in reflective conversations which challenge them to explore all aspects of their work.

Amanda HorneAmanda uses a strengths-based, reflective practice approach combined with theories and frameworks drawn from adult learning, adult development, executive coaching, and leadership. She works closely with her clients to design and tailor coaching approaches which are adaptable and flexible. The outcomes which clients experience include clarity and perspective about their style, purpose values and mindsets; broadened perspectives; enhanced self-awareness, capability, behaviours, performance and well-being; and how to lead themselves and their organisations more effectively. Clients learn reflective practices, gain deeper insights, and find better ways to solve problems and to think more flexibly. She has accrued over 5,500 coaching hours.

Amanda volunteers for the not-for-profit and community sectors. This includes a few weeks each year with the Operation Flinders Foundation as an Assistant Team Leader and Mentor to co-lead 8-day Remote Adventure Programs for teenage South Australian school groups. In Canberra she has various volunteer roles with Communities at Work and provides pro bono coaching to for schools and not for profits. In addition to loving her work, Amanda is happily married, a proud step-mum, and in the past provided respite foster care. She enjoys her friends, family and community; walking; long distance multi-day hiking; swimming; cycling; yoga; gardening; reading and more.

Background

Amanda’s career commenced in the early 1980s when she joined Ernst & Young Sydney, with whom she worked for over 20 years in Australia, UK, USA and Canada in various management and leadership positions. Inspired by the growing interest in organisational and executive coaching in late 90s, which coincided with the work she most cared about (working with people, learning, development, coaching, mentoring), Amanda established her Canberra-based executive coaching business in 2003. She moved to EY Canberra in 2000.

Areas of specialisation, competence and interest

  • Executive coaching / leadership coaching
  • Small group peer learning circles
  • Group and team coaching
  • Coaching supervision
  • Strengths-based approaches, Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Psychology
  • Career planning, retirement planning and job satisfaction
  • Well-being, psychological flexibility, strength, resilience, mindfulness practices
  • Employee engagement and satisfaction
  • Management and leadership development
  • Team effectiveness and collaboration
  • Managing change and uncertainty with confidence
  • Self-awareness, interpersonal effectiveness, systems awareness

Services

Amanda works extensively with C-Suite Leaders, senior executives, managers, groups and people of all levels in the public, private and not for profit sectors. Her services include:

  • Executive, management and leadership coaching
  • Peer-based coaching, small group peer learning circles
  • Facilitated leader and manager discussions
  • Coaching supervision
  • Tailored workshops and facilitation

Client experience

Past / current clients: Anglicare Australia; ACT Government; Australian Office of Financial Management; Australian Federal Police; Australian Public Service Commission; Australian Taxation Office; CASA; Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT); Communities at Work; CSIRO; Defence Families of Australia; Department of Defence; Department of Education, Skills and Employment; Department of Finance; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Health; Department of Home Affairs; Department of Industry, Science and Resources; Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Social Services; Department of Veterans’ Affairs; DxC; GHD; Lifeline ACT; Mental Health Australia; Nespresso; NSW Leadership Academy; NSW Revenue; NSW Transport; Operation Flinders; Services Australia; Thales; The Treasury; UNSW.

Associate Executive Coach for: Melbourne Business School; Queensland University of Technology; Peoplemax; W Coaching Group.

Qualifications, memberships and training

  • Master of Education in Adult Education (University of Technology, Sydney)
  • Bachelor of Economics, (University of Sydney)
  • Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Member (International Coach Federation)
  • Accredited Coach in Organisational Coaching (Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership)
  • Diploma of Coaching Supervision / Accredited Coaching Supervisor (Coaching Supervision Academy UK)
  • Coaching Supervision (The Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership)
  • Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention
  • Standard Mental Health First Aider - Accredited by Mental Health First Aid

Memberships

  • Member, Association for Coaching (AC, UK)
  • Member, Institute of Coaching (IOC, USA)
  • Member, International Coach Federation (ICF)
  • Member, Coaching Supervision Academy (UK)
  • Member, Global Supervision Network (GSN)
  • Founding Member, Australasian Community for Coaching Supervision (ACCS)

Selected learning and development

  • Leadership Maturity Framework Coaching Intensive (Institute for Developmental Coaching)
  • Leading Learning: The Purpose & Role of Leadership Development (Social Leadership Australia)
  • Mindful Leadership and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (Various, Aust and USA)
  • Graduate, Martin Seligman’s Positive Psychology Coaching Program (Mentor Coach)

Instrument Accreditation's

  • Strengths Profile - Level 3 Accredited Master Strengths Profile Practitioner – Individual, Team, Leader and Manger Profiles  (Cappfinity, UK)
  • Hogan 360 (Peter Berry Consultancy)
  • Leadership Circle Profile 360 (The Leadership Circle)
  • Values in Action (VIA) Character Strengths -  Individual & Team profiles (The VIA Institute)
  • Work on Wellbeing Assessment – Individual & Team profiles (The Langley Group)