Mindful Leadership Coaching

“Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised” ~ Walt Disney

Mindful Leadership involves deeply transforming not just how you lead, but who you are as a leader.

Whether you play the role of executive, small business owner, academic or manager in a not-for-profit, being a happy, balanced, respected and successful leader in today’s complex business world is not easy. And leadership development programs often focus on skills-based learning, without the deeper inner work that’s needed to be, and become, a truly great leader.

Mindful Leadership blends the art of leadership with the depth principles of mindfulness, empowering you to lead with a profoundly greater awareness of yourself, others and the business or work you’re called to do.

Being a mindful leader means cultivating presence, courage and integrity to transform beyond your reactive habit patterns to instead make conscious choices that unlock your leadership potential, drive business performance and build joyful, thriving teams and customer relationships. And crucially, it involves the ability to be both tough and kind.

If you want to become a more mindful, influential and integrated leader – respected for your kindness as well as your career or business achievements – you’ll need to be ready for the journey of becoming profoundly self-aware and radically self-responsible. And I’m here to be your partner and guide.

“Natalie’s Mindful Leadership Coaching Program was incredible. It has helped me to continuously grow, stay self-aware, be present, accountable and intentional in my professional life and interpersonal relationships. I have a clear aspirational, leadership vision and am on track with my yearly goals. I loved the mindfulness practices like breathing, enabling me to listen to the wisdom of my body. Delving deeper into the underlying issues that dictated my responses to others, has been liberating. And I continue to learn about myself. Natalie is wonderful to work with on so many levels. Her deep insight, wisdom and constant encouragement is truly empowering.” ~ SC, minister and academic research fellow

The true power of mindfulness

You probably already know that the greater our mindfulness, the greater is our capacity to focus, to be compassionate and to have clarity.

But perhaps the greatest power of being a mindful leader is courage. Because mindfulness has us see directly through the layers of false assumptions, beliefs and judgments we hold about ourselves, as well as others others, revealing a deeper truth and wisdom. Mindfulness ‘pokes’ us when we are putting on a mask or an image. Mindfulness builds in us the inner strength to embrace uncomfortable feelings instead of resisting, denying and reacting.

And ultimately – with inner work and over time – mindfulness removes the fakeness and supports us to be the version of ourselves that is not effected by praise and blame – that is natural, yet strong and deeply authentic.

About my Mindful Leadership Coaching Program

My Mindful Leadership Coaching Program is a one-on-one, semi-structured program founded on the evidence-based, ground-breaking work of leadership expert, coach and best-selling author Michael Bunting and his TripleGoal framework (formerly known as The Mindful Leader). Michael is also a committed long-term meditator and I have personally trained with him to offer this work.

“The key is the integration of mindfulness and leadership. Just being mindful is not enough. Even with serious mindfulness training we can still be poor leaders. But when mindfulness is fully integrated into leadership, exponential progress can be made. I invite you to enter this journey home to yourself, to your deepest longing for aliveness, authenticity, happiness, meaning – and leadership greatness.” ~ Michael Bunting

My program focuses on building leadership skills and cultivating deep self-awareness around six evidence-based Leadership Growth Practices:

1. Inspire a Vision – aligning people with a shared purpose;
2. Lead From Values – role-modelling growth values that engender trust;
3. 200% Accountability – developing clear performance and behaviour standards and create accountability around them;
4. Engage the Heart – practicing gratitude, kindness and celebrating achievements;
5. Cultivate Curiosity – experimenting, innovating and harnessing the benefits of collective learning;
6. Empower Others to Shine – collaborating well and supporting others’ growth.

Never under-estimate the impact your presence has on others – because the research on our mindful leadership is compelling. When you ‘show up’ as someone who is decisive, yet in a relaxed and caring way, you absolutely get the best out of yourself and your team. 

Our work has found that the percentage of engagement accounted for by mindful leadership is an astonishing 40%. This means that for every 10% a leader improves in these mindful leadership practices, their direct reports are 4% more engaged. Nothing impacts organisational performance more than leadership – particularly mindful leadership.

“Natalie’s Mindful Leadership Coaching Program has given me the opportunity to look very deeply and to transform. This week at a team meeting my team thanked me and said how much they now love work because of the culture I have created. They said my leadership has transformed the unit from chaos to one that is performing well, that they are proud to be a part of. They also thanked me for my deep compassion for them and clients – it was like they read my leadership principals! Thank you for your incredible presence, for coaching me and for holding space for my transformation to happen – you have helped save my career.” ~ Michelle, Team Leader

The Key Benefits of Mindful Leadership Coaching

Through the work we do together, you can expect to:

• Be truly present with yourself and improve your ability to focus on what matters most and to work well under pressure.
• Identify, change and transform the unhelpful patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that sabotage and hold you back.
• Understand, develop and implement your leadership growth values, vision and use the Mindful Leader Matrix, practising what is needed – verses what is comfortable – for you to be at your best.
• Develop self-mastery through knowing your Enneagram type and leadership style, including head, heart and body intelligence, strengths, blind spots and your potential for deeper growth. 
• Be held gently accountable to your actions and commitments.
• Upskill your communication and lean into difficult conversations, instead of avoiding them.
• Be encouraged to connect more authentically with peers and direct-reports, balancing the need for toughness as well as kindness.
• Experience the genuine process of leadership growth, that’s scary, vulnerable and messy at times!
• Learn and integrate mindfulness practices into every domain of your daily life, work and relationships.

As self-awareness deepens, most coaching clients also notice other subtle things begin to happen – things like being able to let go of “the small stuff” and feeling lighter, with more of a sense of calm and ease in their approach to life.

“I found your Mindful Leadership Coaching Program an opportunity to get to know myself and to spend time with myself in a professionally nurturing and empowering way. I’ve become committed to making space in my day, week and month where I can just ‘be’ and allow inspiration to arise. I’m moving forwards with my long term career goals and have shared my learning with other leaders in my organisation. I’ve also consolidated my meditation practice. Thank you so much for the wisdom you have shared and the encouragement you have provided, I’m forever grateful.” ~ Dr Sarah Moore

About Natalie’s Leadership Journey

The depth of work we cover in mindful leadership is reflective of my own journey of personal, professional and spiritual transformation of over 30 years.

My leadership work began as a senior human resource manager. Then through a calling to help others in more authentic and pivotal ways, my work naturally morphed into coaching. As the director of Momentum, my business success has included 10 years of running a yoga studio and leading a team of staff and teachers. And throughout my journey, having a committed, daily self-awareness practice of yoga and meditation has cultivated a steady depth of serenity, openheartedness and presence. You can learn more about me here. 

These days, I gain the greatest leadership guidance, in the moment, when I simply ask “what is life asking of me now?”

Learning to ask ourselves powerful, insightful questions, more so than trying to plan our way forwards, I believe is the true ongoing invitation of Mindful Leadership. And I would be honoured to support you on your journey.

“Natalie’s coaching works and her feedback was invaluable. Even as a high performer, I’ve learned to listen to and to value my emotions, as well as my thoughts. Now I make better decisions and am clearer about my goals. My intuition has also grown to become very effective and I can now calmly be ‘me.’ Mindfulness has released me from being abrupt and harsh on others, so the fun, loving, understanding and patient me is around more often at work and at home.” ~ CW, director & small business owner

Program Details and Next Steps

The Mindful Leadership Coaching Program includes:

• Eight (8) face-to-face or virtual coaching sessions with Natalie Snooke, held over a maximum period of ten (10) months, starting anytime.
• A copy of Michael Bunting’s Vertical Growth book.
• Completion of a written Coaching Agreement, outlining all terms and conditions, roles and responsibilities, program fees and details.
• A Pre-Coaching Questionnaire to begin with and establish where you are at.
• Phone, email and text support as needed, in between coaching sessions.
• Program fees of AUD $2728 (inc GST) invoiced and paid in full upfront or divided into a payment plan of two equal instalments.

If you are curious about Mindful Leadership or if I am the right coach for you, let’s have a conversation. You’re invited to book a free 45 minute Coaching Discovery Session. Or, if you a ready to get started you can simply register! Click either of the below buttons, complete the form and I’ll get back to you within 24 hours.