Amber Gladstone
Leadership & Agile Coach | Healthy high performance | MBA (Technology) | ICF-ACC | ICP-ENT | Board Director
A "confident geek", with a passion for neuroscience, psychology, economics and of course coaching - all ways to more deeply understand human behaviour. A recovering perfectionist with an extensive background in digital strategy, analytics and Agile, I'm very familiar with the challenges of digital transformation and organisational change. As a coach, I partner with leaders to identify the internal narratives that drive behaviours & decisions, then consciously adapt that narrative – or create a new one. This creates a foundation for lasting change.
My coaching journey
As a leader at Westpac, my interest in coaching grew as the size of the teams I led increased. I needed to be more hands off, to more deeply understand what motivated each team member, to partner better with other leaders & teams across the business. My formal coaching journey began in 2021, with IECL. I gained global accreditation with ICF (ACC) in early 2023. I also gained certification as an Enterprise Agile Coach (ICP-ENT), to deepen my understanding of the systems and processes that underpin successful Agile teams.
I have coached at all levels: CEOs, Board Directors, Founders, individual contributors.
Roles
As a business owner, I'm very lucky to be able to invest a small amount of my time to voluntary roles at AWIA (Australian Web Industry Association) and the Google movement, I am Remarkable.
Founder & Lead Coach
As the Founder & Lead Coach, I partner with other coaches and HR specialists to support healthy high performance for leaders and teams. We use coaching, training and assessments to create lasting positive change.
Non-Executive Director
Founded in 2002, AWIA is a leading association for Australian web industry professionals, empowering and celebrating amazing digital work. AWIA Directors plan events, create projects that further the industry, and liaise with industry, education and government.
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Co-Founder & Coach
Co-founded with Margaret Haarhoff, burn brightly works with leaders to build more resilient teams that can confidently face change. We use the globally recognised BAT-23 assessment to identify burnout risk. Listen in via our podcast on Spotify.
Facilitator (pro bono)
#IAmRemarkable is a global movement that empowers everyone to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond. 82% of participants feel more confident after the free 90-minute workshop. Follow me on LinkedIn to find out more.
Education
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MBA (Technology), with Excellence
Australian Graduate School of Management, UNSW
UNSW's MBA (Technology) focusses on the challenges and opportunities around management and leadership within technology and innovation. Graduating with Excellence denotes an average grade of 80 or higher.
ACC, Associate Certified Coach
International Coaching Federation
Organisational & Executive Coaching, Level 3
Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership
IECL are the industry leaders in coach training, coaching and organisational coaching capability. Their clients include UTS, Facebook, Atlassian and HSBC.
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Axis Agile
AxisAgile is the market-leading provider of Agile certification training in Australia, having trained over 12,500 certified practitioners from over 1800 Australian companies, government agencies, and tertiary institutions.
