Supporting you to Lead, Engage and Deliver

As your strategic advisor and trusted partner, Nicole Ireland Advisory can help you elevate your performance; strengthen your leadership and truly engage and connect with your stakeholders.

Why Nicole Ireland Advisory?

Everything I have done in my career over the past 25 years has been about people – talking to people, writing about people, training people, learning about people and coaching people.

I have developed the ability to balance my drive to action and outcomes with the need to listen, learn and reflect to make sure I am really hearing my clients and colleagues; interested stakeholders and those I train and coach.

Taking the approaches applied in my communications and stakeholder engagement practice, and refining these to deliver strong advocacy work; strategic facilitation for Boards and organisations and to one-on-one coaching in leadership, development and performance. This unique complement of skills means what might begin as a communications training program can progress to a longer-term leadership coaching or mentoring partnership.

“I know what works for people and how to help them reach their goals.  
I support them to Lead, Engage and Deliver.”

Specialising in

Advisory

Positioning strategy at the centre of your approach might require informed and experienced advocacy advice, measured and thoughtful facilitation that encourages participation or outcome-driven strategic planning.  Prepare and execute effectively with assistance in:

  • Advocacy
  • Facilitation (design and execution)
  • Board support
  • Strategic planning
  • Change management
  • Industrial relations engagement

Communications

Effective communication goes beyond a glossy set of materials - requiring an agreed approach, an understanding of your audience and their perspectives, a clear plan, identifed reputational risks and messaging refined through practice.  Services across platforms for a range of audiences including:

  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Internal and external communications
  • Reputation positioning and re-alignment
  • Crisis and issues management
  • Presentation skills training
  • Copywriting

Coaching

Driving performance by working with individual leaders and teams to hone their strategic leadership skills; heighten self-awareness; create alignment and clarity; and facilitate opportunities.  One on one support through to group sessions in the areas of:

  • Executive coaching
  • Leadership and culture
  • Mentoring
  • Professional development
Nicole Ireland working on her laptop

about nicole

With over 25 years’ experience supporting leaders, Boards and teams with communications, strategic engagement and planning, Principal Nicole Ireland has a reputation for delivery, authenticity and clear advice. Building on her core skills of communication and engagement, Nicole designs and facilitates planning and team building sessions; manages change, campaigns and issues; and assists clients to secure Government and stakeholder support.

With a deep understanding of the resources and technology sectors, lived Board experience in the not-for-profit arena and broad advocacy experience with peak bodies and organisations large and small, Nicole’s strengths lie in aligning messaging and approaches to audience expectations and supporting others to build these skills.

As a Coach and Mentor, Nicole encourages leaders and practitioners to consider new perspectives and strive for their personal goals.

Nicole also maintains a strong network of experienced senior professionals to support her with diverse and major projects.

Learn more about me
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“Nicole provided invaluable support, training and coaching leading up to a series of external speaking engagements that I delivered on behalf of our business. Her external, independent view, gave me the insight to tailor messaging and adjust my presentation style.  I have, and will continue to, recommend her to my colleagues."

Mel Walker

Principal, DSS+

"Having worked with Nicole over the past 4 years, I would highly recommend engaging her. Nicole has lead the shaping of our Board’s Strategic Plan, facilitating and supporting the development for the plan with not only the Board but also the Executive. Nicole is professional, engaging and understands current legislation to achieve the outcomes required.We look forward to continuing to work with Nicole."

Adrienne Ward

Chair, Gladstone Airport Corporation

“Nicole is practical, pragmatic, well connected with a strategic thought process and the ability to influence a broad range of stakeholders. She is a trusted advisor across many complex topics and can always be relied upon to provide clear and considered advice. She assists in the strategic planning for culture change and alignment and facilitates executive team activities as part of this. I hold her in the highest regard.”

Jason Economidis

Chief Operating Officer, South32

"Nicole has given me confidence and belief in my coaching journey. Huge intangibles that I didn't think were possible. She meets you where you are at with no judgement. She asks all the right questions, including the hard ones, to help you dive into what's really important for you. Everything feels so much better after coaching with Nicole. I can't thank her enough."

Wendy Smith

Coaching client