Leadership Expert

Winning the hearts and minds of your team

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You know how most business coaches focus on the business structure or the marketing to create business growth?

Well, what I do is focus on the transformation of the decision maker, the driver of the Ferrari, into a leader first, before we look at the business and the team.

Leadership Expert

Winning the hearts and minds of your team

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You know how most business coaches focus on the business structure, marketing of the finance to create business growth?

Well, what I do is focus on the transformation of the decision maker, the driver of the Ferrari, into a leader first, before we look at the business and the team.

No business can out-grow or outperform its owner's and leader’s mind. The business doesn’t break through barriers and limits unless the individual at the helm does.”

Dan Kennedy

When you work better, your business automatically works better. That’s a simple equation but a complex process.

We start with the McKinnon Behavioural Profile to identify the one thing you need to change to make the biggest most positive impact on your team and the business. Self- awareness is the key to a great leader.

What is Leadership Coaching?

Think of it as having your personal navigator, a seasoned business pro who has been through the choppy waters of leadership and emerged stronger and wiser. Someone who is not just familiar with the theory, but who has been emerged in the push and pull of business as a Manager, General Manager, Director, and Managing Director of a range of businesses. Not to mention, Sales Manager, trainer, and speaker. Who has 25 years of experience in Business Coaching across a wide range of industries through some of the most uncharted areas in the history of business. Who has helped her clients add significant value to their business and rewrite the story of success, creating thriving businesses which leaves a lasting impact on both staff and customers.

Leadership Coaching is a journey of self-discovery where you uncover your strengths, address your blind spots, learn how to both inspire the loyal people and handle the difficult people. It’s like having a confidant by your side, offering insights, strategies and support tailored to your unique business and industry

Books featured on Amazon

Shirley McKinnon’s best-selling books, available on Amazon, offer practical insights for business leaders and individuals looking to boost team performance, financial success, and leadership skills. With titles like Team Play, Strategies for Successful People Management, Coach Yourself to Wealth, and Running My Own Show, Shirley’s expertise provides actionable tools and strategies to help readers achieve real results in both their personal and professional lives.

Team Play

Strategies for Successful People Management

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Running My Own Show

The Secrets Behind Party Plan Success

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Coach Yourself to Wealth

Remove the invisible barriers. Make the quantum leap!

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From Project Manager to Project Leader

Managing Relationships for the Life of the Project.

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Team Play

Strategies for Successful People Management

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Running My Own Show

The Secrets Behind Party Plan Success

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Coach Yourself to Wealth

Remove the invisible barriers. Make the quantum leap!

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From Project Manager to Project Leader

Managing Relationships for the Life of the Project.

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Services Offered

Shirley McKinnon offers tailored Leadership Coaching through her Leadership Blueprint Program, helping leaders identify their strengths and focus on the key behavior that will create the greatest positive impact. Using the McKinnon Behavioural Profile, she provides actionable insights that drive personal growth and business success.

Leadership Coaching

Learn how to step back, motivate and inspire your team to increased productivity, focus and innovation. A team which is almost self-managed and has the ability to significantly grow the business. Without you having daily input. 

The Leadership Blueprint Program

Clarify your inspiring vision, even if you don't think you have a vision, learn how to present it to the team for maximum buy-in, how to create team ownership, increase team energy and innovation, and create a high-performing team.

The McKinnon Behavioural Profile

What if there was a way to identify your strengths which you find as easy as breathing, and identify the one thing to work on which will make the biggest most positive impact on your business, and your life come to that.

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MORE ABOUT ME

Shirley McKinnon

Shirley McKinnon is a renowned business and leadership coach with over 25 years of experience.

She specialises in transforming dysfunctional teams, fostering leadership growth, and driving business success through her unique McKinnon Behavioural Profile.

As the author of three best-selling books and a certified expert in various leadership tools, Shirley’s tailored coaching has helped countless leaders and teams achieve extraordinary results.

Her hands-on, people-focused approach is recognized globally, making her a trusted advisor for businesses looking to build strong, aligned, and high-performing teams.

Get To Know Shirley McKinnon Better

Transforming Leaders and Teams for Lasting Success

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Problems LEADERS

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Does This Sound Like You?

Many leaders struggle to align and inspire their teams, often doubting their abilities. They try to handle conflict alone, without the right support, while external forces like market shifts make growth harder. But I believe true change happens when leaders transform themselves—because without that shift, teams and businesses stay stuck in unproductive patterns.

  • Do you feel like you're struggling to align or inspire your team, doubting your leadership?
  • Does it seem you're facing team conflicts alone, without outside support?
  • Are you frustrated that market shifts and internal politics are blocking your growth?
  • And when it comes down to it, do you feel like without changing your leadership, your team and business will stay stuck?

TESTIMONIALS

Proven Outcomes

"Sharpen Client Relationships."

Shirley ran two engaging sales workshops with the client leaders in our business. Shirley’s common-sense approach reinforced some valuable approaches to building deeper relationships with clients and also challenged some established norms regarding the proposal and tender process. This has sharpened our approach and given us more confidence.

- Marquis Pohla, Founder and Managing Director, Metrix Consulting.

"Sales Team Named Australia's Best After Two Years Over-achievement"

"Our sales team was voted by its peers as Australia’s best. This was the culmination of two years of over-achievement — it’s no coincidence that this is the precise time we’ve accessed McKinnon’s expertise."

- - Gary Roberts, Managing Director, Mix 94.5FM

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How cup of coffee taught me to more than double my business revenue

Monday, February 10, 2025

The Impossible Challenge of my First Management Role

Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Beware Dead Horses!

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

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