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Management Coaching

Take Back Control of Your Public Sector Trajectory

Navigate PFADS, KPIs, Capability Mapping & Executive Frameworks

Are you feeling stuck, unsure of your next career move, or struggling to negotiate your Key Expected Results (KERs) during the annual performance cycle?

Career progression in government requires more than just doing a good job. It requires strategic long-term planning, an intimate understanding of mandatory performance frameworks, and managing your work performance for absolute promotion readiness.

All Career packages are strictly aligned to Federal and State Level Leadership and Core Capability Frameworks. Delivered via Australia-wide private, secure video link coaching services.

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What is Public Sector Career & Performance Coaching?

Unlike interview preparation, Career and Performance Coaching is a long-term strategic partnership. It is designed to help current APS and State Government employees successfully navigate mandatory agency structures like the Non-SES Performance Framework and PFADS. We coach you on how to master frequent quality conversations, negotiate your KPIs and KERs, utilize the C-MAP System™ for capability mapping, and deliberately manage and lift your work performance for promotion readiness.

Stop Surviving. Start Strategising.

The bureaucracy of the public sector can either stall your career or be leveraged to accelerate it. Our mentoring programs deliver precise, actionable outcomes.

Performance Mastery

Unsure of your public sector purpose? We utilise the C-MAP System™ Capability Mapping to find your exact APS career purpose and fit, ensuring long-term professional satisfaction.

Outcome: Managing and lifting your day-to-day work performance for absolute promotion readiness.

Mastering KPIs & KERs

Poorly drafted Key Expected Results are a trap. We coach you on how to drive frequent quality conversations with your manager and negotiate metrics that highlight your leadership rather than burying you in operational tasks.

Outcome: A documented performance plan that forces management to recognize you for promotion.

Behaviours vs. Outcomes

Under new APS frameworks, how you deliver (your behaviour) is now scored just as heavily as what you deliver. We align your progression strategy with the APS Values and Secretaries Charter of Leadership behaviours.

Outcome: Strategic long-term planning mapping out clear APS to SES pathways.

Mentoring & Performance Programs

Deep, ongoing partnerships designed to strategically manage, guide, and accelerate your public sector career.

Career Mentoring

The ultimate 12-week partnership for establishing direction and building promotion momentum.

$1,797

12-Week Partnership

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  • 6 x 60-Minute Sessions: Structured fortnightly coaching over 3 months ($2,382 value).
  • Framework Translation: Expert help translating your achievements into the APS Work Level Standards (WLS) and ILS.
  • Application & Interview Prep: Targeted support for interview coaching and application preparation as you ready for promotion.
  • Burnout & Wellbeing: Coaching to build resilience and manage work-life balance in high-accountability, low-control environments.
  • Performance Lifting: Managing your day-to-day work to ensure immediate promotion readiness.
  • Expert Access: Direct access to ex-hiring manager expertise throughout the journey.
Strategic Choice

Progression Core

A 6-month partnership introducing strategic career mapping and formal KPI/KER cycle negotiation.

$3,990

6-Month Partnership

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  • Extended 6-Month Timeline: Continuous coaching covering an entire performance cycle.
  • Strategic Career Mapping: Develop a clear, actionable 5-year career plan that identifies specific milestones and unwritten rules for promotion.
  • Application & Interview Mastery: Comprehensive interview coaching, pitch development, and targeted application support.
  • Strategic Promotion Support: "De-jargoning" private sector experience and refining high-level selection criteria.
  • People Management: Gain confidence in handling difficult conversations, managing underperformance, and leading hybrid/remote teams.
  • Rapid C-MAP™ & KERs: Streamlined capability mapping and formal KPI/KER negotiation strategy.
The Ultimate Upgrade

APS & Executive Core

The comprehensive toolkit for APS and EL staff. Advanced leadership mentoring, full diagnostics, and crisis support.

$5,990

Maximum Support & Progression Readiness

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  • Includes All Progression Coaching: 6 months of dedicated APS/executive strategy and comprehensive 5-year planning.
  • Full C-MAP System™: Comprehensive, deep-diagnostic capability mapping for precise progression targeting.
  • Executive Application & Interview Prep: Elite-level interview coaching and comprehensive application preparation support for executive roles.
  • Political Acumen & Influence: Develop the strategic thinking and political savvy to influence stakeholders and provide frank and fearless advice in complex environments.
  • Independent Confidant: Your secret performance weapon for unclassified conversations you may not feel comfortable having within your chain of command.
  • Advanced KPI/KER Negotiation: Proactive guidance on negotiating metrics for maximum leadership impact.
  • Unlimited Email Support: Direct crisis access to your NV1-cleared mentor between sessions.

Performance Framework FAQs

What is the APS Non-SES Performance Framework?

Mandated for all APS agencies by 2028, the Non-SES Performance Framework shifts the focus to "frequent quality conversations" rather than just static annual reviews. Crucially, it dictates that behaviours (how you deliver outcomes) are just as important as the outcomes themselves. Excellence in your KPIs cannot offset poor workplace behaviour that misaligns with the APS Values.

How do APS performance cycles and PFADS work?

Many agencies, such as the Department of Defence, use PFADS (Performance Feedback Assessment and Development Scheme) to drive their annual performance cycle. These cycles require structured checkpoint conversations to set expectations, review KPIs and KERs, and align your output with the agency's Enterprise Agreement (EA).

Can you help me negotiate my KPIs and KERs?

Yes. Your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Expected Results (KERs) dictate your performance metrics and promotion viability. If you allow your manager to set vague or purely operational metrics, you cannot prove you are ready for a promotion at the end of the cycle. We coach you on how to negotiate strategic, measurable metrics that set you up for executive advancement.

Are these programs suitable if I have a security clearance?

Absolutely. Our coaching team includes professionals who hold high-level security clearances (e.g., NV1). We understand the critical nature of discretion, and all career strategy and performance discussions are kept strictly confidential and independent from your agency.

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Career Trajectory.

Stop navigating complex progression barriers alone. Partner with NV1-cleared experts who know the system from the inside out.

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