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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

A one-time investment in your career trajectory can yield a $10k–$50k salary increase at your next promotion. Choose the partnership that fits your ambition.

4 Monthly Payments Pay In Full

Career Mentoring

The 12-week partnership for establishing direction, overcoming burnout, and building immediate promotion momentum.

$1,797
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  • 6 x 60-Minute Sessions: Fortnightly mentoring to keep you accountable and on track for your next career step.
  • Framework Translation: De-jargon your technical achievements into clear APS Work Level Standards (WLS) language that panels understand.
  • Burnout & Wellbeing Resilience: Master workload management in high-accountability, low-control environments.
  • Immediate Performance Lifting: Actionable strategies to lift your day-to-day output, making you visibly promotion-ready to your manager.
  • Interview & Application Prep: Targeted coaching to secure your next role without second-guessing your pitch.
Strategic Choice

Progression Core

A comprehensive 6-month partnership introducing strategic capability mapping and formal performance cycle negotiation.

$3,990
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  • Extended 6-Month Timeline: Continuous fortnightly coaching bridging an entire performance cycle to guarantee sustained growth.
  • Rapid C-MAP™ System: Streamlined capability mapping (SFIA9 + ILS) to instantly align your strengths with APS pathways.
  • Strategic 5-Year Career Map: Develop a clear, actionable roadmap that identifies specific milestones and unwritten rules for promotion.
  • KPI & KER Negotiation: Learn exactly how to draft and negotiate strategic performance metrics that force management to recognize your value.
  • People Management Confidence: Gain the tools to handle difficult conversations, manage underperformance, and lead hybrid teams.
The Ultimate Upgrade

APS & Executive Core

The elite toolkit for APS and EL staff. Advanced leadership mentoring, full C-MAP diagnostics, and stakeholder buy-in tools.

$5,990
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  • Includes All Progression Coaching: 6 months of dedicated executive strategy and comprehensive 5-year planning.
  • Full C-MAP System™ & Supervisor Tools: Deep-diagnostic capability mapping, plus the Supervisor Pitch & Evaluation Form to turn your boss into your biggest advocate.
  • Political Acumen & Influence: Develop the strategic foresight to provide frank and fearless advice to SES, Ministers, and executive stakeholders.
  • The Independent Confidant: Your secret performance weapon for highly sensitive, unclassified conversations you may not feel comfortable having within your chain of command.
  • Executive Reform Management: Master the transition from operational manager to strategic leader capable of driving agency-wide change.
  • Unlimited Crisis Support: Direct, unlimited email access to your NV1-cleared mentor for urgent workplace issues and immediate guidance.

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

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