Sue Johnston
Leadership Coach & Facilitator | Strategic advice
Founder of LifeStar - The Operating System for Sustainable Leadership
Courage-building work helps people speak more clearly, hold stronger boundaries, and stay grounded in the conversations and decisions that shape culture every day. It is practical, research-backed, and designed for real leadership in complex environments.
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Hard conversations
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Clearer boundaries
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Trust and accountability
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Self-awareness and resilience
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Values-aligned leadership under pressure
WHAT THIS WORK SUPPORTS
HOW I WORK
This work can be offered as a keynote, workshop, leadership programme, or coaching engagement. The right format depends on your context, the depth of work needed, and what will best support change in day-to-day leadership.
For some organisations, a focused session is the right place to start. For others, a longer programme creates space for reflection, practice, and deeper change over time.
This work also sits within longer leadership programmes — see Workshops & Leadership Programmes for how it can be embedded over time.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
"Sue is a rock star. She helped me in ways she will never know. Brené Brown takes the hard and makes it easier to understand. Sue takes the easier to understand and makes it 'liveable' — something that I reckon is super hard to do — but I confess I think this is Sue's superpower."
Dave, New Zealand
RESEARCH AND CREDENTIALS
My courage-building work draws on research from the Brené Brown Education and Research Group. I am New Zealand's only dual-certified Dare to Lead™ and Daring Way™ Facilitator, listed in BetterUp's official facilitator directory.
If your organisation is interested in courage-building work specifically, I am happy to talk through the options available and coordinate any additional clearance required.
NEXT STEP
If courage-building feels relevant for your leaders or teams, get in touch to explore the most suitable format.
