WHY WORK WITH ME
I know what good leadership looks like.
I’ve done the job.
I’ve built and led high performing teams and navigated high-pressure corporate environments first-hand. I know how people and organisations behave under pressure, and I bring the strategic, technical and commercial expertise to back it up.
I work at three levels: individual, team and organisation.
The work on yourself is critically important. But the organisational piece is often the missing link to creating the right environment for leaders and teams to succeed.
I work with proven future-readiness models.
As a certified leadership and executive coach, I use data-backed diagnostics to pinpoint exactly where you or your team need to focus to stay ahead.
I draw on established wellbeing frameworks.
I’m also a certified health and wellbeing coach so performance, energy and resilience are built together, not traded off, no matter how fast the pace of change gets.
I’ve lived through burnout more than once and come out the other side.
I know the early warning signs,
and what it takes to recover and come back stronger.
HOW I WORK
I get to the heart of complex challenges quickly
I think laterally and connect the dots others miss
I do it all with genuine care, kindness and empathy.
Put it together, and you get someone who can sit across the table from a CEO and talk performance, and sit with a stretched leader and talk about what’s really going on.
That’s The HD Effect.
MY APPROACH
Whether working one-on-one, with a team or organisation, my approach is the same:
• Candid and honest advice
• Challenge and perspective, without judgement
• Rapport, trust and relationship building
• Practical approaches built for the real world
• Human-led and data-informed decisions
• Tailored solutions applied to your situation
ABOUT ME
Hayley Davis
Throughout my 20+ year career I have held Chief Marketing Officer roles in local government and nonprofit organisations. I’ve led media strategy on national brands, and consulted across a wide range of industries and organisational contexts. It’s given me direct insight to the pressure senior leaders carry, and what happens when they don’t have the support, capability or energy they need to sustain it.
Wellbeing isn’t a nice-to-have for me, it’s central to how I live and how I lead. I’ve been burnt out more than once, and have had to learn the hard way how to spot it coming and how to recover properly. That’s exactly why I do this work — understanding human behaviour and helping leaders find a sustainable way to work at a high level.
I’m a certified leadership coach (IECL) and health and wellbeing coach (IIN), so this work is grounded in training as well as lived experience. I’m positive, calm under pressure, direct, a bit cheeky and genuinely care about outcomes for people.
Most of my career was spent in UK and Melbourne, before I moved home to Adelaide a few years ago. I still work with clients across Australia and internationally.
Beyond the work, I’m a runner, a yogi, a dog lover, a foodie, a live music goer, and most importantly, an Aunty. All the things that keep me grounded and give me perspective.
If you’re a leader or organisation who wants to build something that lasts, without burning yourself out to get there, let’s talk.