Kathryn Martens

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Join date: Apr 29, 2023

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Kathryn has been called 'Inspiring,' 'Insightful,' and possessing 'an uncanny knack of knowing how to focus on the real issues'." She is authentic, compassionate, and brings intelligent yet practical insights on how to solve problems. Consistently focused on action and accountability, she uses a variety of tools to ensure positive development outcomes for leaders - including, High Potentials Inventory, 360 Degree Feedback & Personality Profiling.

Kathryn holds a Masters in Adult Education, and Diplomas in Coaching and Management, and is committed to ongoing professional development. She stays abreast of the latest research, theories, and best practices in the field of coaching and leadership, ensuring she provides the highest quality support to her clients.

Kathryn brings a wealth of firsthand knowledge from her own extensive leadership experience. Kathryn has been in leadership at all levels and across numerous industries. She understands both big and small business. She has successfully launched 3 different start-ups, been the Director of a successful small manufacturing business, held corporate executive roles in the insurance industry, management roles within 3 different Universities, both in Australian and the US, and management within both small and large not-for-profit organisations.

Posts (24)

Oct 27, 2025 ∙ 2 min

Let's Talk Women in Spiritual Leadership - Part 2 of 2

What does leadership look like when you don’t hold the power, but you still carry the vision? In this thoughtful and deeply honest conversation, Kathryn Martens speaks with Anna Moss, the Women’s Ministry Facilitator for the Presbyterian Church of NSW—a pioneering role in a denomination where women are often underrepresented in leadership and decision-making spaces.

Oct 20, 2025 ∙ 3 min

5 Top Tips for Leaders New to the Aged Care Sector

One leader expresses her introduction to leadership in aged care this way: "Dealing with grief and loss in the context of aged care was a daunting concept for me from the start. I still remember how nervous I was when I was called to the bedside of a dying resident for the first time. I had only been working for a few days and was able to observe the other, more experienced worker at the time. I was standing in the background, quietly watching as my colleague talked to the family of this...

Oct 20, 2025 ∙ 3 min

A public apology to emerging leaders

You’re an enthusiastic, committed employee having risen to the ranks of team leader and showing real promise for further promotion. Or perhaps you're a capable volunteer in your local organisation and one day someone taps you on the shoulder and asks you to lead a group. Your potential has been recognised. Eager and excited to serve, and be the ultimate leader, you step out and agree to take on the next level of responsibilities. However, as the excitement of the first few team meetings...