About Sharon Williams
Lead Without the Blind Spots
Registered Psychologist and Trusted Advisor to CEOs and C-suite executives across Australia.
20+ Years in Executive Psychology
Hi, I’m Sharon Williams
Sharon Williams is a Registered Psychologist and Trusted Advisor to CEOs and C-suite executives across Australia’s most demanding sectors — banking & finance, mining, technology, FMCG, and government.
For over 20 years, she has used clinical-grade psychological assessment to uncover what conventional coaching cannot: the hidden derailers that silently sabotage senior leaders under pressure.
Clinical Rigour at the C-Suite Level
Sharon’s Approach
With 20 years running her own practice as an Executive Coach and working with clients such as Ernst & Young, American Express, Commonwealth Bank, ASIC, Australian Federal Police, BHP, Rio Tinto, Coca-Cola, and Woolworths, Sharon Williams understands what results look like for leaders.
Her belief is that working at the highest level — with the CEO or C-Suite — positively impacts thousands of people and is what drives her work in leadership coaching. Sharon holds a long track record of getting exceptional results for her coaching clients.
Experience Advising Senior Leaders At
- Ernst & Young
- American Express
- Commonwealth Bank
- ASIC
- Australian Federal Police
- BHP
- Rio Tinto
- Coca-Cola
- Woolworths
01 / Diagnostic Depth
The Method
This is not just coaching. It is a psychological diagnostic process.
Every engagement begins with a comprehensive battery of psychometric assessments, including a 360-degree leadership review, a derailer-specific assessment, and structured stakeholder interviews, designed to surface what no amount of feedback or self-reflection can reach: the deeply embedded behavioural patterns that derail leaders under pressure.
Most executives have never been assessed at this depth. When they are, the insight alone changes how they lead.
02 / Candid Counsel
Who I Work With
My clients run banks, mining organisations, government departments, and technology companies.
They’ve already succeeded. They don’t need coaching.
They need someone who will tell them the truth that most peers, board members, or executive coaches won’t.
The DARTS Executive Leadership Coaching Model
Five Stages from Diagnostic to Sustained Shift
- D Step 01
Discovery
Psychometric assessment battery, 360-degree leadership review, and structured stakeholder interviews.
- A Step 02
Awareness
Diagnostic debrief naming the hidden derailers and the subconscious payoffs keeping them in place.
- R Step 03
Roadmap
A precise psychological intervention strategy tailored to the pressures of your role and board.
- T Step 04
Targeted Plan
Sustained 1:1 executive advisory as real-world decisions and high-stakes conversations unfold.
- S Step 05
Success & Reassess
Clinical reassessment against baseline measures to confirm the behavioural shift has taken root.
Beyond the Boardroom
Sharon also has an adventurous side… she has travelled to 55 countries, has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and is learning to fly a Cessna 152.
Motivated AND motivating, she challenges her clients to think big — because she knows that leaders have to take calculated risks to get results.