Mentoring Unlocked

What if the conflict your team is avoiding is actually the key to better decisions and stronger performance? In this conversation, Maud Lindley speaks with Pip Murphy, Principal Consultant at Serendis Leadership, about one of the most critical challenges in today's workplace: how to navigate conflict and disagreement constructively. Drawing on her career across trading floors, top-tier consulting,...

In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley speaks with Gerard Perrignon, Managing Director of Debt Capital Markets at RBC Capital Markets, about what drives a leader to keep showing up as a mentor year after year. Gerard's path into investment banking was anything but conventional. Starting with an English Literature degree, he found his way into finance through persistence and a hiring m...

In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley sits down with Urs Koenig, former UN peacekeeper, NATO commander, and leadership expert, to explore what leadership really looks like in high-performance environments. Urs shares powerful insights on building trust, balancing accountability with care, and why vulnerability is a practical leadership skill, not a weakness. From real-world military...

In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley speaks with board director and technology leader Jo Mikleus about what mentoring really looks like in practice. Jo shares how mentoring has supported her through key career moments, helping her navigate complexity, build confidence, and make clearer decisions. She highlights the role of mentors in asking thoughtful questions and creating space fo...

In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley sits down with Michaela Wortley, Oceania Inclusiveness Business Partnering Lead at EY, to explore how coaching can become a powerful lever for leadership and culture. After nearly three decades at EY, Michaela shares the story of how an informal initiative evolved into a formal internal coaching practice. One that now includes more than 30 traine...

In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley speaks with Heath McPherson, COO of InCorp Advisory Australia, about the career experiences and mentors that shaped his leadership across insurance, construction, education, and professional services. Heath reflects on the strong link between leadership quality, workplace culture, and safety, and how genuine care for people drives better outcomes...

Maud Lindley speaks with Renée Law, COO Professional Services at Atomic Group, about the leadership lessons which shaped her global career, and the mentoring moments that have had the greatest impact. Renée shares how her instinct for seeking out uncertainty has shaped her courage, adaptability, and approach to leading teams through complexity. She reflects on the shift from directive leadership t...

Beyond the Anecdotes: Measuring Mentoring Program Impact What turns mentoring from a feel-good initiative into real, measurable growth? In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley speaks with Dr. Abby Jandro - Organisational Psychologist and Principal Consultant at Serendis Leadership, and the research expert behind Serendis’ first statistically validated evaluation of mentoring program im...

In this episode, Maud sits down with Jeff McKenzie, Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand at Lindt & Sprüngli, to unpack two decades of leadership, transformation, and the power of mentoring. From his early beginnings in HR at Streets Ice Cream to senior commercial roles at Pernod Ricard and now leading Lindt’s sales team, Jeff shares how curiosity and human connection have shaped his c...

From Blueprints to Breakthroughs: Mentoring at the Heart of Leadership What does it take to lead complex projects, unite diverse stakeholders, and grow future leaders, all while staying grounded in human connection? In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley sits down with Mark Tait, Group Executive and Head of Developments at Investa. With over 25 years in property and a legacy that incl...

What’s the real future of mentoring tech?  That’s the bold question at the heart of this Big Picture episode of Mentoring Unlocked, where Maud sits down with Alex Richardson, Advisory Board Member at MentorKey. Alex brings over a decade of experience in the Australian mentoring space, including co-founding one of the country’s earliest mentoring platforms. With deep insights into both tech and hum...

How do you use culture as a lever for performance — not just connection? That question anchors Maud’s conversation with Amy Wild, Chief Operating Officer Corporate at Investa, who shares stories from her own mentoring journey — both as a mentor and a mentee — and what she’s learned about unlocking human potential in complex organisations. Amy and Maud explore how mentoring can shift careers at piv...

How do you ignite self-belief in people? Especially when they lack relatable role models. Exploring the answer to that question serves as the north star for Maud's conversation with Penny Ransom, Chief Investment Officer at LendLease, who mines her own experiences as both a mentee and mentor for insights you won't want to miss. The pair take on how mentors can guide people to make sound career cho...

What if “no” isn’t the end of the conversation, but the beginning of a better question?   This powerful question sits at the heart of Maud’s conversation with Cynthia Scott, Group CEO at Zip — a leader whose career spans multiple sectors, and whose leadership story is marked by bold moves, deep reflection, and an unwavering belief in human potential.   For Cynthia, the turning point came when a me...

How can our mentors help us break free from limiting beliefs and see the world in new ways? This question is the core of Maud’s conversation with Julie Washington, Director of Talent Development at Serendis Leadership, who is "living the dream" with her role in shaping the leaders of tomorrow.  The impact that a great mentor has on their mentee stems from understanding that the world is not black...

Episode 4 - Brett Himbury, Non-Executive Director and Senior Adviser “Shut up and just ask a question." While this sounds confronting, encouraging a response with the right question might be the biggest lesson that a person can learn from the experience of mentoring? Especially at senior leadership levels. Maud Lindley deep dives with Brett Himbury, former CEO of IFM Investors, to explore mentor l...

Episode 3 - Ingrid Massey, Head of P&C, CBRE Does empathy matter for a mentor? Can it be taught? Or is empathy something some people are born with and others are not.  Maud welcomes Ingrid Massey, Chief People Officer at CBRE Australia, to tackle these questions and more, seeking the answers in Massey’s own career which took her from advertising to being a senior HR executive with a global rem...

Is what you think you want, worth wanting? Tough questions like this could revolutionise your life or the life of those you mentor --but they've got to be asked in the right context and by the right person. Luckily there's help aplenty in this episode of Mentoring Unlocked. Maud sits down with Justin Clark, a legend in the executive coaching and technology space to unpack three decades of experien...

What does it take to go from dreams of writing a book to actually becoming a published author? Is there one secret that could make this journey not only possible, but much easier? Maud learns the answer is a resounding yes --and it begins with understanding the difference between a role model and a mentor. In this inaugural episode of Mentoring Unlocked, we sit down with book author and technology...