Coaching & mentoring / Mentoring
Building your professional practice
Drawing on over 50 years combined experience across public sector, not-for-profit and the start-up industry, Paul and Mel can help you and your team to deepen your skills and widen your networks for success. Whether you want to build your skills in leadership and influence, become a more confident facilitator or expand your expertise in co-design or embed your work in the principles of co-design, get in touch to see how we can help.
Potential areas of focus
We work with you to help you grow in your practice, build your unique signature presence and influence lasting positive change, in yourself and others.
Public sector leadership
With extensive experience in senior and executive leadership roles in the public sector in Australia and UK, our director Paul Lambert can help you define your signature leadership presence and build your political influence.
Facilitation & presenting
From hosting community forums to Ministerial Roundtables, we can support you to build your unique facilitator presence and brand, to ensure you host memorable and effective events, every time.
Leadership for co-design
Co-design is more than sticky notes and brown paper! With over 20 years experience in co-design leadership, our Director Mel Lambert can help you to build co-design principles into your leadership approach and team practices.
IT & startups
How do you take an idea and turn it into a company, a product, a reality? Perhaps you are already there and struggling with your inner impostor? With experience in public and private sector IT and startup culture, we can help you whether you are an aspiring CEO or an established Board member.
How we work and what to expect
Our mentoring services are tailored to you or your team to ensure you are deepening your practice and building your influence in ways that work for you. We can work with you on theory and practice, offering both reflective sessions and observational feedback.
Our process
Personalised professional mentoring for individuals and teams
Whether you’re seeking 1:1 mentoring for yourself or team mentoring for your staff, all our mentoring engagements follow the following steps.
- Exploration: a chance to define the focus & set a mentoring rhythm to suit you
- Engagement: tailored mentoring to reach the goals and growth targets your define
- Review: regular check-ins to review progress and results
Expected results
How it can benefit you or your team
Professional mentoring is a long-term investment in the growth and development of key individuals in your business, including you, to deepen practice and deliver results.
- Professional Growth: develop new skills through reflection and feedback
- Knowledge Transfer: access fresh insights, emerging practice and new connections
- Improved Leadership: build your signature presence and voice
Service options
Think Human Mentoring can be delivered one-to-one or in group settings, online or in-person, depending on your needs.
For yourself
1:1 personalised professional mentoring
Invest in your own professional development. With favourable rates for individually-funded mentoring packages and flexible delivery options to fit in your schedule, find out how Think Human can support your professional growth.
For teams
Empower your staff with personalised group or 1:1 sessions
Unlock the potential in your team members through focused and tailored 1:1 mentoring packages to help them build their skills, or invest in the whole team as they build their professional practice together.
Our clients
We partner with liked-minded organisations & individuals
Our mentoring success stories
Find out more about how we’ve supported others through our mentoring services.
Lived Experience Network - Mentoring support
“Working alongside Mel was a really rich learning experience for me as a group facilitator. Mel skilfully provided safety for members to express their diverse views and ensured the wellbeing of the group as a whole.”
Leadership coaching and mentoring
“I have transformed from someone who constantly battled imposter syndrome to a confident and engaging individual. I deeply appreciated how you listened, helped me to refine my goals, and kept me forward-thinking, always asking what’s next. This journey has been truly transformative, leaving me inspired, motivated, respected, and supported throughout.”
Coaching off the court!
“Mel worked with us during our pre-season period late 2024 and into early 2025. The aim was to set our culture and behaviours to create an environment to thrive. Mel was both engaging and educational for the athletes and support crew.”
Contact us
Change starts with a conversation. Let’s chat…
A website can only tell you so much. We’d love to have a chat if you think we can help you. Let us know what you’re trying to do and we’ll get in touch as soon as we can to talk, human to human.
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Our people
Meet Mel and Paul
Mel Lambert
Director
Coaching people to lead, grow and have lasting impact.
Paul Lambert
Director
Mentoring leaders in the public sector to lead with integrity and intention.
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