Linke Leadership

Leadership that works.
For people. For organisations.

Whether you are a leader who wants to grow, or an organisation ready to build real capability — I bring over 30 years of executive experience and evidence-based frameworks to the work.

Organisational Consulting Individual Coaching
30+ Years Executive Leadership Former CEO and GM Harvard Business School AMP Vision Australia | RSPCA | RAA | ATSA Non-Executive Director Disability Confidence Framework for Enterprises

Practical tools for the leadership challenges that don't have easy answers

Built from 30 years of executive experience. Grounded in research. Designed for the way organisations actually work.

Disability Confidence

Disability Confidence Framework for Enterprises

Most organisations want to get disability inclusion right. The gap is not intent — it is capability. This framework gives managers, HR, and boards the practical knowledge and tools to close that gap for good.

80,000+ words of practical guidance
96 chapters covering every disability category
40 manager moment scenarios with scripts
Board governance guide included
AI Governance

AI Governance Confidence Framework

AI governance is a leadership challenge, not an IT problem. This framework gives boards and executive teams the structure, tools, and confidence to govern AI responsibly — without needing a technical background.

12+ downloadable governance tools and templates
Board, executive, and manager tiers
Australian and international legal context
AI risk, ethics, and procurement guidance
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Two kinds of leadership work. Both matter.

Some challenges are about the individual. Others are about the organisation. Often it is both.

New Service Stream

Organisational Leadership

For boards, executive teams, and organisations navigating change, strategy, culture, and governance challenges.

  • Leading Change and Renewal
  • Strategy Review and Setting
  • Culture Alignment (LEASH Framework)
  • Governance and Risk
  • Organisational Diagnosis (Congruence Model)
  • Team Effectiveness
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Core Program

Individual Leadership

For aspiring and emerging leaders, and experienced professionals who want to lead with more clarity, confidence, and impact.

  • Executive Coaching and Mentoring
  • Career Development and Transition
  • Leadership Mastery Program
  • Leadership Self Assessment
  • Authentic Leadership Development
  • Personal Leadership Brand
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Real outcomes for real leaders

Michael's guidance has been pivotal in my leadership development, providing me with the skills and confidence to excel.

Max

Linke Leadership helped me unlock my potential and lead with authenticity and impact.

Susie

A practitioner, not just a coach

I have sat at the table you are sitting at. I have led organisations through the Global Financial Crisis, a global pandemic, major restructures, and significant strategic pivots. I know what it feels like when the gap between where you are and where you need to be feels impossible to close.

My work draws on Harvard Business School frameworks, three decades of applied leadership across the disability, animal welfare, aviation, and community sectors, and a straightforward belief that most organisational problems can be solved if you diagnose the root cause honestly and act on it.

The Disability Confidence Framework for Enterprises is the product of that experience — built specifically because I have watched capable, well-intentioned organisations struggle with disability inclusion not from lack of goodwill, but lack of a practical roadmap.

More About Michael
Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program — Leading Change and Organisational Renewal
30+ years executive leadership Including CEO and GM roles across disability services, animal welfare, recreational aviation, and community sectors
Non-Executive Director Adaptive Technology Suppliers Australia (ATSA)
Disability Confidence Framework Developer of the DCF for Enterprises — a comprehensive framework for organisational disability confidence

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