Kate James is a mindfulness speaker based in Melbourne, Australia. Sharing a mainstream form of meditation since 2002 and with over 116,000 followers on the popular Insight Timer meditation app, Kate is considered to be one of Melbourne’s leading facilitators of corporate mindfulness, positive psychology and leadership for developing confidence workshops.
In her engaging and interactive corporate mindfulness workshops, participants learn about integrating the science of mindfulness and positive psychology into work and life in practical ways to improve self-awareness, enhance performance and promote a greater sense of self-belief.
Kate facilitates both in-person and online workshops for corporate groups and not-for-profit organisations.
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Kate James
Kate is described as an authentic, warm and down-to-earth speaker. In her keynotes and workshops, she shares the latest research about mindfulness, positive psychology and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and how these principles can be integrated into life in practical ways. Audiences comment that she’s someone who appears to embody her message.
Kate speaks to a range of different audiences and she is informal and engaging in her approach. She shares techniques to open your mind to new ways of thinking. Audiences will learn how to:
- Develop self-awareness
- Become a more mindful leader
- Balance the negative bias of the brain
- Manage stress more effectively
- Use mindfulness principles in their lives in practical ways
- Navigate change with a positive mindset
- Be more authentic and open leaders
- Feel more resilient, positive and motivated.
CORPORATE MINDFULNESS WORKSHOPS
All workshops introduce the science and psychology of mindfulness including the benefits and how to incorporate mindfulness in practical ways in everyday life.
The Five Principles of Living & Working Mindfully
Learn how the latest mindfulness research can be applied in practical ways to help you become more present, relaxed and focused.
- Learn to be more present, focused and relaxed
- Balance the negative bias of the brain
- Choose behaviours that enhance your wellbeing
- Identify your personal values
- Build a more positive relationship with yourself and others
- Live with a greater sense of purpose
Three Steps to Better Balance
The concept of work-life balance is largely a myth. Taking a mindful approach to balance involves making conscious choices about how you interact with your busy life.
- Learn how to manage your time more effectively
- Proactively manage stress
- Balance a negative mindset
- Overcome self-sabotaging behaviours
- Feel a greater sense of balance and calm
The Mindful Leader Workshop series
Combining psychology research, mindfulness tools, therapy techniques and a series of practical exercises, this series of workshops will help you to discover an authentic style of leadership, embrace your innate strengths, improve your communication style, overcome imposter syndrome, build courage and resilience and discover a greater sense of self-belief.
- Understand your leadership style
- Identify your leadership goals
- Discover your unique character strengths
- Connect with your ‘confident self’
- Develop a growth mindset
- Overcome imposter syndrome
- Connect with your values
- Build courage and resilience
- Discover your purpose
- Develop a five-year vision
What people say
“I would urge anyone who wants to create and drive a positive and productive team culture to get you to run some corporate mindfulness workshops with Kate. Thank you Kate for hosting such a brilliant workshop and creating the perfect space for my team to explore their strengths and talents and to learn about new tools to help them stay focused and grounded in such a busy work environment. The energy, knowledge and experience you bring are truly exceptional!”
Alex McDonald, Head of Audience Curation and Engagement, Bupa
“Some of my senior leaders were sceptical about meditation in general and some were feeling quite uncomfortable with the thought, however, we persevered. We then arranged a session at our last leadership offsite. Within minutes of meditating the team realised that they were feeling more relaxed and everyone agreed, that it’s a simple and practical tool for stress management. We now have a number of the team meditating on a more regular basis.”
Franca Alessi, Business Support Manager, Network Operations & Development, National Australia Bank
“Kate came into Cotton On Head Office and opened up our global mindfulness program. Her workshop was the perfect introduction to mindfulness. The talk was both informative and engaging with key takeaways and techniques that people used straight away. Since Kate’s workshop, we have had leaders and general managers invite Kate back as a mindfulness speaker and expert to further develop these concepts within their teams.”
Luke McLean – Health +Wellbeing Manager, Cotton On Group
“Kate delivered a fantastic mindfulness session for our executive team, the session was perfectly pitched for the audience and delivered well beyond my expectations. Kate’s engaging style and ability to mesh together research and real-life practical examples really resonated with all who attended. In the weeks that followed many attendees have mentioned how much they learned and are trying to include mindful practice into their daily lives.”
Nicole Tournier, Director Planning & Resources, Strategy & Governance RMIT University
“Kate James brings to her mindfulness workshops a bucketful of practical advice delivered in a calm and authentic manner whereby you’re left wishing that you could spend more time with her. She is insightful and inspirational, leaving the audience hanging on her every word. We were fortunate to have Kate provide a two-hour mindfulness workshop at the AGPAL and QIP 2018 Conference – the feedback from our clients was outstanding with only one common complaint – two hours was not considered long enough!”
Emily Geering, GM Marketing & Communications, Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited
“Kate led an interactive workshop with 20 of our nursing customers designed to explore the unique challenges they face managing stress each day. Through creative exercises and guided meditation, each participant was able to come to a deeper understanding of what it truly means to ‘manage stress’. The group dynamic became very open and supportive as we progressed. By the end of the workshop, everyone wanted assurances that this would be an annual event! We continue to get emails from our nurses describing the positive results they are getting from applying the stress-management principles at home and at work. Well done Kate!”
Larry Fells, CEO, Dansac
“Kate, I really appreciated you delivering such an excellent corporate mindfulness workshop for our team. Your presentation ‘hit the mark’ and I received a lot of positive feedback from the Leadership Team on the quality of the presentation. Your session made it to the top of my list of “three things that went well today”!”
Neil Whiteside, Director Community Wellbeing, Brimbank City Council
“Kate taught us a number of different mindfulness techniques that were surprisingly simple to learn, yet effective. Kate herself is a fantastic advertisement for meditation as her presence was calming yet energising.’”
Michele Leembruggen, Sustainable Building Coordinator, City of Melbourne
“Kate ran a mindfulness session for our team who work in a fast-paced and sometimes challenging industry. Each member of our team came away feeling more equipped with managing their mindset and behaviours. Kate’s soothing voice and reasonable insights resonated with those less familiar with meditation. We have no hesitation in recommending Kate to those looking to enhance personal and professional development. Thank you!”
Warlimont & Nutt Real Estate
“We found Kate’s insights and ideas helpful and everyone enjoyed the time to focus on themselves and to consider the priorities they had and if these should change.
Within a few weeks, almost everyone had taken some action to improve their wellbeing, productivity or relationships. This varied from enrolling in further study, starting an exercise program, joining a meditation class or simply reorganising their workspace.”
Tricia Farnes, Associate Director – Human Resources, Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
“Kate has been an integral part of our health and wellness program within Aviva. Sessions including Managing Stress, Mindfulness and Work-Life Balance have engaged our employees and created an awareness and understanding around the importance of maintaining one’s health, both mentally and physically. Kate’s warm and understanding nature combined with her passion and enthusiasm for these topics has ensured a continued successful program for our employees.”
Cliodhna Coughlan, HR Learning & Development, Aviva Australia
“Kate, just a note to say a big thank you for the talk last night. The feedback was very positive and I think that we all took something away from it. Your style is great, with just the right balance of relaxed delivery without diminishing the importance of the material, and engaged the group throughout. I hope we can work together in the future.”
Brian Peters, Competency Executive, Terra Firma
“Thank you for a very interesting and informative session you conducted at CitiPower/Powercor today. Work-life balance sometimes seems a term that is quite hard to define, but you prompted lots of thought-starters for me. One thing I found vital – recognition that the balance can and does change frequently, depending on issues that are happening in either my work or private life. I hadn’t truly realised that before now. Thank you for putting so much of yourself into the presentation – it makes it so much more interesting.”
Executive Assistant to General Manager Human Resources & Corporate Affairs, Powercor/CitiPower
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Recent clients include
Cotton On Group, Latrobe University, Holmesglen, Monash, Sensis, Grocon, Aviva, Coles Myer, Urbis, NPS Medicinewise, Moores Legal, The Victorian Bar, BHP Billiton, Macquarie Bank, NAB, Bank West, PwC, Powercor, CSR, Clemenger, CHE, George Patts, Department of Transport, Department of Human Services, Department of Sustainability & Environment, Department of Justice, Financial Ombudsman Service, Victorian Electoral Commission, TCA, Yarra Valley Water, Local Government Women’s Professional Development, Australian Red Cross, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Whitelion and Kids Under Cover.
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