Maria
Newport
Senior Executive Coach
Sydney, Australia
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🇬🇧English
Coaching Experience
- Certified Coach with IECL (2010)
- Certified Coach with ICF (2022)
Professional background
- Vice President of Talent Acquisition – Willis & Recruiting
- Solutions Director – TMP Worldwide
- Lawyer – Phillips Fox (now DLA Piper)
Education
- Masters of HR Management (Organisational Psychology) – University of London (Birkbeck College)
- Bachelor of Arts – Humanities – Griffith University
Personal commitments
- President – International Coaching Federation Australia
- Director – Women Lawyers NSW & ACT, Coeliac NSW & ACT, Playgroup NSW
Media
- 3 Elements for Effective Recruiting (Talent Management Book 8) by Maria Newport & William Howatt
Maria’s coaching philosophy is systemic, business-oriented and results-focused. Her strength as a coach is her ability to use evidence-based models and techniques to help coachees gain greater personal insight, confidence and clarity of purpose to improve individual and organizational performance quickly.
Coaching is about enabling individuals to make conscious decisions and empowering them to become leaders in their own lives.
Maria Nemeth
Professional background
Maria is now a Senior Executive and Team Coach, Leadership Development Consultant, Facilitator, Mediator and Non-Executive Director, based in Sydney. She previously held leadership roles in multinational organisations and practiced law with international law firms in the UK and Australia.
Coaching expertise
Maria discovered coaching at a pivotal moment in her life, in 1999, as she was considering a change in both her country of residence and her career, first in the UK, then in the US. It was this firsthand experience of challenging assum ptions, focusing on strengths, being aware of biases along with derailing behaviours and finding the confidence to rewrite her own destiny, that enabled her to take her life in another direction, and ultimately led to her becoming a coach. Her love of people and their stories, combined with continuous learning and self-development has allowed Maria to now support others cultivate awareness, take proactive steps, to make positive changes in their lives. Maria’s natural curiosity and positive attitude enable her to inspire others reach their own potential and become purposeful change agents in their lives, increasing wellbeing, life and career options.
Maria has led leadership development initiatives, including assessments, career and leadership development programs. She has worked across diverse sectors such as luxury, banking, insurance, technology, healthcare, energy, government, and non-profit & professional services.
What we say about Maria Newport at Turningpoint
Maria finds the correct blend of empathy, support and challenge, and leaves room for her coachees to find the answer themselves.