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Karina Joyce NoLo Life
Dr Karina Joyce
  • VIC

Our founder, Dr Karina Joyce, is available to assist with keynote presentations, consultation, workplace training and individual coaching sessions.  Karina is an award-winning master coach who specialises in human behaviour, motivation and relationships.  She combines her academic background in sociology, philosophy, gender and psychology, with 30+ years of practical experience working with individuals and teams, to bring grounded, balanced and accessible insights and tips with her audience.

Karina’s messaging is heartfelt, witty and engaging.  From a perspective of lived experience combined with three-years dedicated to the study of alcohol, Karina provides comment or content for articles relating to creating healthier drinking habits, alcohol safe workplaces and overall trends within the sober curious movement.

Specific Area of Expertise

Karina is best known for her whole of organisation approach to creating cultural change. From the board room to the front line, Karina acts as a conduit to ensure messaging and understanding is consistent across all functional groups and all levels of the organisation.

Her project and stakeholder management skills are sharply honed. Having seen things done back to front too many times, Karina ensures thorough assessment and consultation is conducted prior to amending and implementing policy or systems change. She knows the importance of inclusion, asking the right questions and active listening when working on organisational culture change projects.

With her background in both sociology and positive psychology, Karina has the critical mindset to negotiate the complexities of psychosocial risk management. With a keen focus on diversity, equality and inclusion, Karina works respectfully to ensure systems, policies and programs are thoughtfully embedded with respect for all.

Credentials

  • PhD (sociology)
  • BA (first class honours)
  • Master Coach Accreditation
  • Extended DISCTM Practitioner
  • Cert IV: Workplace Assessment and Training
  • Cert IV: Life Coaching
  • Diploma: Recruitment
  • Finalist: Ashleigh Rylatt L&D Professional of the Year Award (AITD) 2020
  • Winner: Coach of the Year Award (ANZI-Coaching) 2012
  • Finalist: Alfred Deakin Medal (Deakin University)
  • Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in Teaching (Deakin University)

Location

Melbourne, Victoria – available nationally, internationally and virtually

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