About Us
Who We Are & What We Do
Supporting Healthier, safer and more resillient workplace environments through strengthened Leadership capability.
About Melody
Motive Leadership & Wellbeing is led by Melody Durand, a leadership and wellbeing practitioner with over a decade of experience across counselling and organisational development.
Her work sits at the intersection of human behaviour, leadership, and workplace culture—bringing insight into how individuals and teams respond under pressure.
Melody’s background in counselling includes supporting individuals, couples, and families through stress, trauma, and relational challenges. This experience informs her understanding of emotional responses, behavioural patterns, and workplace dynamics within a non-clinical, organisational context.
Professional Credentials
- Master’s Degree in Counselling
- Registered Counsellor — Level 4 (Australian Counselling Association)
- 10+ years’ experience across counselling, coaching, training, and leadership development
Approaches & Frameworks
- Positive Psychology
- Acceptance & Commitment Training (ACT)
- Narrative Coaching
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Coaching
- Psychodynamic Approaches
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Trauma-Informed Approaches
- Strengths-Based Coaching
- ADKAR Change Management Framework
About Motive Leadership & Wellbeing
Strengthening leadership capability to support the effective management of psychosocial risk
Motive Leadership & Wellbeing partners with organisations to strengthen leadership capability and support organisations in managing psychosocial risk—contributing to the development of high-performing, psychologically safe workplace cultures.
We focus on the behavioural drivers that shape how leaders think, respond, and perform under pressure—supporting clearer decision-making, more consistent leadership, and more effective workplace practices.
Partnering to support healthier, safer, and more resilient workplace environments.
What Drives Our Work
Leadership challenges are rarely caused by a lack of skill.
They are shaped by how leaders think, respond, and behave—especially under pressure.
In today’s workplaces, organisations are navigating increasing complexity, rising expectations, and a growing focus on psychosocial safety.
Many organisations attempt to address these challenges through training, policies, or surface-level solutions.
But under pressure, people do not default to what they know—
they default to underlying patterns and behavioural drivers.
This is where many leadership approaches fall short—
and where our work focuses.
Our Approach
Understanding the 'What'
Applying the 'How'
Aligning the 'Where'
The WHAT
Understanding Behaviour
The 'What' - Thoughts. Triggers. Patterns. Drivers
These are th einternal drivers that influence behaviour, shape leadership resonses, and impact workplaces and interactions.
The HOW
Building Capability
Workshops and training apply the 'How' - supporting leaders and teams to build capability to manage pressure, communicate effectively, and support the management of psychosocial risk within the workplace.
The WHERE
Aligning Systems
Consultancy focuses on the 'Where' - supporting organisations to identify psychosocial risk factors and strengthen alignment across leadership, systems and workplace culture.
Our Focus
Our Mission
To strengthen leadership capability and workplace wellbeing by helping organisations better understand behavioural drivers, recognise psychosocial risks, and support meaningful, sustainable change.
Our Vision
To support healthier, safer, and more resilient workplaces where leadership,
wellbeing, and workplace culture work together to help people and organisations thrive.
Our Values
Clarity Over Complexity
We simplify leadership, behavioural, and workplace challenges into practical insights that support informed action and meaningful change.
Evidence-Led Practice
Our work is informed by research, lived experience, and practical application to
ensure strategies remain relevant, credible, and people-focused.
Human-Centred Leadership
We believe leadership shapes workplace experience and influences how people feel, respond, and perform.
Alignment Drives Impact
Sustainable change is strengthened when leadership, behaviour, systems, and culture
work together.
Courageous Conversations
We encourage honest, constructive conversations that strengthen awareness,
accountability, and organisational growth.
Resilience Through Growth
We support individuals, leaders, and organisations to navigate challenge, adapt to
change, and build healthier ways of working.