Why winter is the best time to start your professional glow-up
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Preparing to hibernate for winter? Here’s why the colder months are the best time to start your professional glow-up.
As Canberra’s mornings grow frosty and the last leaves fall from the trees, we can already sense the starkness of winter settling in.
From the outside it looks like everything in nature presses pause, yet this isn’t really the case. Beneath the surface, there’s a quiet preparation underway as trees consolidate resources and strengthen their foundations, ready for that spectacular burst of growth come spring.
Executive coach Kim Vella draws a connection between nature’s subtle winter work, and the deeper growth that career professionals can invest in at this time of the year.
“Even in winter, a tree is far from dormant,” says Kim. “There’s an essential process happening underground – roots continue to extend, drawing in nutrients and replenishing moisture levels to build strength for spring. It’s deliberate and purposeful.
“When we look at professional growth, especially for those in leadership positions who have achieved a level of success or mastery, they haven’t necessarily peaked and the journey is over. They simply need to enter a new phase of growth to deepen their capacity. This comes from turning inward and learning a new set of skills that lay the foundation for what comes next.”
Helping leaders create stronger alignment between purpose and performance, a greater impact without added effort or stress and a more grounded ability to lead through complexity, it’s a rare window for deeper growth.
Kim notes that June provides the perfect opportunity to embark on this type of professional development.
“Before the end of financial year, in preparation for the year to follow, is an opportune time to initiate this growth. Particularly after the election, we know how busy things are going to get moving forward. Given how burned out many leaders feel already, I can’t imagine they would want to face that busyness using the same old strategies,” she says.
“There is a better way than battling through constant overwhelm, and one that empowers you to approach each day with a lot more clarity and confidence.”
Designed specifically for public sector professionals by public sector experts, for those ready to take their leadership to the next level, Kim confirms that registrations for the Winter Leadership Strategies Series are now open.
“There are generous discounts – up to 20 per cent – for group bookings, because sending a team together builds collective momentum. By equipping your leaders with the skills to do more with less, you’re creating a unified approach that enhances impact across the organisation,” she says.
“Choose from the Essentials or Enhanced pathways, depending on the extent to which you want to build your capacity. The course is facilitated by leading public sector strategists and mentors, occupational psychologists, and myself as an ICF-accredited executive coach and former SES in the public service.”
“We know the value this course offers to one leader who is ready to take their leadership to the next level, let alone an entire team. So we’re excited to see new faces for the winter series, especially those who are committed to making the most of this rare window before the end of financial year.”
