Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Canberra
Master of Education, University of Canberra
Graduate Diploma of Education, University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts, University of New South Wales
Executive Coaching Levels 1-3, Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership
Accreditations/Instruments
Hogan International Accreditation, Team Management Systems (TMS), Emotional Intelligence (Genos EI), Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI), Fierce Conversations, Subject-Object Interviews (Kegan), Courage to Lead©, Courage to Teach©.
Areas of Specialisation
Facilitation, Executive Coaching, Women’s Leadership, School Leadership, Principal and Teacher Wellbeing, Adult Development, Coaching and Mentoring.
Experience
Dr Janet Smith is an Associate and Senior Facilitator for Women & Leadership Australia (WLA). Janet previously worked for WLA for 7 years as Program Director and Lead Facilitator, and has extensive experience in workshop facilitation, leading national and international leadership summits, teaching face-to-face and online leadership courses, course design, and executive coaching. Janet’s specialisation within WLA included facilitation of women’s leadership summits and school principal wellbeing workshops.
Janet is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, where she specialises in Educational Leadership, mentoring and coaching. During her years at UC, Janet has occupied a wide range of leadership positions, including Associate Dean Education and Deputy Head of School. Janet’s work at UC has involved managing and teaching national and international professional learning courses, specialising in leadership, mentoring, and coaching and social and emotional learning. Prior to working at the university, Janet was a high school teacher and school leader.
Previous/Current Clients
De Beers, Australian National University, University of Melbourne, ACT Education Directorate, Various Catholic Education Offices (Rockhampton, Western Australia, Adelaide, Wollongong, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra-Goulburn), AIS ACT, Loreto Kirribilli, Business Managers Victoria (BMV), Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA), Victorian ICT Network for Education (VINE).