Greg Did Lyons
Greg Lyons is certified Organisational Executive coach dedicated to assisting professionals and parents in consciously cultivating success, fulfillment and balance across their work, family and personal lives.
With 2 decades within the Australian Public Service, Greg has developed deep expertise in career coaching, leadership development and personal growth. Having worked across seven distinct APS departments and Australian Parliament House, he possesses an in depth understanding of; government career pathways, senior leadership expectations and the complexities of public sector work environments. Greg actively participated in organisational mentoring programs and executive leadership teams. He provided valuable support, coaching, mentoring, and career advice to individuals at, above, and below his classification level.
Greg has a strong passion for coaching parents, helping them navigate their careers while maintaining work-life integration. As a co-leader of the Canberra Dads Playgroup, he actively supports fathers build meaningful connection with their children while balancing professional responsibilities. His coaching approach helps align career goals with personal cause, contributing to parents achieving sustainable effort in both work and family life.
As a specialist in CV and application coaching, interview preparation and leadership development, Greg provides tailored guidance to professionals seeking promotions, executive level roles and career transitions within public, private and non-for-profit sectors.
Before his public service career, Greg worked as a Graphic Designer, contributing to visual communication projects for renowned brands like AMP, Optus World, and Whiskas. His designs adorned prominent locations such as Sydney’s Pitt Street, Sydney International Airport, Westfield shopping centres, supermarkets, chemists, newspapers, billboards, and magazines.
Greg has successfully coached individuals across Australia, the United States of America, Canada, and Africa in realising, believing, and achieving their aspirations. His coaching approach is practical, results-driven and tailored to individual needs.
Areas of Expertise
Work-Life Integration
Career Planning
Effective Communication
Leadership Skills and Development
CV and Application Coaching
Interview Preparation
Capability Realisation and Development
“Sometimes you just get lucky. Having Greg as my coach was definitely one of those times. Yes, Greg is a professionally-trained coach, but he’s more than that as well. He’s a great coach. He really gets what coaching is all about and he definitely has had made a difference in how I tackle all the challenges and opportunities that life offers up. That’s not a ‘LinkedIn post exaggeration’, it’s the plain and simple truth. Along with all his knowledge and experience Greg brings 100% dedication and commitment to every session. He is compassion, curious and his focus is always on helping me to find my best outcomes and answers. Expect to do plenty of healthy work during and after a session with Greg. He won’t tell you what to do, he’s there to help you find your own inspiration and insights. Expect to have many of those moments in each session and to find yourself building your own new skill sets to take with you and use in your own way. Looking to find new ways to navigate? Make it easy on yourself and contact Greg.”
“Headline: lightbulb moments! Greg is an amazing coach. He has a very natural and professional style, putting you at ease, making you do some hard thinking, instilling confidence and providing clear pathways and resources to get you out of your rut. I've never had so many lightbulb moments in one hour with anyone! Each session had several of these moments and I've got great plans in motion thanks to his coaching. Truly inspirational and so supportive. I have already recommended him to others and recommend him to you dear reader! He's honest and will make sure you click before you commit.”
“Greg is an amazing coach. He’s really good at asking the hard questions and digging deeper to help you really figure out what’s going on. He is also great at helping draw out things that you haven’t seen and being encouraging while also supporting you to stretch and try for more. He really helped me to see what was working and wasn’t working in my life and make a plan for what I wanted. If you’re looking for a coach that can really help you figure out where you’re going and what you want. I highly recommend Greg!” – Julie Morey, Sacramento, California, United States of America
-Testimonials from coaching clients