Sachi Wimmer
Sachi is an accomplished and dynamic leader with a remarkable 25-year track record in the public sector, including 15 years in senior executive service. She culminated her career in the Australian Public Service as the Deputy CEO of a prominent agency, leveraging her extensive expertise in executive coaching.
With senior roles spanning strategy, change management, governance, policy, regulation, and operations across key government departments like the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Home Affairs, Agriculture, Environment, and Infrastructure and Transport, Sachi has a wealth of experience. She has also contributed significantly to agencies such as Customs (now ABF) and AMSA.
Sachi has successfully led initiatives encompassing national security, natural resource management, maritime safety, crisis response, and large, dispersed workforces. Her diverse experience uniquely positions her to understand the intricate challenges of managing complex teams.
Specialising in executive coaching, Sachi focuses on helping individuals achieve their career aspirations. This includes enhancing skills in influence, building presence, and developing capabilities. Her coaching extends to strategic thinking, future positioning, time management for strategy, and effective leadership and communication, especially in times of change, uncertainty, and complex problem resolution.
With a practical understanding of government operations and extensive leadership expertise, Sachi offers pragmatic insights and guidance. Her coaching emphasises helping leaders navigate the unique challenges of senior roles, providing a confidential and empathetic advisory platform for working through issues and exploring viable options
Areas of Expertise
Strategic thinking and planning
Building presence and influence
Leading change and uncertainty (SES experience)
Senior leadership, managing difficult issues and relationships.
Leadership and management (including dispersed workforces)
Career opportunities and winning roles
“I gained so much confidence and clarity from my coaching sessions with Sachi. She asked really thoughtful questions that challenged me and broadened my thinking. She also gave me really practical ideas of actions I could put in place now to reach my goals. “
“I found coaching with Sachi really positive, she understood the government context in which I was operating and as a result the conversations were well targeted, practical and improved my ability to think strategically, manage my time and engage my team.“
“Working with Sachi was brilliant, she really helped me identify what I needed to work on to strengthen my leadership and tools and ways to put that into practice. The conversations were engaging and motivating and, when I needed it, challenging.”
-Testimonials from coaching clients