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Lead with Confidence, Clarity, and Purpose!

Leadership Coaching for Executives, Teams & Business Owners

At Steve Barker Coaching, I help leaders grow with resilience, improve team dynamics, and lead with authenticity and purpose. Whether you're an executive, a manager, or a business owner, my coaching is designed to meet you where you are and support your journey toward impactful leadership.

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Who I Work With & How I Help

Based in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Steve Barker Coaching proudly supports leaders across regional New South Wales, Canberra, and Albury, while delivering coaching services nationally and internationally through virtual and in-person programs.

About Steve Barker

Trusted Leadership Coach & Mindset Strategist

Steve Barker brings over 35 years of leadership experience, including 26 years in the Royal Air Force. He is the creator of the RAW Leadership Training Program and Podcast, author of the book Redefining Leadership, and has worked with leading organisations like Bendigo Bank, Wagga City Council, and Riverina Local Land Services.  Discover more about Steve here.

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RAW Leadership Training Program
- Tailored Learning for Real Results

Give your leaders the tools they need to solve the challenges they face. The RAW Leadership Training Program allows you to select the coaching modules that best fit your team's needs—from conflict resolution to emotional intelligence development.

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Listen to the RAW Leadership Podcast

Real conversations. Practical advice. Honest insights. Tune in to RAW Leadership, hosted by Steve Barker, for discussions on the real challenges leaders face today.

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Redefining Leadership Book
- 101 Audacious Tips for Today’s Leaders

Steve Barker's latest book is a no-fluff, action-packed guide to what leadership looks like in the real world. With 101 practical, bold, and thought-provoking tips, this is your go-to resource for redefining what it means to lead with courage, clarity, and connection.

Whether you’re leading a team, a business, or yourself—this book will challenge and equip you to show up differently.

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Latest Leadership Insights & Articles

Stay up to date with leadership tips, practical advice, and coaching
insights to help you lead with confidence and impact.

Client Success and Testimonials

Who some of our clients are and what they say:

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Introduction & The Power of Leadership Coaching

Steve Barker is a highly experienced leader dedicated to serving his country and now empowering others through his Leadership and Professional Personal Development Coaching Business. With 26 years in the Royal Air Force, and over 10 years in the Civil Sector, he possesses a wealth of leadership knowledge, wisdom, and strategies. Bringing a global perspective from living worldwide, Steve incorporates diverse cultural experiences into his coaching. He emphasises authenticity, confidence, and integrity as essential qualities in leadership and guides clients in their development in these areas. Steve bases all of his Leadership Coaching models and frameworks around fact based, and evidence based models of Human Behaviour. People centric himself, Steve truly understands the need to Lead people through connection, understanding and curiosity. This is why he has developed and written over 25 modules of that equip and empower his clients to be emotionally intelligent, effective, authentic and strong Leaders, who are then able to go on and grow strong, empathetic, people centric and growth orientated workplace cultures. Steve is able to deliver his Leadership Coaching worldwide and is not geographically tied to any area. As a lifelong learner, Steve stays updated on the latest leadership techniques and strategies. He evolves his coaching methods to remain current, ensuring his clients receive relevant and up to date guidance. By staying at the forefront of leadership development, he equips clients with effective tools for success. Through his Leadership and Professional Personal Development Coaching Business, Steve empowers individuals to become authentic, confident, and integrity-driven leaders. He provides the knowledge, skills, and mindset necessary for effective leadership. Nominated as one of the top 5 Coaches in Australia in 2019 and also as a Crow Award Finalist for Excellence in Micro Business 2023, Steve is working with businesses such as: Bendigo Bank Wagga City Council Subway Riverina Local Land Services RuleThirteen Austrak Aurizon Steve is also a certified Maxwell Leadership Coach, Facilitator and Public Speaker. If you would like to discover how Steve can help you grow your Leadership Skills, Confidence and be authentically you in your Leadership ... please contact him. For further information about Steve and to see some of his testimonials please check out the links below: www.stevebarker.com.au https://www.stevebarker.com.au/ https://urlgeni.us/facebook/AudaciousLeadership #leadership #stevebarker #RAWLeadership #leadershipdevelopment #leader #inspiration #mindset #entrepreneurship #management #personaldevelopment #businessowner #leaders #fypage

Become an Empowered Leader

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is leadership coaching and how does it work? A: Leadership coaching helps you improve your leadership skills through personalised, one-on-one sessions. It focuses on self-awareness, decision-making, team dynamics, and communication. Clients of Steve Barker's commonly encounter a business problems such as... How do I connect with my team authentically? How do I improve the retention of team members? How can I resolve conflict? How do I stop gossip? How can I do better, I feel like an imposter? How can I reduce the stress of being a Leader and a business owner? These are just some of the questions Steve encounters when meeting his clients. Leadership Coaching is the process of identifying issues within the individual or within the organisation that are inhibiting growth and productivity, then rectifying it. This includes communication, relationships, internal culture, systems, and processes. But how do you begin to approach complex personal and organisational issues? - Step by step with Leadership Coaching.

Q: How is Steve Barker’s coaching approach different? A: Steve’s approach is practical, evidence-based, and built on over three decades of leadership experience, including military service and behavioural psychology.

Q: Who is leadership coaching for? A: Coaching is designed for executives, managers, business owners, and organisations seeking to improve leadership capacity, team performance, and workplace culture.

Q: Can the coaching be delivered remotely? A: Yes! Coaching can be delivered via phone, video call, or in-person depending on your location and preference.

Q: What outcomes can I expect from leadership coaching? A: Clients typically see improvements in confidence, clarity, communication, conflict resolution, and team engagement.

Q: Are you an RTO that delivers accredited training? A: I tailor and customise my training to fulfil the needs of my clients. No, I am not an RTO as I do not deliver cookie-cutter information that may not suit the needs of my client.

Q: What level of support do you offer? A: I provide 24/7 support to anyone undertaking a Leadership Program with me. This means you can call me for support at anytime of the day, including holidays. I will respond to you within 6 hours, and we will unpack whatever you need support around. In a nutshell, I am "your coach in your back pocket". I am totally committed to providing you with as much support and mentoring as you need to achieve the outcomes you wish to.

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“Everything rises and falls on YOUR leadership.”

Steve Barker

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