Chris Chittenden - Director & Coach

Chris is a director of Talking About Pty Ltd and has been involved in the coaching field since 1994. He previously worked with Gaia Consulting Group  for over five years before forming Talking About with Jacqui Chaplin in 2004.

He has over 1000 hours of coaching experience with both individuals and groups, including providing executive coaching to clients overseas.

Chris specialises in executive and leadership coaching, and in developing new coaches. He is currently the Coaching Director for our Coach Development program and has written on the subject of coaching for over 10 years.

He is a graduate of Newfield Australia's Diploma of Ontological Coaching, holds an Executive Diploma of Business Leadership Coaching and is a member of the International Coach Federation. He is also qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and has been trained in the use of MBTI Step II. He is also trained in the use of a number of Human Synergistics profiling tools including Life Styles Inventory, Group Styles Inventory and  Coach. He also holds a Diploma in Training and Assessment Systems (Certificate 4).

His clients include ExxonMobil, CSL, Country Fire Authority, MF&ESB and TXU Australia.

Jacqui Chaplin - Director & Coach

Jacqui is a director of Talking About Pty Ltd and has been involved in the coaching field since 1998. She previously worked with Gaia Consulting Group  for over four years before forming Talking About with Chris Chittenden in 2004.

She has over 1000 hours of coaching experience with both individuals and groups, including providing executive coaching to multi-national clients.

Jacqui  specialises in executive and leadership coaching, and and is actively involved in coach training in internal business settings . She also supervises students in  TA’s program for training new coaches.

She is a graduate of Newfield Australia's Diploma of Ontological Coaching, holds an Executive Diploma of Business Leadership Coaching and is a member of the International Coach Federation. She has completed a Master of Business Administration and is also qualified to administer the Human Synergistics’ Lifestyles Inventory, Groups Styles Inventory, CoACH tool, and the Leadership/Impact program. She also holds a Diploma in Training and Assessment Systems (Cert IV).

Her clients include ExxonMobil, CSL, Country Fire Authority, Sensis, TXU Australia, RMIT University and the Royal District Nursing Service.

She is available for professional speaking engagements in the areas of leadership, well being and networking.

In 2004, Jacqui co-authored and self-published her first book, Infomaniac, which is available through Talking About.

Graeme Schache - Associate Coach

Graeme worked with Chris and Jacqui at Gaia Consulting Group and now continues his work as a Coach through his own business, Graeme J. Schache & Associates and as an Associate at Talking About.

His special interests in the business and coaching domains include: coaching in, and designing and conducting workshops on, topics such as – leadership, building relationships, team members, mood management, performance management, conflict resolution and mediation, embracing diversity, and process consulting. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and its implications for individuals is also a special interest for Graeme. 

Graeme became a Certified Ontological Coach following studies in the USA in 1994 and is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). He is a member of the International Coach Federation.

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