Thilan Legierse - Tonsley, SA

phoebe W.

Thilan is a powerhouse. Equal parts kind and fierce, she works with a compelling blend of empathy, finely honed skills in coaching and a savvy insight into human behaviour.

In her offering, The Leader's Den (and beyond), Thilan creates a space for experienced and emerging leaders, where they're not only able to tap into her expertise but learn from each other's experiences. I've taken practical tips away from sessions, from reframing how I'm looking at a situation, to actual sentences I can say in an upcoming difficult conversation. She listens, asks questions, and tailors her counsel to each person's unique situation. There are also many helpful resources to work with 'offline'.

Thilan is uplifting and approachable – she's got your back – and she's also skilled in challenging you in just the right way. You'll always leave her presence feeling empowered and supported, and with a little more grit.

Shena H.

I was fortunate enough to have several coaching sessions with Thilan in the last 6-9 months as part of a leadership program. As a Certified Coach, Thilan has an amazing array of tools, resources, and experience to provide personalised support for professional and personal development. Equally as important, I felt like Thilan's approach quickly established a connection with trust and openness, so that I could almost immediately take advantage of the coaching for better self-reflection and development planning. Subsequently, Thilan was great at checking in, supporting personal accountability towards those goals. I would highly recommend Thilan as a coach.

Anna S.

I have participated in several of Thilan's coaching, course and live online community offerings since 2021, and every single one of them have brought great value into my life. Thilan's guidance is insightful and every session has helped me have a self-empowering epiphany moment. If you're feeling stuck in life and are looking for a coach and community that can help you get unstuck and thrive, whether as a leader or as a person, Thilan's guidance really helps you move yourself along in the direction that is right for you. She's knowledgeable, competent and compassionate, and that's what's needed in every great leader.

Mike S.

Thilan is an absolutely phenomenal coach, who takes the time to listen, understand, and then tailor her approach to the specific situation and person. She is able to encourage the coachees to consider alternate perspectives and points of view, and to tackle large complex problems by breaking them down to smaller, actionable elements. Thilan's own incredible depth and breadth of experience (with some pretty amazing outcomes) is not to be underestimated, making her an incredibly well rounded and credible senior leadership coach.

And besides all of the above, she is a genuine, friendly, and compassionate individual, so you will feel welcome and comfortable to talk her about the problems and challenges that matter to you.

Sassla A.

We utilise Thilan's expertise as a coach, mediator and guest speaker regularly. Thilan provides our members with mediation to work through complex leadership issues when needed and the response from members is always positive. We have also used Thilan as a guest speaker at both our conferences and online events. She delivers engaging content and provides sessions which are highly interactive with the audience. Thilan is held in high regard in education circles and we highly recommend her.

Sam F.

I was lucky enough to have Thilan as my coach as part of the Defence Industry Leadership Program. She bought her wealth of knowledge and experience to our conversations and built a rapport with me from the first session. Thilan used her amazing abilities to challenge my perspectives on myself and enabled me to have some life changing ‘aha’ moments. Her insights and way of helping me work through problems has had a huge impact on both my working and private life. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Melissa M.

Thilan ran a 'Conflict Management & Effective Communication Skills Training' session for my communication team. She really customised the session for the team and our focus areas to better refine our skills = plus build our confidence to tackle conflict. She had great energy and facilitated a relaxed and open conversation. She worked to understand our problem to provide real, practical help during the session. The team and I were still talking about our learnings a week later. Thank you Thilan. Highly recommended trainer on conflict management!

Michael P.

Thilan provided me with a number of coaching sessions during my recent DILP (Defence Industry Leadership Program). She has a huge wealth of experience and her support throughout the program was excellent. She provided me with great insights into myself and the world around me in both my professional and personal lives. She has assisted me to develop myself as a leader rather than just a manager and I would highly recommend her to anyone no matter what stage you are in your career. Life is all about continuous improvement and Thilan can help you progress along your own individual journey. Thank you Thilan for your support and encouragement.