About Ross Rowe
I am a problem solving and executive life coach accredited with the World Institute for Action Learning and the International Coach Federation. I have over 25 years of workplace experience in environmental science and management. I coach for the beauty of life, wonder of diversity and rewards of exploring.
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Introduction - Conservation Catalyst Coach Ross Rowe, Australia
Hi catalysts and greetings from Canberra, Australia!
I am a coach here in the WildHub community. I coach for the beauty of life, the wonder of diversity and rewards of exploring. I am passionate about enabling individuals and teams to be REAL – Responsible, Empowered, Authentic and Liberated. I gained formal coaching accreditation with the International Coaches Federation in 2016 and the World Institute for Action Learning earlier in 2011. I coach professionally through my coaching business and with the Australian Public Service (APS) Graduate Development Program. I also deliver coach training for the Australian Public Service Academy.
I am based in Canberra, Australia. I worked for over ten years at the executive level in the Australian Public Service, and a total of 24 years within the environment portfolio. I managed small teams to deliver ecologically sustainable development. Other executive roles within that portfolio included serving as an out-posted liaison officer to the National Farmers’ Federation and knowledge broker for the National Environment Research Program’s Landscape and Policy Hub. From 2018-2020 I chaired the Board of Directors for the World Institute of Action Learning Australia.
During 2019 I had a year in the UK, where I attended the International Capacity Building for Conservation Conference and met WildHub's amazing enabler - Thirza! I have been involved with WildHub since.
As a coach, I am particularly skilled in listening and coaching people through difficult personal and workplace experiences, including emotional intelligence, interpersonal conflict, uncertain career paths and values-based decision making. I draw on insights from training in neuro-coaching to ensure coaching engages all aspects of our human neuro-system – the head, heart and gut.
My formal tertiary training includes a Bachelor degree with Honours in Science (Australian National University, Canberra) and a Bachelor of Theology with Honours from Moore Theological College, Sydney. Action Learning Team Coaching certification occurred through the World Institute of Action Learning and executive coach credentialing through Neurocoaching Australia and the International Coaching Federation. I am a professional member of the Resolution Institute.
I love the natural environment and enjoy fly-fishing, nature photography, walking and bike riding. I have an extensive collection of carnivorous plants and bonsai and am active in Christian communities.
For more information you can visit or connect with me on Linkedin, Facebook, www.rossrowecoaching.com, or email ross@rossrowecoaching.com
I look forward to seeing this cohort of catalysts grow and enable change for the benefit of our wonderful world and humanity.
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Ross
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Hi Uche,
I am based in Canberra, Australia. I have a lot of experience with people working in the Australian Public Service, but there are normally eligibility requirements that may need to be met for non-citizens. I have sent you a linkedin request.
All the best with your move and job search.
Ross
It's an interesting area to explore. I still haven't used ChatGPT for anything, so I don't have much other than assumptions to add to the topic. Like any tool, I think it could be useful, but I don't want my creativity or ethics to get muddled. Checking sources and making sure things aren't plagiarized would remain imperative to the creation process. I worry that ChatGPT might speed the process in which misinformation gets spread otherwise. However, it does sometimes look fun to play with.
thanks for your contribution Lara.
intellectual property and creativity are challenging issues. from my research (chatGPT Q&A) content from one chat is not used to inform a separate chat. still much to learn for me.
Ethics, plagiarism and referencing are good points to keep in mind too.
Great to read Noe insights through your interview Ussi. I love the analogy that conservation is like running a marathon, we sometime need to pace ourselves rather than try to sprint the whole race.
An engaging article Frank. Thanks Cristina for sharing your insights. I find for many people learning to reframe or translate existing skills and expertise to new content to be one of the biggest challenges with career transition.
@Ross Rowe @Thirza Loffeld @Adam Barlow thank you for this opportunity.
After undergoing the Probono team capacity building sessions with Ross, I'm excited to say it was a huge success.
Supporting a coastal community to adopt sustainable behavioral changes in their lifestyles so as to protect and conserve their mangroves posed a challenge to our team. Applying the Action learning approach revealed deep-seated communication gaps within the team; it allowed for self-reflection and retrospection on the spot and brought to surface expectations of team members working together.
For a sustained community ownership of a project, team members from the community were chosen to lead the project, all relevant stakeholders were consulted and engaged. As a team, we learnt to listen to each other, be more open and direct in our communication. Our leadership and questioning skills were greatly improved as well as self-confidence in expressing ourselves.
The ability to think on the spot instead of being spoon-fed was helpful for the team and gave their self-esteem a boost. Having an open mind and being comfortable to express themselves helped in providing creative ways of dealing with each other and the community.
It has been a pleasure working with you Grace and the SAN team. Its a privilege to work with organisations like SAN on such worthwhile projects like mangrove restoration in a way that enhances the on-ground outcomes as well as builds the capabilities of the team for future projects.
Hi Estrela, what a wonderful looking place to live and work! I love your mission to change the world one island at a time - that's awesome!
Frank and Tony - thanks for sharing these reflections, insights and learnings. Its great to read of the progress not just in technology but collaboration, partnership and resource sharing. I enjoyed reading this article. I am thinking not just about the benefits to prevent animal poaching but also plant poaching in protected areas. Thanks again.
So good to hear this progress for our conservation catalysts. Keep stepping up!