Dr. Hayley Linthwaite

“I’d like to be remembered for future landscaping through imagination and play.”

Dr. Hayley Linthwaite is a creative provocateur and global changemaker who believes in the power of people to achieve what seems impossible. She works to activate transformative change in individuals and organisations through a unique blend of collaboration, social innovation, and creative exploration.

Hayley’s expertise is rooted in the theories of behavioural and systemic change, strategic conflict analysis, and applied performance. She is a master of experiential learning, designing powerful, immersive experiences that go beyond conventional training. Her approach is a fusion of transformative learning design, adult learning principles, and insights from the very edge of leadership research and neuroscience.

As a principal at Performance Frontiers, Hayley has championed a humanistic approach to corporate partnering and value creation. She understands that true, lasting change doesn’t happen through top-down mandates, it happens when leaders and their teams are empowered to shift their mindsets and behaviours from the inside out. Her work with leaders at Woolworths Group is a prime example of this philosophy in action, where she supported the creation of more collaborative and human-centric cultures.

With a PhD in Applied Performance and over 30 years of experience as an educator, consultant, and coach across Australia, Europe, and Asia, Hayley brings a rare depth and diversity of knowledge to every engagement. She is not just a consultant; she is a partner who helps her clients uncover their own capacity for imaginative and sustainable change, enabling them to navigate complexity and build a more purposeful future.