We help leaders with the human side of work — taking them from stress to strength, chaos to calm, and messy to magic.
Through customised programs in resilience, time management, emotional intelligence and leadership, we build lasting behavioural competencies in leaders. Backed by evidence-based tools and shaped by lived, multicultural experience, our work is practical, personal and designed for humans in a digital world.
Committed to the human side of work. Keeping learning alive.
The Hinwood Institute Story
We’re a Gen X-led team with over 50 years of combined experience, back when people skills were learned face-to-face, not online. Long before inboxes overflowed and AI joined the chat, we were already helping people connect, lead and thrive at work.
Building real connections, having real conversations, and helping people bring out their best at work.
That’s still what drives us.
Our programs are grounded in lived experience and shaped by a global perspective. We’ve worked across cultures and industries, designing learning for resilience, emotional intelligence, leadership or time management.
We don’t just teach it, we make it a lived experience.
What we offer is personal, not prescriptive.
• Customised, multidisciplinary learning that adapts to your people, your pace and your workplace
• Experiential workshops that boost both performance and wellbeing – in-person or online
• Evidence-based tools backed by global research, tailored to diverse workplaces
• Ongoing 1:1 and group coaching, with an on-demand portal to turn new skills into lasting habits
• A deep understanding of cross-cultural work environments, shaped by lived multicultural experience.
We’re not here to dump information and run.
We’re here to keep learning alive long after the workshop or coaching ends.
Committed to the human side of work. Keeping learning alive.
OUR TEAM
Barbara Clifford
Barbara Barbara Clifford is a co-founder of The Hinwood Institute. She is the lead trainer and coach in Time Management. She is a recognized leader in Stress Management.
An experienced coach, speaker, columnist and facilitator, Barbara assists rural, regional and isolated business owners and leaders to unclutter mess, make order from chaos, escape the shackles of overwhelm to take control of their business and life.
Barbara’s clients move from the relentless hamster wheel to waking inspired, motivated, making decisions with purpose and achieving peak performance.
Judy Hinwood
Judy Dr. Judy Hinwood is a legend in the field of Chiropractic. A gifted practitioner, with her late husband Dr. John Hinwood she founded Powerful Practices Coaching.
Their holistic coaching approach was revolutionary and key to the success of hundreds of Chiropractic Practices globally.
Latterly Judy and John founded the Stress Management Institute and developed scientifically evidenced programs to promote Emotional Resilience and overcome Stress. Judy’s passion is to guide people lost in chaos to a place of calm.
Cecilia Yeung
Cecilia has been passionate about leadership development, emotional intelligence, and communication skills since 2008.
She has facilitated programs for over 5,000 managers and executives across 14 countries, blending traditional leadership practices with intuition, resilience, and authentic connection.
Her own journey through burnout and recovery has shaped her pragmatic approach to transformation, equipping her to guide others in building balance, purpose, and conscious leadership.
THE HINWOOD INSTITUTE CAPABILITY STATEMENT
We equip rural, regional and isolated business leaders to make courageous decisions in pressure situations for the long-term benefit of the business, team and personal wellbeing.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
I feel very grateful to have found you and to have wise and kind support. . It is so good to have a calm and considered presence and some support to get some real work done when I am feeling overwhelmed. It is really useful to have your [coaching] and I am very grateful to you for your insight, your patience, and your time.
I was knocked falt but you enabled me to stand up, work things out and take back control. You gave me the courage to step out of my comfort zone, to dare to dream, to do something different, to take the risk and do what I wanted to do, not just what I felt I had to do. You have made a huge wonderful difference to my life and because of you I am more confident.
My husband and family have seen the positive difference both at work and home and other business people; are in ore of what I can achieve in a day and they all want to know how. I always have Barbara’s card on hand to show them that they fit more into their day too.