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.
About Barbara and Cecilia
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.
Get to know more the legacy of Dr Judy & John Hinwood
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
Since 2008, Cecilia has specialized in designing and delivering impactful leadership training programs that enhance leadership, emotional intelligence, and communication skills.
Cecilia’s expertise includes certification in Lumina Learning assessments, which she leverages to bring the human side of work into her approach. Her coaching integrates heart, soul, and intuition into traditional leadership and communication skills training, helping professionals unlock their full potential.
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.
