About The Hinwood Institute
We help leaders with the human side of work — taking them from stress to strength, chaos to calm, and messy to magic.
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 — from Alice Springs and the Northern Territory to Vancouver and beyond — 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
• 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.
Our Coaching Team
Meet Cecilia, Judy and Barbara — our experienced coaches specialising in time, leadership, stress and conflict coaching.
Barbara Clifford
Barbara Clifford is a co-founder of The Hinwood Institute. She is the lead trainer and coach in Time Management and 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.
Dr Judy Hinwood
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 Yeung brings deep experience in leadership development and professional coaching. She co-hosts the Feel It, Own It, Skill It podcast with Barbara, sharing insights from over 50 years of combined experience in the human side of work.
Cecilia specialises in helping leaders and teams navigate complex dynamics, build stronger relationships and achieve their goals with clarity and confidence.
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. I am very grateful to you for your insight, your patience, and your time.
— TIFF LOHS
I was knocked flat 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. You have made a huge wonderful difference to my life and because of you I am more confident.
— P.
My husband and family have seen the positive difference both at work and home. Other business people are in awe 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.
— MELINDA
Contact
PO Box 509 Alice Springs, NT 0870 Australia
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