Michelle Pizer

Executive Coach, Organisational and Counselling Psychologist, Melbourne CBD

I’m proud to have worked with amazing people from:

I’m proud to have worked with amazing people from:

List of Credentials

Who I work with

I’m proud to have worked with some amazing people from organisations such as Google, KPMG, Goldman Sachs and the ABC.

Speaking

Keynotes

  • The Communications Council’s AdSchool Course: Account Management for Tomorrow, Perth (2018) – How to Keep Yourself at the Edge.
  • Mercy College, New York (2018) – Dignity at Work.
  • Swinburne University of Technology, International Business Program (2016, 2015) – Location Independent International Business.
  • Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Victoria (2014: April and October) – Prevention of Workplace Bullying Seminar: Providing Insight into Bullying Behaviour.
  • University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association (2001): Women in Non-traditional Areas Seminar – Working as a Woman in Business.

Workshops

  • Leading with Confidence (Private Client – 5 Australian capital cities) (2014)

Conference Presentations
I have presented my academic work at many local and international conferences including:

  • American Academy of Management Annual Conference;
  • Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference;
  • Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference;
  • British Academy of Management Annual Conference;
  • European Conference on Positive Psychology;
  • Gallup Leadership Institute Summit;
  • International Conference on Emotions and Worklife.

 

Publications ⎢ Awards

Publications

Publications Pizer, M. K. & Härtel, C. E. J. (2006). The positive impact of high quality leader-member exchange on career-related hope. In A. Delle Fave (Ed.), Dimensions of Well-being: Research and intervention, pp. 208-225. Milano, Italy: FrancoAngeli.Pizer, M. K. & Härtel, C. E. J. (2006).  The positive impact of high quality leader-member exchange on career-related hope. In A. Delle Fave (Ed.), Dimensions of Well-being: Research and intervention, pp. 208-225. Milano, Italy: FrancoAngeli.
Publications Pizer, M. K. & Härtel, C. E. J. (2005). For better or for worse: Organisational culture and emotions. In C. E. J. Härtel & N. M. Ashkanasy & W. J. Zerbe (Eds.), Emotions in Organisational Behavior, pp. 335-354. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.Pizer, M. K. & Härtel, C. E. J. (2005). For better or for worse: Organisational culture and emotions. In C. E. J. Härtel & N. M. Ashkanasy & W. J. Zerbe (Eds.), Emotions in Organisational Behavior, pp. 335-354. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.



Publications Härtel, C. E. J., Kibby, L. & Pizer, M. K. (2004). Intelligent emotions management. In D. Tourish & O. Hargie (Eds.), Key Issues in Organisational Communication, pp. 130-143. New York: Routledge.Härtel, C. E. J., Kibby, L. & Pizer, M. K. (2004). Intelligent emotions management. In D. Tourish & O. Hargie (Eds.), Key Issues in Organisational Communication, pp. 130-143. New York: Routledge.

 

Awards

  • Australian Postgraduate Award;
  • Helen M Schutt Award, Monash University;
  • Jean Gilmore Award, Australian Federation of University Women;
  • Monash University Departmental Scholarship.

Best Papers

  • International Conference on Emotions and Worklife;
  • Brisbane Symposium on Emotions and Work Life (Travel Scholarship);
University of Queensland Industrial/Organisational Psychology Symposium (Best Interstate Student Award).

 

Professional Membership as a Psychologist

I am an organisational psychologist and a counselling psychologist, as well as an approved supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia.

I am a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS); of the APS College of Counselling Psychologists; and of the College of Organisational Psychologists. APS college membership is for psychologists with specialised training and field experience only.

I am a member of APS interest groups for:

  • Coaching & psychology;
  • Occupational health psychology;
  • Psychoanalytically-oriented psychologists.

Other professional memberships:

  • Certified Executive Coach, Center for Executive Coaching;
  • Member, The Boss Whispering® Institute.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD The realities of working life: maintaining dignity and hope in the face of compromise for a job and a career;
  • Master of Business Career success in a professional services firm;
  • Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology;
  • Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Marketing).