Hi! I'm Leonie
With 20+ years of Project Lessons, I’ve seen a fair chunk (let’s not say ‘all’ because there is always something new). Project work is, unique to its time and place and usually has a specific goal that the business wants.
Taking these lessons and skills, I now help project leaders develop their skills. I facilitate offsite and in house workshops to support those at the doing end of transformation projects and deliver training programs to business teams.
People-First: For me, the magic happens when people and teams work together and build momentum around their shared purpose.
Practical Solutions: I offer straightforward, actionable advice. You’ll know what we’re doing and why.
Coach and Cheerleader: I’ll push you to be better, call out the tough stuff, and celebrate the wins.
Doors are currently open to Momentum for Project Leaders
Momentum for Project Leaders is a 90-day programme designed to help project leaders like you, build unstoppable alignment, accelerate decisive action, and establish accountability that sticks, so you can lead with unwavering confidence and deliver results that truly matter.
Our next cohort starts on 9 March 2026.
Momentum
Available Now
Leonie McCarthy has built a reputation as a trusted partner for retailers, helping brands like Incu, Aje, Platypus Shoes, and Baby Bunting overcome challenges and achieve alignment, inspire action, and deliver lasting exceptional results.
Now, Leonie is sharing her expertise in her new book, Momentum: Build Alignment, Action & Accountability.
This practical guide is written to empower retail leaders to tackle the challenges of today’s fast-changing industry and setting their projects up for long-term success.
However, the framework underlying the book has application in many other environments. It’s based around what Leonie calls a triple A process.
*Available in physical soft cover and PDF.
About Me
With 20+ years of Project Lessons, I’ve seen a fair chunk (let’s not say ‘all’ because there is always something new). Project work is, unique to its time and place and usually has a specific goal that the business wants.
Taking these lessons and skills, I now help project leaders develop their skills. I facilitate offsite and in house workshops to support those at the doing end of transformation projects and deliver training programs to business teams.
People-First: For me, the magic happens when people and teams work together and build momentum around their shared purpose.
Practical Solutions: I offer straightforward, actionable advice. You’ll know what we’re doing and why.
Coach and Cheerleader: I’ll push you to be better, call out the tough stuff, and celebrate the wins.
Building Momentum
As an external project advisor and leader I’ve helped many businesses of different shapes and sizes, deliver their projects.
Where are you on the momentum ladder?
Project managers are stretched thin. Juggling multiple initiatives, managing complex team dynamics, and navigating organisational politics. But you don't have to white-knuckle your way through it.
The Momentum Ladder maps five distinct levels of team effectiveness. Which one reflects your reality?
Coaching Plans
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Triple A Process
Alignment isn’t just about setting clear goals—it’s about ensuring every team member understands and feels invested in those goals. Too often, misalignment at the leadership level cascades down to operational inefficiencies.
Tip for 2025: Conduct regular
alignment check-ins across teams.
Use tools like project roadmaps or OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to ensure visibility across the business (and with partners).
A brilliant strategy is useless without execution. Action requires more than task management—it needs teams to have the resources, clarity, and autonomy to move forward confidently.
Tip for 2025: Break projects into
more achievable phases.
This gives both a smaller target to hit
and flexibility to evolve working
practice on the go.
Accountability isn’t about micromanagement or punishment. It’s about creating a
culture of ownership.
Teams need to feel responsible not just
for their individual tasks but for the
project’s overall success.
Tip for 2025: Implement accountability frameworks like weekly progress reviews or cross-department feedback sessions. Incorporate this into the existing meeting structure if possible.
Testimonials
After working with Leonie for roughly one year, the business turned over what we did
in two years of business in one month.
The only reason I know that figure is
because Leonie taught me how to use, make and maintain a real profit and loss
statement and ensured I was trading legitimately and fulfilling all obligations
needed from a small business.
Nip W
Founder, GGs Flowers
Leonie really helped me articulate points/scenarios that were percolating within myself in a simpler, persuasive manner.
She really helped me reframe points/thoughts to gain a better outcome for myself or stakeholders/the business.
John P
Senior Digital Experience Manager,
Big 4 Holiday Parks
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CEO, ABC Organization
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