Kate Russell is a speaker, facilitator and a leading voice in Conflict Transformation - helping people move from reaction to reflection, and from disconnection to connection.
trusted by leaders, organisations and communities across Australia.
Kate’s work begins where most conversations stop.
For over three decades, she has worked alongside leaders, teams and individuals navigating complex, emotionally charged situations, the kind where trust feels fragile and the stakes are high.
Rather than avoiding conflict or rushing to resolution, Kate invites people to slow down. To listen beneath the words. To recognise what’s really being protected, feared or misunderstood.
Her approach blends deep experience in mediation, leadership development and psychology with a profoundly human way of working. She creates spaces where people feel safe enough to be honest and supported enough to change.
Kate believes conflict is not a failure of leadership or relationship.
It is an invitation, to grow, to understand, and to reconnect.
Conversations That Change How Teams Work Together
Kate’s keynotes are designed for moments when relationships matter and pressure is high. Rather than offering surface-level motivation, Kate helps teams understand what’s really happening beneath conflict — and what becomes possible when people feel safe enough to listen, speak honestly and take responsibility.
Her sessions blend real-world experience, positive psychology and deeply human insight, giving audiences language and tools they can immediately apply in meetings, feedback conversations and everyday interactions.Teams leave not only inspired, but better equipped to work together.
