Welcome to the Joyful Leadership Academy
Leadership can be both effective and joyful.
At the Joyful Leadership Academy, we help people and organisations create workplaces where purpose, wellbeing, and performance thrive together. Through evidence-based programs, keynotes, and research partnerships, we support leaders to build courage, clarity, and connection — the foundations of leadership that last.
Joyful Leadership is not about optimism for its own sake. It is about creating the conditions for energy, trust, and creativity to grow, even in times of challenge and change.
Our work blends research, strategy, and practice to help leaders:
- Strengthen capability and confidence
- Build psychologically safe and high-performing teams
- Reduce psychosocial risk and enhance well-being
- Align values, culture, and strategy
- Lead with authenticity and impact
Discover how joyful leadership can transform your people, your culture, and your results.
The Joyful Leadership Academy
helps people and organisations
turn values into action and build the
conditions for lasting impact.
The Joyful Leadership
Academy helps people and
organisations turn values
into action and build the
conditions for lasting
impact.
The joy behind the work
Joy isn't just the focus of Katie's research. It's the spark behind every program, keynote, and conversation she creates to help people lead with purpose, think differently, and build workplaces where people thrive.
Joy and curiosity might not predict the future, but they prepare leaders to meet it with openness, courage, and creativity. In a time of constant change, joy is not a luxury — it is the foundation of resilience, innovation, and human connection.
The Joyful Leadership Academy helps leaders and teams rediscover what makes their work meaningful and how to bring that energy to life in practical, everyday ways. Through reflection, interaction, and evidence-based learning, people leave with tools they can use straight away — not just inspiration that fades after the event.
Katie combines academic insight with lived experience, bringing both credibility and warmth. Her sessions invite leaders to look honestly at how they lead, reconnect with their values, and find the spark that makes leadership feel human again.
The result is simple: more clarity, more connection, and more joy at work.
If you want your next event, workshop, or leadership program to leave people inspired and ready to act, reach out to talk about how the Joyful Leadership Academy can bring that to life.
The joy behind the work
Joy isn't just the focus of Katie's research. It's the spark behind every program, keynote, and conversation she creates to help people lead with purpose, think differently, and build workplaces where people thrive.
Joy and curiosity might not predict the future, but they prepare leaders to meet it with openness, courage, and creativity. In a time of constant change, joy is not a luxury — it is the foundation of resilience, innovation, and human connection.
The Joyful Leadership Academy helps leaders and teams rediscover what makes their work meaningful and how to bring that energy to life in practical, everyday ways. Through reflection, interaction, and evidence-based learning, people leave with tools they can use straight away — not just inspiration that fades after the event.
Katie combines academic insight with lived experience, bringing both credibility and warmth. Her sessions invite leaders to look honestly at how they lead, reconnect with their values, and find the spark that makes leadership feel human again.
The result is simple: more clarity, more connection, and more joy at work.
If you want your next event, workshop, or leadership program to leave people inspired and ready to act, reach out to talk about how the Joyful Leadership Academy can bring that to life.
What our clients say about us
What our clients say about us
"Katie’s leadership style embodies the essence of joyful influence. Her coaching and mentoring have had a strong impact on my own leadership growth, particularly in embracing the qualities of a joyful leader. Katie’s manner, along with her genuine and honest feedback, gives me confidence to reflect honestly. I look forward to continuing working with Katie, inspired to always grow."
Elissa Dinh
School Leader
"Dr Katie McIntyre is a positive, uplifting, respectful, compassionate, and empathetic person who genuinely embodies the values she teaches. Through her studies on the concept of joyful leadership, she has successfully now built the Joyful Leadership Academy, which promotes a style of leadership defined by positivity, enthusiasm, and authenticity. Katie’s approach fosters collaboration, creativity, and empathy - cultivating workplaces where people feel valued, motivated, and deeply connected to their purpose. I highly recommend joyful leadership training with Katie for your organisation to embrace a positive workplace culture."
Alison Schutt
CEO
"Katie’s leadership style embodies the essence of joyful influence. Her coaching and mentoring have had a strong impact on my own leadership growth, particularly in embracing the qualities of a joyful leader. Katie’s manner, along with her genuine and honest feedback, gives me confidence to reflect honestly. I look forward to continuing working with Katie, inspired to always grow."
Elissa Dinh
School Leader
"Dr Katie McIntyre is a positive, uplifting, respectful, compassionate, and empathetic person who genuinely embodies the values she teaches. Through her studies on the concept of joyful leadership, she has successfully now built the Joyful Leadership Academy, which promotes a style of leadership defined by positivity, enthusiasm, and authenticity. Katie’s approach fosters collaboration, creativity, and empathy—cultivating workplaces where people feel valued, motivated, and deeply connected to their purpose. I highly recommend joyful leadership training with Katie for your organisation to embrace a positive workplace culture."
Alison Schutt
CEO
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Letʼs Work Together
Every organisation is different —
but what unites us all is the
need for leadership that brings
out the best in people.
Letʼs Work Together
Every organisation is different —
but what unites us all is the
need for leadership that brings
out the best in people.
Letʼs Work Together
Every organisation is
different — but what
unites us all is the need for
leadership that brings out
the best in people.