In a world defined by uncertainty and AI-driven change, effective leadership demands adaptability, resilience, and the confidence to guide others through disruption.
People managers, emerging leaders, senior leaders
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Managing Director, Mindworks Malta Ltd
Dr Micallef is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology, an executive coach and mentor, and a senior consultant in leadership capacity building and organisational development. He is registered to practice in Malta with the Malta Psychology Professions Board and in the UK as an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Non-technical competence is his strength, and he mainly works with topics such as resilience, holistic wellbeing, courage and confidence in communication, teamwork, employee onboarding, motivation, corporate values, strategic management, complex dynamics, and multi-tiered expectations. He works at integrating these critical aspects of work life into policy documents, strategic thinking and planning, and day-to-day operations.
His long-term experience in psychology coupled with management, leadership, and executive coaching / mentoring allow him to analyse situations thoroughly and design projects and programmes which address core issues in a practical and timely manner. This ability supports and comforts those who are often perplexed by highly emotive, long-standing, and complex situations including issues of burnout, compassionate fatigue, and dealing with turbulent times at the organizational, sectoral, and national levels. His professional and ethical approach offers a trustworthy, disciplined, and rigorous basis for long-lasting work relations.
He has presented and shared his work at countless conferences over 3 decades focusing on topics like preventing fatigue and burnout, managing energy productively, fostering talent and optimizing potential in leadership and management, organizational development, shaping organizational cultures for better outcomes and performance, holistic wellbeing, retaining talent in the 21st century post COVID, and links between wellbeing, leadership, and the economy. He has learnt that one of the most successful ways of achieving success is to celebrate it and be available to passionate people who are tasked with tremendous responsibilities. Support comes in different ways including individual, group, and team coaching, consultancy, workshops, hybrid learning, and strategic feedback and planning meetings.
Director, EMCS Advisory Ltd, Malta
Mr. Ramon Muscat is currently a Director at EMCS Advisory Ltd with a passion for helping individuals and organisations maximise their true potential through training and coaching. He holds a Master’s in Management with a focus on Human Resources and Talent Development from GBSB Global, and a Professional Certificate in Customer Experience and Customer Service Management from the CX Academy. Ramon also earned an ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring, a Certificate in Managing People from the College of Management and IT (CMIT), Ireland, and an MBA from the University of Malta, where he had previously completed his Honours Degree in Management.
At EMCS Academy Ramon regularly delivers training in key areas such as leadership, time management and productivity, customer experience and communication. Ramon has served as a lead trainer for a number of courses for the public sector. He was one of the key trainers involved in the provision of management training for paramedics and middle managers of the Gozo General Hospital and Public Health Institutions in Gozo as part of ESF 4.189 entitled ‘Continuous Training and Development for the Public Sector in Gozo. Furthermore, Ramon provides executive and leadership coaching. He was involved in a project for the Ministry of Health, the Elderly and Community Care where he was engaged in coaching individuals in senior positions within the Ministry as well as nurses in managerial positions within public healthcare. This coaching was delivered as part of a broader initiative, which also included training in non-technical skills tailored to the target audience.
Certified Executive Coach and Mentor
Ms Dolores Gauci has over 30 years’ experience in leadership and management primarily in the public and not-for-profit healthcare sector. Ms Gauci has held a number of leadership positions throughout these years, most notably as CEO of Malta’s Mental Health Services. Prior to this position, Ms Gauci was also CEO of Richmond Foundation and Deputy Chairperson of the same Foundation. She was also Chairperson and founding member of the Maltese Association of Social Workers.
On a European level Ms Gauci’s leadership roles included President of the Global Alliance for Mental Illness Advocacy Networks (Europe), Secretary General of the European Brain Counsel and Co-Chair of the Expert Platform on Mental Health.
Ms Gauci is a Senior Visiting Lecturer at the University of Malta, a position she has held for more than 20 years. She strongly believes in sharing her knowledge and therefore, for the past 30 years she has been using her outstanding experience to train others in management, leadership and wellbeing. Furthermore, she is an Executive Coach and Mentor working with leaders and senior managers in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
Ms. Gauci is a qualified coach specialising in working with high-potential individuals, employing a strengths-based/growth mindset approach to help them gain self-awareness, achieve development objectives, and unlock their potential, with a passion for cultivating positive leaders and high-performing teams through effective communication and evidence-based coaching methodologies. Her coaching practice, guided by the EMCC Code of Ethics, emphasises flexibility, utilising diagnostic tools and assessments to address diverse client needs. Her extensive experience in the health sector, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, equipped her to provide valuable support to the National COVID-19 Response Team and other leaders, offering first hand insights into the pandemic’s impact on healthcare workers across diverse environments and levels within the Healthcare System.
Ms Gauci graduated in Social Work from MidKent College, UK in 1981. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology in 1992, and in 2020, she graduated with a Master of Science in Health Services Management from the University of Malta. She holds a Diploma in Executive Coaching and Mentoring from the Institute of Leadership and Management, UK.
