The hardest part of work isn't the work.

Worksparks is the coach and feedback for the people part — the conversation you’re dreading, the manager you can’t read, the decision you keep circling at midnight. No booking. No waiting until next Thursday. And coming soon: the Human Leader Index 360, real feedback from the people you lead.

14 days free · Cancel anytime · A$29 a month after that, GST included

People reached

100000

Australian

Founded and hosted

Built on 35 years in leadership, people and culture by Sonia McDonald, founder of LeadershipHQ

100,000+, people reached

Australian founded and hosted

The moments

Nobody schedules the moments that test you.

Coaching arrives on a calendar. Work doesn’t. These are the moments people actually open Worksparks for.

The one-on-one you've rescheduled twice. You know it needs to happen. You keep finding reasons it doesn't have to happen today.

A manager who checks everything twice. You need the oversight to ease off without it turning into a confrontation.

A colleague making work harder than it needs to be. You've absorbed it for months and it's starting to show.

The review where you want to ask for more money. You've earned it. You don't know how to open.

The restructure conversation. You're carrying more than you're allowed to say, to people who deserve honesty.

The decision you've circled all weekend. You have the information. You're still not sure. Monday is coming.

How it works

Five minutes to clarity.

Not a chatbot with a prompt on top. A structured coaching method, built over 35 years of being in the room with people at work.

01 / Say it badly

Talk it out, or type it

Describe what you’re facing without editing yourself. Sixty seconds of talking, or type it if you’d rather. The messier the truth, the more useful this gets.

02 / Sort it

Separate the emotion from the problem

Pull the situation apart what’s actually happening, what you’re afraid of, and which of those you can do something about. You don’t just feel better. You think better.

03 / Walk in ready

Leave with the words

A specific opening line you can copy, and the steps to follow it. Not “communicate openly and build trust.” The actual sentence.

How it works

Your employer will never see a word of this.

Most workplace tools are built for organisations to keep an eye on people. This one is built for the person. That distinction only means something if it holds all the way down.

Your organisation, your manager and your HR team have zero visibility

No-one can read what you write not your manager, not HR, not us

Conversations are encrypted in transit and at rest

Your data is never sold, and never used to train AI models

Built to the Australian Privacy Act and GDPR

You can delete everything, any time you like

Why Worksparks

Why not just ask ChatGPT?

General chatbots can answer almost anything. Worksparks is built for one thing: the people part of work — and it shows.

It knows how others see you

ChatGPT only knows what you tell it. Worksparks can measure how your leadership is actually experienced by your team, peers and manager — then coach you on the gap.

A coach, not a chatbot

Worksparks coaches you through the moment instead of handing you a wall of generic advice.

35 years of coaching behind every answer

Built on Sonia McDonald’s proven leadership frameworks — used with more than 100,000 people — not the whole internet.

You leave with the words

A clear opening line and your next steps, so you can actually have the conversation.

Private by design

Australian-hosted, encrypted, never sold and never used to train AI. Your coaching conversations are yours alone.

For organisations

Give every employee a coach for the hard moments.

No booking. No waitlist. Your people get complete privacy in their coaching. You get a more capable, confident workforce — and the evidence to show it.

For everyone, not just executives

Coaching used to be reserved for the top. Worksparks makes it available to every person at work.

Private for individuals

Managers and HR never see anyone’s coaching conversations. That’s why people actually use it.

Measure what changes

Start with a Human Leader Index™ 360, coach on what it shows, then re-measure to prove the shift. Real evidence for your leadership investment.

Backed by LeadershipHQ — pair Worksparks with leadership programs and executive coaching for a complete leadership pathway.

Founding partner offer · 3 places · closes 31 January 2027

Human Leader Index™ 360

Find out how your leadership is really experienced.

The Human Leader Index™ 360 gathers confidential feedback from the people you work with across seven areas of human leadership — from composure and care to courage, judgement and impact. Then a coach helps you turn it into a plan. Powered by Worksparks.

01 / MEASURE

360 + Coach Debrief

A multi-rater 360 with a one-on-one coach debrief and a clear development focus. One-off package — no subscription needed.

02 / MEASURE · COACH · PROVE

Measure–Coach–Prove

The 360 and debrief, then Worksparks coaching on what matters most, then a re-measure to show what’s changed.

Already a Worksparks subscriber? The Human Leader Index™ self-assessment is included in your plan.

Founding partner places are open to the first 3 organisations. Founding clients are delivered February–March 2027.

Pricing

Less than one hour with a coach. For a year.

A$29 a month

or A$290 a year — two months free. GST included. Team and Organisation plans available.

The people behind Worksparks

Built on 35 years of human leadership.

Worksparks is part of the LeadershipHQ family, founded by Sonia McDonald.

For organisations

LeadershipHQ

Leadership programs, culture transformation and executive coaching that change what leaders actually do on a Tuesday.

Keynotes & coaching

Sonia McDonald

Neuroscience-backed keynotes and executive coaching on courage. 35+ years, 100K+ leaders, zero fluff.

For leaders who'd rather not go it alone

The Leadership Association

A membership community of leaders and changemakers, home of the Certified Human Leader credential.

FAQ

Questions people ask.

How is Worksparks different from ChatGPT?

ChatGPT is a general assistant that only knows what you tell it. Worksparks is a coach built only for the people side of work, using Sonia McDonald’s leadership frameworks from 35 years of coaching. It can also measure how your leadership is experienced by others through the Human Leader Index 360. And your coaching conversations are private, Australian-hosted and never used to train AI.

What is the Human Leader Index 360?

Confidential feedback from the people you work with — your manager, peers and team — across seven areas of human leadership. It’s followed by a coach debrief and a clear development focus, and you can re-measure later to see what’s changed.

Who sees my 360 results?

Rater responses are confidential and reported in groups: each rater group needs at least three people (your manager is the exception). Your results are shared with you in a coach debrief. Your Worksparks coaching conversations stay private either way.

Is the 360 included in my subscription?

The Human Leader Index self-assessment is included for Worksparks subscribers. The full multi-rater 360 is a one-off package with a coach debrief — no subscription needed.

Can my employer see what I write?

No. Employers, managers and HR have no visibility of your coaching conversations, even if your organisation pays for your plan.

Is my data safe?

Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, hosted in Australia, never sold and never used to train AI. You can delete it at any time.

Do I need to be a manager?

No. Worksparks is for everyone at work — whether you lead a team, work in one, or are working out your next step.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Start with a 14-day free trial, then A$29/month (or A$290/year). Cancel anytime.

Do you offer team or organisation plans?

Yes. Team and Organisation plans are available, and we run pilots so you can see the impact first.

Your next hard conversation is already in the calendar.

You know the one. Be ready for it.

14 days free · Cancel anytime · A$29 a month after that, GST included