💬 “If You’re Going to Be in This Sector — Don’t Be a Dickhead” | Nicole Doherty on Respect, Care & Leadership

Sarah Knows Support Workers · Oct 16, 2025 · 1h 27m · transcript

In this episode, I sit down with Nicole Doherty, founder of Empowered Livability, who drops one of the realest lines you’ll ever hear in the NDIS sector:

👉 “If you’re going to be in this sector — don’t be a dickhead.”

Nicole has over 25 years of experience in community services and has built Empowered Livability on one core value — treat people like people.

We talk about:

🏠 Creating homes that actually feel like home

💬 How emotional intelligence changes everything in care

⚖️ The balance between compliance and compassion

💡 What strong leadership really looks like in the NDIS world

Whether…