Creating Crystal Clear Strategy.
You see opportunities beyond the mist. How will you line up your organization’s talent to reach them?
Maybe you’re in the fog, and see more challenges than opportunities.
How can you create opportunities from the challenges?
Create create crystal clear strategies for growth, no matter what the circumstances.
As a trusted advisor to Boards, executives, and leaders, I help them drive great results by providing fresh perspectives on issues. My broad and deep leadership experience in many industries and in very difficult situations are at leveraged as we discuss innovative solutions to age-old and emerging issues.
If you want your teams to grow together as your organizations reaches for new heights, consider my facilitated or self-directed co-development programs. This approach has been proven to accelerate professional development and improve team cohesion. Members productively tackle problems together, thus delivering better results together. As a Certified Partner with CoachingOurselves, I offer tailored programs with proprietary content AND access to peer coaching modules developed by world-leading management, leadership and strategy gurus such as Henry Mintzberg, Edgar Schein, and Marshall Goldsmith. Explore the co-development opportunities here.
From idea generation to execution planning, I can help you develop and drive your organization’s strategy. Using an innovative and inclusive approach which has been proven time and time again to be extremely effective and efficient, I make sure your organization’s full potential is leveraged. Engage external stakeholders in developing a win-win-win ecosystem strategy. Draw the greatest ideas from your front line employees to develop an actionable strategy that has a high probability of being well executed. Do this, and more. The strategy workshops I design and facilitate are tailored to your organization’s culture so that you’re not getting a textbook plan; you’ll come away with a plan specific to your company, its stakeholders, and meaningful to your employees.
Business development is successful when it is tackled from many angles: by creating and solidifying relationships, establishing alliances, creating partnerships, creating new markets, developing a competitive edge, and ultimately winning new business. If you are wondering about the best way to enter a new market or looking for ways to strengthen your current position, let’s discuss what approach would work best.
Launching a new program, project, or product? Want to maximize the potential of an existing one? There is no one size fits all. We can help you establish a system that works for you. With proven expertise developing, launching, and managing initiatives of all types, we can help you establish a program management methodology that works for you.
Through my work with Boards over the past several months, many of the same themes have emerged: lack of clarity around the Board’s role, friction between leadership and the Board, disconnects between vision and strategy (even among Board members), questions…
Excellent session by @coachingourselves yesterday. Highly recommend their seminars.
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Lesley’s excellent understanding of the fundamentals of intellectual property allowed her to work effectively with Senior Management in creating policies for strategic IP management …
Sathya Venkatasubramanian, Manager, Intellectual Property & Innovation.
Lesley has the ability to “see the big picture” from a local as well as a global perspective…
Dave Roy, President, Natsco
As president of a non-profit organization preparing our strategic plan for the next three years, I was looking for someone to facilitate a cross-functional group in a brainstorming session. Lesley was recommended to me and we could not have found a better facilitator! From the planning sessions, where she posed thoughtful and direct questions that helped shape the brainstorming session, to her focused and timely management of the one-day session itself, and the post-session recap discussion, Lesley’s facilitation skills and expertise in strategic planning were evident. She kept us on point, made sure the right discussions were being had, and helped us derive and develop actionable strategic initiatives that we will carry forward into our strategic plan. I highly recommend Lesley to any organization looking to develop a strategic plan or conduct group brainstorming of any tough or challenging issues. See less
Mary Ann Mete, President of the Board, Literacy Unlimited
En plus d’être une remarquable stratège, une planificatrice aguerrie et une professionnelle chevronnée , Lesley est une femme au charisme et intelligence éprouvés , qui a grandement contribué au succès de la division pour laquelle je travaille. Au travers des mandats de gestion de projets de transformation et de planification stratégique, elle a su s’entourer de collaborateurs de choix qui ont livrés des résultats de qualité supérieurs et dans le respects des codes, cultures et processus de l entreprise . Je recommande Lesley sans réserves , elle a le contact facile, une écoute active et a un don pour rapidement saisir les besoins et pousser plus loin les réflexions . En fait, Elle m a agréablement surprise et impressionnée à bien des reprises: elle a su se distinguer par son approche humaine , gestion des discussions difficiles tout en étant en mode réponse aux objectives du mandats (et +). Je ne saurai mieux faire que de recommander vivement Lesley pour ses multiples talents qui supportent le développement des organisations.” http://linkedin.com/in/widad-mas-34680731
Widad Mas, Chief Advisor, Strategic Initiatives, Asset Management Division, VIA Rail
Widad Mas, Chief Strategy Advisor, VIA Rail
I knew Lesley from a student-run conference where she was present as a speaker. Since then, I have asked her for advice on my career path planning, in particular choosing between various offers and companies, and she has kindly offered her help. And it has been the best professional advice I had so far. Following her recommendation, I have taken several initiatives during my internships at Bombardier Aerospace and was recognized by different departments there.
Lesley is highly professional, responsive, and an excellent communicator. She excels at listening, identifies the key issues and follows up with a list of resources to any situation presented to her. She also has extensive knowledge about different industries and opportunities and speaking to her often opens up new perspectives for me. Despite having a busy schedule, she is always available and quick to offer highly relevant, quality advice. Her extraordinary communication skills allow her to connect with all kinds of people and to inspire them to do their best.
I highly recommend Lesley for anyone seeking coaching for their career and personal development.
Christine Zhou, President, McGill Aerospace Institute
Lesley is both a master listener and communicator…she managed to unravel a knot of confusion and shine clarity…
Susan Struc, Founder, Virtual MegaBand
