•Co-founded an organizational-wide culture change initiative in partnership with Neuroleadership Institute, focused on using Growth Mindset and Inclusion to drive exceptional organizational performance, collaboration, enhanced diversity, and inclusion. •Responsible for planning and implementing the Executive Development Strategy, managing and delivering programs, through vendor partnerships. •Built and Lead the Global Talent Development Consultant Practice, creating consistency and thought leadership in the delivery of learning and talent solutions to the business. Lead the Global team that is intimately linked to HRBP and Business Leaders.•Drive the effective execution of Global Talent Reviews across Akamai. Including full talent data collection, analytics, insights and creation of talent strategy linked to business plans. •Partner with HRBP’s to support best practice development activities for their respective businesses. From team offsites to talent reviews, to talent analytics and development planning.•Established the Akamai Organizational Development practice Successfully facilitated workshops that have taken teams from current state to future redesign, including, stakeholder feedback, vision & mission, work categorization, design criteria and design.•Driving next-generation performance management, defining the future of performance management for Akamai.•Manage and drive organizational Engagement and pulse survey, building Akamai wide action planning and divisional activities.•Design and execute on Executive and Senior Leadership Off-sites aligned with organizational needs and trends.•Provide Executive Coaching to key high potential employees, resulting in clear lines of sight to executive promotions.•Drive the development planning process and implementation for Hi Potential Leadership.

About Beyond BoundariesBeyond Boundaries is an executive coaching, corporate training and consulting partnership that provides tailored coaching and training programs to executives and organizations. Specializations include leading/managing people and teams, and diversity.Our ServicesBeyond Boundaries works privately with individual executives who want to develop their leadership, personal and professional capabilities, and with organisations who want to build a culture, that supports effective leadership, and wishes to unleash the potential of their people.We provide: • Executive/business coaching• Design and delivery of customised training programs in:• Leadership and management development• Performance management• Innovation and creativity• Hiring the right people• Change management• Managing virtual, remote and culturally diverse teams• Team Effectiveness• Strategic Planning and Development• Engaging in difficult conversations• HR and organisational development consulting

As part of the global Leadership Institute team, responsibilities included design, coordination and delivery of all management & leadership programs, as well as coordination of all personal effectiveness programs for the Asia Pacific region. Assessment and 360 feedback facilitator and professional coach to staff at all levels.

Provide leadership and oversight to all Human Resources activities in the Asia Pacific region including; strategic human resource management, employee relations, recruitment, human capital management, compensation and benefits, learning and development, organisational effectiveness, and performance management. Provide expertise and support to senior staff to improve the overall effectiveness of our human capital. Create initiatives and programs for developing our people that are aligned with the strategic needs of the business. Manage a team of HR professionals across Asia Pacific. Represent HR as both a member of the Management Committee and regular presenter to the Board of Directors .

Design and facilitate strategic management workshops, and provide executive coaching to the Executive and senior management teams

Identify and determine the strategic learning and development direction for employees and divisions. To develop innovative, cost effective and business focused interventions that align the business with current and future strategies for growth and success. Lead a team of Learning and Development professionals and managed the Learning and Development budget. Managed the HR activities for the east coast of Australia, including recruitment and employee relations.

To identify, develop/coordinate interpersonal and professional learning and development solutions for all employees within Silver Chain. Provide appropriate and timely advice to managers on effective interventions that were aligned with legal and strategic objectives.

Identify develop/coordinate interpersonal and professional learning and development solutions for all employees and business units that were aligned with strategic objectives and divisional specific needs. Led a team of 9 professionals to initiate and implement learning strategies.

Training Manager: Develop and deliver skills based customer service and systems training to front line employees. Provide timely programs on new products and/or systems to ensure that service delivery was of a high quality.Branch Manager: Responsible for the entire operational component of the branch, from management of people, to customers, financials/budgets and systems.