I support people managers by stepping into either a consultant’s or executive coach’s role, grounded in the belief that people are best convinced by things they discover themselves. I motivate, challenge, and support clients to examine their beliefs, unlearn old habits, and adopt best practices that align with their current roles and future ambitions.Regardless of the role I take on to support my clients, my purpose remains the same: to help them become the managers they wish they had.

I delivered trainings for corporate clients in a diverse range of subjects, based upon the company’s pillars of expertise: selling excellence, exceptional customer experience, personal development and management skills.

I facilitated the full spectrum of training programs including Training Needs Analysis (TNA) with the customer's key stakeholders, design of the training process (content, flow, style) and delivery of the training in key areas such as leadership & management, sales excellence and personal effectiveness.

What is a common sense approach for a Manager who wants to be successful in her/his role?My clients, prior to our engagement, have tried some or all of the following:o Relying solely on their natural leadership ability to lead their team.o Getting advice from credible websites through paid subscriptions. o Attending trainings for new or established managers.o Securing a mentor at work (if supported by the company culture).o Getting a trusted advisor outside work (a former colleague, a former boss, or a friend with experience in people management). That’s all well and good. Sooner or later, you will have identified certain best practices that every manager, at every level, uses.So, you trust that once you apply them you will notice a change of scenery. Or not necessarily?Best practices provide direction, yet they require certain skills and behaviors from the person who needs to apply them. As human beings, we all have unique personalities with different strengths, weaknesses, ambitions, fears and so on. Hence, the ‘common sense’ approach of applying best practices turns out to be not so common after all.If you feel that you lack certain skills and behaviours to apply the best practices, what stops you from developing them? What are the barriers that hold you back? I will support you to find the answers to the above questions and put into practice the new behaviors required to become a confident leader.

Accountable for the sales of IT solutions & services in key accounts across different vertical markets, I contributed considerably to the company's year over year gross margin increase.

I led the strategic planning & execution of the company’s expansion plan to EMEA markets. Among my major achievements was a breakthrough contract with a Tier-1 telecom service provider in the Middle East.

At this point in my career, I dedicated time for personal development by completing courses related to business development and attending seminars for social media, digital marketing and corporate innovation. I also became highly involved in the Greek start-up ecosystem, attending various open coffee sessions and expanding my network.

** Business Development Department (BDD) **I built from scratch and developed a strong relationship with the dedicated Key Account. Among my most notable achievements include: • Established Huawei as a sole vendor in the client's 2G, 3G and IP Microwave mobile network, fully replacing the competitors’ existing equipment base.• Penetrated Key Account’s mobile handset portfolio with the first Huawei branded Android handset.

** Product Marketing Department (PMD) **I contributed to the promotion and establishment of the Huawei brand name in the telecom market during the early days of the Greek local office. My major achievement includes securing the breakthrough contract of Huawei in Europe and the first contract in the Greek market.

** Mobility Applications and Services Delivery (MASD) team**I led the research, design and integration of Virtual Private Network solutions that were delivered on time for trials with customers and played a key role in the success of the MASD offer.

** GPRS Core Network Systems Architecture & Engineering (SAE) team**I supported the development, testing and customer teams, clarifying issues related to the GPRS platform architecture, leading the process of major bug fixes and verifying weekly lab reports.

** Switching Department – SS7 Software Development (Asia/Pacific Group) **I started out my career at Lucent taking on various projects across all stages of the software life cycle including software design, SDL and C coding on UNIX platform and testing of the generated software.