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A sought-after executive coach and team facilitator, Lana brings two decades of expertise across sectors including government, education, health, agriculture, manufacturing, defence, engineering, energy, infrastructure, professional, and financial services.
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Lana is an engaging and highly approachable Leadership facilitator and Executive Coach, with a successful track record in supporting organisational strategic goals and fostering healthy, high-performance cultures.
Lana draws on her extensive executive and senior management experience to generate insight, deepen learning and accelerate performance improvement at an individual and organisational level. She is a sought-after for her strengths-based approach, her ability to quickly build deep understanding and rapport, and for her breadth of expertise. Lana’s areas of specialisation include strategy and change leadership, organisational development and behavioural change.
Lana’s career path over the past two decades has taken her through a broad range of industries including government, higher education, health, agriculture, manufacturing, defence, engineering, infrastructure, energy, professional services and financial services.
Lana loves connecting with leaders, building their sense of trust and creating experiences that fulfil their development aspirations and address their practical deliverables of their role.
First hand experience in a CEO role during COVID deepened Lana’s empathy for the challenges or strains placed on executives. Enhancing her clients’ strengths is what she defines as the key to building on their confidence in their ability to face into both challenges and opportunities.
In both facilitation and coaching, Lana is disarming, listens deeply beyond the words, and supports her clients in reframing situations to find creative options to consider and pursue.
Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Adelaide, 2005
Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Operations, Swinburne University of Technology, 1998
Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Promotion), Deakin University, 1997
IECL Certification in Organisational Coaching
Certifications
DISC
Mental Health First Aid
Behavioural Modelling
Global Leadership Wellbeing Survey Accreditation\
Facet5 Accredited Practitioner
Certification in Organisational Coaching
LSI/GSI Accredited Practitioner
PROSCI Change Management Certification
Balanced Scorecard Certification
Project Management
Lana enjoys time with her husband and three kids, time with friends and family, parkrun, gym and travel.
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