As an Organisational Development consultant and coach, Valerie enjoys working with individuals and organisations to enhance their effectiveness, alignment and vitality.
She brings passion, energy and commitment to her work, developing high engagement environments that foster people’s performance and potential. It is important to her to deliver results that add value and make a difference to both the people and the business. This desire has fuelled her personal, professional and educational development over the years in leadership and organisational development.
Valerie’s specialist areas are leadership coaching and development, team facilitation and coaching, talent management, performance management and organizational and culture change. As a creative and systemic thinker, Valerie has a talent for developing innovative concepts and successfully translating them into pragmatic, integrated and sustainable solutions that fit business needs. An integrated leadership and talent management approach she was responsible for won an award for innovation and achievement.
Experienced in working globally across cultures and complex matrix business environments, both as a consultant and people manager, Valerie brings strong interpersonal and relationship building skills to her work. This enables her to establish trust and form collaborative long term partnerships with her clients and key stakeholders.
Originally from Canada, Valerie lives in Switzerland where she has established her own consulting business. Before this she worked in Senior Global HR roles with a Major Pharmaceutical Company and in Canada as an Organisational Development Consultant and Training Manager. She has global experience in both internal business roles and consulting across varied industries such as Pharma, IT, Finance, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Consumer and Retail.
She has a degree in Social Science and has completed post graduate studies in Human Resource Management, Adult Education and Organisational Development. In addition she is a certified ontological coach with additional certifications in relationship systems coaching, NLP, change management, and various assessment tools. Over the years she has attended numerous leadership and talent development trainings and continues to enjoy learning, developing herself and exploring ways to express her creativity.