UK MBA qualified, with strong business acumen, Leeann Naidoo is a management consultant, author, lecturer, executive coach and key note speaker with more than 20-years of international experience, the last 17 of which have been with blue-chip consulting firms such as EY, Deloitte, Capgemini, PwC. Her recent client engagement experience spans major banking institutions, public and private sector organisations in the UK, Europe, the UAE & South Africa. Leeann has undertaken various private study courses through Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Leeann’s leadership development and learning design experience is significant. She has consulted for and delivered leadership development programmes for several large corporates in South Africa, such as FNB, the SARB, the Financial Intelligence Centre, Discovery and the Edcon group. Prior to this, she has worked with Capgemini’s University in Paris and global design teams to develop a new curriculum for consultants aligned to a new Global Competency Model which she led the implementation of. She has worked alongside the firm’s e-Learning team in India, to develop world class blended learning solutions using gamification, simulations, mobile learning, & implementing virtual classrooms. She has done similar work with the Deloitte University and war-gaming team in London, developing behavioural change solutions for major clients. She has designed a large number of management and leadership development programmes, incorporating behavioural psychology and neuroscience principles. Leeann is an expert communicator, facilitator and trainer. She has over 3,000 facilitation hours. She has designed, presented at, facilitated and hosted an ordinate number of international events, leadership and management and women in leadership programmes, including analysing and recommending solutions for the retention and advancement of women in leadership.

Leeann’s learning design and gamification experience is extensive. She has designed gamified learning interventions in subjects such as Finance, People Management, Cultural Intelligence, High Performing Teams, the Green Agenda, Change Management, Transformation Planning and Innovation. Clients who have benefited from gamified interventions include Eskom, INSETA, Flight Centre, Tongaat Hulett, and the Edcon Group, to mention but a few. These interventions have ranged from low-tech to sophisticated hi-tech options, working alongside developers and coders. Leeann has studied and incorporated the psychology and neuroscience of learning into design, making for impactful experiences. She links gamification with learning outcomes as well as business outcomes, enhancing performance excellence. She has incorporated simulations into learning designs making for real and impactful experiences which has enriched learning. Leeann draws on a variety of blended learning methods making for both memorable and impactful learning experiences.

An internationally accredited coach with the IIC&M, and over 6,000 coaching hours, Leeann specialises in neuroscience-based Executive Coaching. She has been coached by one of Tony Robbins’ Top 12 Master Coaches in the world in 2014. As one of the Programme Directors at Henley Business School and a faculty member, her focus areas include change leadership, developing high performance teams, resilience, managing resistance, coaching & mentoring, leveraging human capital, performance management, managing conflict, negotiating, influence & persuasion, and an array of similar subjects. She runs an International Coaching magazine www.international-coaching-news.net. Her book, The Mind Age™: Mastering your Infinite Mind for Success – for 2040 and beyond, is receiving positive interest internationally and has been featured on national radio and television in South Africa. The book is available in the UK, Europe, North America & SA. See www.themindage.com.

An expert in managing change & transformation on an international level, Leeann has designed and delivered large-scale, complex programmes. The largest deal constructed was £180m+; the largest project she was responsible for scoping and mobilising was £105m. She has worked with Capgemini’s Group Executive Committee in identifying their top 100 Senior Sales Executives globally (portfolios of $100m to $1bn) and managed a year-long strategic initiative to grow revenue. She also supported the set-up of the Middle-East practice in Dubai, which she later went on to deliver projects for. Leeann has worked on major restructures / redundancy programmes such as RBS, various organisational transformation programmes. Her client base included major defence organisations, oil and gas companies, global banks, the Department of Work & Pensions, Transport for London, Rolls Royce, Sony, the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace, and several public sector organisations.

 On a personal level, Leeann is highly articulate, energetic and engaging. She works at a fast pace, is outcomes-focused, and is at her best when working in dynamic environments with forward-thinking teams and individuals. She is married with no children, and supports several environmental, animal and children-centred charities around the world. She works with educators in schools on how to engage learners differently and how to teach more than the curriculum, and with students on how to develop the mind-set to create a sustainable and successful future. She is passionate about developing women in business.