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Joan O’Connor
Head of Organisation & People Development
Background
17 years experience in People and Organisation Development gained in the
Professional and Financial Services sectors. Most recently held the role
of Head of Leadership Development in the Corporate and Investment
Banking division of ABN AMRO, before establishing herself as a
consultant in 2005. Prior to ABN AMRO, worked for
PricewaterhouseCoopers. Has also worked in the commodities/derivatives
industry and has experience of the technology and insurance sectors.
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Main areas of knowledge and expertise include the behavioural aspects of
leadership development, individual and organisational effectiveness,
executive coaching and senior team facilitation.
Qualifications
MSc in People and Organisation Development; Member of the Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development; NLP practitioner, qualified user
of level A and B psychometric tools including MBTI, FiroB, 16PF and OPQ.
Accredited user of Hay management styles and organisational climate
tools, and Co-active Coaching model.
Recent Consultancy Experience
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Design and facilitation of team
development programmes for a range of clients in financial services
industry as well as other private and public sector organisations
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Design and delivery of leadership
development programmes for financial services organisations
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Conducted strategic gap analysis of
people agenda for leading transaction payments organisation
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Design and delivery of team analysis
for Operations Division of Global Investment Bank
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1:1 coaching of individuals in small
to large-scale organisations, up to Managing Director level
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Facilitation of Global Management Team
event of investment management division of Global Bank
Other Experience
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1:1 coaching of individuals up to CEO
level
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Feedback coach to members of bank’s
Top Executive Group on personal leadership profile
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Coaching and Facilitation of Senior
Management Teams on team effectiveness
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Design and delivery of leadership
development programmes
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Creation and implementation of a range
of bespoke management development workshops including career
management, performance management, team effectiveness/team
building, communication
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Design and delivery of workshops and
events to engage individuals in organisational strategy and change
processes
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Development and implementation of a
global talent identification and development process for individuals
across 3 Director levels
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Design of a global talent
classification process for all levels of employee
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Delivery of merger integration plan of
two business units of professional services organisation, including
new HR structure
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Design of people development
strategies fully aligned to business strategy
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Project leader on implementation of
global pilot of Employee Engagement survey
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Undertaken voluntary assignments with
senior teams of organisations within the HRH Prince of Wales
Charities
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