Lisa has a firm belief in the capability of human beings and human systems to self-organise and grow. To shape and reshape themselves in response to the challenges they face and the demands their environment places on them. The role of leadership is to draw on the unique qualities of each individual, create trusted communities and organise collaboration towards a common purpose. Lisa is committed to serving leaders, teams and organisations in this complex and ambiguous time, helping them grow as humans, leaders and communities.

In her work with leaders across the globe, Lisa designs and facilitates spaces and processes that spark people, teams and organisations to expand to the next bigger version of themselves. She has worked as a facilitator, executive coach, team development coach, keynote speaker, and interim manager. Her engagement with clients is characterised as thought-provoking and inspiring. She brings herself to the work with honesty and love.

Throughout her career Lisa worked with a broad range of organisations from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in Europe, Australia, Asia, North America and New Zealand.  Her extensive experience includes having held senior positions in several European and Australian executive education institutions and consultancies, including Bendelta, Melbourne Business School, Nyenrode Business University and University of Technology Sydney.

Lisa holds an MSc in Business Administration from Rijksuniversity of Groningen. She has participated in the Professional Development Program of the IOD in Leuven (BEL), which greatly enhanced her abilities as an OD consultant. Lisa’s fields of interest include complexity theory, systems thinking, adaptive leadership and adult development. Lisa is accredited in The Leadership Circle Profile 360° framework, the Organisation Workshop by Power + Systems (Barry Oshry), the Experience Point ExperienceInnovation and ExperienceChange simulations. She  also has commenced her training as Growth Edge coach.

After having lived in Australia twice, Lisa and her family have now established their home base in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Lisa loves running and walking in the beautiful natural surroundings of Wageningen, reading books, watching sports, and traveling the world with her husband and young adult children.