Strategy and Organization

Interviewing H.E. Ban Ki-moon with Nour Barakeh and Suad Mohamed in 2019 (credit: EFA – Matteo Vegetti)

PRO/ACTIVATING

Executing transformational change means addressing cultural challenges. And that requires implementing coordination strategies based on differing motivation factors and acceptance rates. With a comprehensive skill set and an array of multimedia approaches, I support sustainable solutions.

Having explored almost 60 countries, I also consult ministries and other governmental entities, media groups, corporations, and multinationals
on a variety of organizational, eLearning, and cross-cultural issues.

Conducting 360-degree feedback processes is in scope, with sensitivity given to the related areas of paradox.

CONSULTING

I bring decades of international experience with organizational development, ranging from change management and industry consolidation to leadership development and team empowerment. Supporting HR with strategies to attract, develop, and retain human capital is a specialty.

My consulting activities include evaluating leadership and management regarding accountability, the reaching of strategic objectives, and other factors. The utmost in confidentiality is always maintained.

Promoting resilience during times of change or disruption is an area of expertise. My keynotes and workshops provide practical tools for transforming resistance into fuel for personal and organizational growth.

Conducting a workshop for EU Parliament data specialists in 2019 (credit: Parlimentsdirektion-Jantzen)

TRAINING AND COACHING

I design innovative workshops and training programs globally. Over the decades, this has ranged from last-mile, capacity-building projects to corporate onboarding initiatives.

For individuals and organizations looking to improve their branding or impact, I provide cross-cultural consulting, media training, and public-speaking coaching.

Topics connected to ‘Build Resilience: Live Better, Work Smarter, Feel Stronger’ are of special focus; I support with the whole value chain.

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

As a virtual-learning expert, I am passionate about the power of stories to advance mission/message and build capacity; harnessing that potential through multi-device virtual-learning material with meaningful metrics for public policy is a compelling frontier…

One example of related activities is the Civic Action Toolkit I created. Another example is the ifound: I4 initiative dedicated to SDG 4 and focused on these principles – ‘Inform, Integrate, Implement, Impact’.

I developed an interactive showcase to support people with lived experience in human trafficking to tell their stories. I have also launched a digital HUB focused on climate change prevention and mitigation as well as HUBs on other topics.

WRITING AND EDITING

Supporting corporate groups and other entities in crafting internal and external communications is a specialty. This includes writing white papers on topics ranging from human-resource retention during M&A processes to optimizing integration in international educational programs. As a professional travel writer, I prepared executive guides to major global cities.

Ghostwriting pieces (for publications including Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, and the New York Times) is another activity

I also enjoy supporting authors in navigating the maze of crafting book proposals and finding a publisher. In that regard, I am establishing a book project featuring interviews with female war witnesses.

Strategic Communications