About
Leadership development, organisational development, leadership culture design, strategic facilitation at both a local and global scale, consulting on social, cultural and environmental development.
Holdsworth Holistics Ltd
leanneholdsworth@gmail.com
Summary
Leanne is a visionary leader experienced in organisational development, strategic facilitation, and policy advisement across business, government, and NGO sectors. With a strong background as a former Chartered Accountant coupled with deep knowledge in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, she excels at navigating diverse stakeholder needs and delivering actionable recommendations. Her skills can be accompanied by her husband, Greg, who complements this with his abilities in research, developing comprehensive strategies and reports, and finding creative yet practical solutions to complex problems. His background in design thinking and psychological understanding enables him to analyse multifaceted issues and communicate solutions effectively to diverse audiences. The combined skills result in fostering sustainable, equitable solutions that bring positive impacts across environmental, social, cultural, and economic dimensions, with particular experience working in Pacific Island contexts.
Publications
Title: Human Work: Five Leadership Mindsets for humanising the Workplace Publisher: independent Date published: Thu, 11/05/2023 - 12:00 Link: https://www.humanworknetwork.com/
Title: A New Generation of Business Leaders Publisher: Independent Date published: Mon, 04/12/2000 - 12:00 Link: https://www.amazon.com.au/generation-business-leaders-investigation-responsibility/dp/0958370443
Title: A New Generation of Business Leaders Publisher: Independent Date published: Mon, 04/12/2000 - 12:00 Link: https://www.amazon.com.au/generation-business-leaders-investigation-responsibility/dp/0958370443
Qualifications
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce Period: 1992 Status: Completed Education institution: Auckland University Country: New Zealand
Degree: Chartered Accountant (Retired) Period: 1994 Status: Completed Education institution: Institute of Chartered Accountants NZ Country: New Zealand
Degree: AA1000 stakeholder engagement Certificate Period: 2002 Status: Completed Education institution: University of Warwick, England Country: United Kingdom
Degree: Post Graduate Certificate in Public Policy Period: 2007 Status: Completed Education institution: Victoria University, Wellington Country: New Zealand
Degree: Chartered Accountant (Retired) Period: 1994 Status: Completed Education institution: Institute of Chartered Accountants NZ Country: New Zealand
Degree: AA1000 stakeholder engagement Certificate Period: 2002 Status: Completed Education institution: University of Warwick, England Country: United Kingdom
Degree: Post Graduate Certificate in Public Policy Period: 2007 Status: Completed Education institution: Victoria University, Wellington Country: New Zealand
Work Experience
Project name: Niue Climate Change Mainstreaming Strategy and Action Plan Client: SPREP Project period: Tue, 01/11/2022 - 12:00 - Tue, 31/01/2023 - 12:00 Position: Consultancy Location: Remote and Niue Deliverables Develop and fine-tune a mainstreaming strategy and action plan to strengthen mainstreaming of climate change (both adaptation and mitigation) across government, the private sector and the community in Niue. This will includes a monitoring and evaluation plan to track implementation of the strategy as well as ongoing engagement with stakeholders, MNR and SPREP and finalise the climate change mainstreaming strategy for submission to cabinet. Conclude with a project closure report, including lessons learned and a strategy for sustaining climate change mainstreaming across stakeholders in Niue.