Sandra Sieb

Sydney, Australia

March 2011 – current

Tim Laporte + Associates

Executive Coach; Transformational Leadership and Facilitation services                                               

-       Leadership consulting practice providing executive coaching, business coaching, transformational leadership and facilitation services.

-       Focused on building executive competencies and performance to drive organisational success through:

• Building on individual strengths and exploring opportunities for growth
• Developing strategic thinking skills
• Broadening emotional competencies
• Expanding coalitions and networks
• Strengthening organisational culture

-       Evidence-based approach focused on creating tangible results for senior executives, their teams and the organisation as a whole.

Sydney, Australia

June 08 – current

Clear Coaching Solutions

Business & Personal Coach; Trainer & Facilitator                                                                               

-       Launched in December 2008

-       Coaching practice providing developmental coaching, life coaching, business coaching and facilitation services

-       Focused on :

§  Increasing personal and professional effectiveness

§  Exploring values and purpose

§  Improving confidence

§  Better coping with stress

§  Attaining work-life balance

§  Managing career transitions

§  Improving Time Management

-       Deliver coaching workshops on a variety of themes, e.g. short course on Time Management and team effectiveness for small business owners and their teams, Public Speaking, confidence, etc. Course can be customised to satisfy client needs. 

-       Sessions in French or in English

New York, USA

Sept. 03 – Oct. 04

International Masters Publishers ($400MM privately held Direct Marketing company)

Independent Consultant, New Business Development                                                                         

-       Identified and led discussions with several potential partners

-       Evaluated different partnership potential both from a strategy and financial standpoint

• Co-marketingpartnerships to develop deeper, more integrated marketing relationships with other direct response marketers beyond traditional methods to improve response, retention, pay percent and ultimately ROI
• New channels partnerships to market IMP products (existing or newly created) to sell via other channels and /or sales systems
• Affinity club models to build out existing product portfolio with larger and broader customer relationships and revenue streams

New York, USA

Apr. 02 – June 03

Wolters Kluwer($4.3B Global Professional Publisher)

Independent Consultant                                                                                                                                   

-       Managed a pilot assessing organic growth capabilities at the company’s UK subsidiary; conclusions presented to the Board of Directors and used as benchmark to evaluate other pilots’ results

-       Evaluated market appeal for a new collaborative communications software developed by the company’s medical publisher

-       Participated in elaborating a new corporate Business Development Plan process

New York, USA

 Apr. 98 – Apr. 02

Booz Allen & Hamilton (International Management Consulting Firm)

Senior Associate – Strategy, Operations and Organisation projects

–       Strategy projects:

• Managed team of 3 Associates to develop a business plan analyzing growth opportunities for a promotions agency, recommending new organization and focus of business development efforts; recommendation approved by Board of Directors and implemented by client
• Assessed five-year profitability, analyzed cannibalization impact and developed sales forecasts to assist CEO and marketing team of a major food company launch a new product aimed at flipping the category ; projections on target
• Managed team that developed the growth and acquisition strategy for a TV entertainment network, evaluating several purchase targets; recommended target company acquired by client

–       Operations projects:

• Led "bottom-up" process to assess improvement opportunities for a leading French magazine publisher; facilitated over 25 focus groups with editorial staff; overall project revealed ~$10M potential savings
• Set up and initially managed implementation process for a plant closure for a major food company

–       Organisation projects:

• Developed plan to combine R&D staff of two major health care companies as part of post-merger integration effort
• Managed 25 person-team that designed the Internal Revenue Service (US Tax Agency) Communications division as part of the IRS Modernization project
• Participated in defining the vision and blueprint of the future virtual call center for a major health insurance company

–       Very active participant in the firm’s mentoring and recruiting programs

Paris, France

Winter 97

La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque

Intern, Mergers & Acquisition Department

–       Developed and participated in various client pitches

Auckland, New Zealand

1994-1995

Onyx NZ Ltd(newly established subsidiary of the French Group Vivendi Environment

Financial Analyst

–       Implemented and managed accounting procedures and financial control

–       Developed budget and sales forecasts

–       Analyzed market and evaluated potential acquisition targets

Sydney, Australia

2011-2013

The University of Sydney

Masters in Coaching Psychology

–       Leading program with worldwide recognition

–       Completed 5 out of 8 Units, expected graduation date October 2013

–       Units completed so far :

• Theory & Techniques of Coaching Psychology (Credit)
• Fundamentals of Coaching (Credit)
• Coaching Practice (Distinction)
• Applied Positive Psychology (Distinction)
• Groups, Teams & Systems (Distinction)

Sydney, Australia

2013

Self-Leadership Lab accreditation

Accredited  SLL Coach (To be completed by April 2013)

–       Innovative approach to manager’s development created by Dr Jean-Yves Mercier and professor Emmanuel Josserand, in cooperation with the Executive Training department of the University of Geneva.

–       Program aims at tackling the challenge of a changing world by developing managers’ potential for the benefit of the organisation. It is an in-depth reflection, oriented towards action that integrates individual diagnostic based on interactive tools and coaching sessions

–       Program is delivered across 4 sessions over 4-6 months in group coaching format of 4 to 6 participants

–       In the process of delivering a pilot program to a team 6 people in a large French subsidiary in Sydney as well as running the program in parallel with the company Managing Director

Sydney, Australia

2012

Lominger 360 Voices® Feedback tool accreditation

–       360° feedback based on Lominger International’s LEADERSHIP ARCHITECT® Competencies and/or Career Stallers and Stoppers as the foundation by which important development plans are created.

–       Accredited to set up process and deliver feedback

–       In 2012, signed up large organisation to deliver Voice 360 to their entire Executive Team (25 people)

Sydney, Australia

2012

DISC Profile accreditation

–       Leading personal assessment tool used to improve work productivity, teamwork and communications

–       Accredited to deliver individual and group feedback

–       Delivered feedback in many different settings (group coaching program, individual, Skype, phone)

Sydney, Australia

2011

Certificate in NLP EQ Practitioner (Beyond NLP, Sydney)

-     Comprehensive 8 day training course internationally recognised, led by Gordon Young, fomer President of the Australian Board of NLP

Sydney, Australia

2010

Certificate IV in training and Assessment

–       Australian nationally recognised training program

Sydney, Australia

2008

Certificate of Professional Coaching (Results Coaching Systems)

Coaching Specific Training Programs accredited by the ICF (International Coaching Federation)

–       36 hours of Coaching Specific Training

–       Theory & Techniques of Coaching Psychology (Credit)

–       Attended 4 programs:

• Introduction to Coaching Techniques
• Life Skills
• Business Coaching
• Coach’s toolkit

Paris, France

1995 - 1997

HEC Masters of Science in Management

Entrepreneurial Major

Paris, France

1996

Université La Sorbonne

Business Law Degree

Paris, France

1991 - 1994

Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris(Leading French Political Science School)           

Bachelor in Economics & Finance with a Strategy minor

• Graduated with Honors, Dean’s list (13^th out of 250 students)

Manly Multilingual Toastmasters

·           Worldwide Public Speaking Organisation

·           Member since 2009

·           2009-2010: President

·           2010-2011: Vice-President Education

·           Organised, coordinated and facilitated the Club’s 6 week Public Confidence Course in July-September 2010

She Business

·           Business women networking group

·           Member since chapter opened in June 2012

Manly Chamber of Commerce

·           Member since March 2009

Manly Surf Life Saving Club

·           Member since 2007

·           Achieved Bronze Medallion and Certificate II in Aquatic Rescue in November 2009

·           Active Patrolling member

·         French, mother tongue; fluent in English; intermediate level of Spanish; elementary level of German

·         Lived 12 years in Cairo, Egypt; 7 years in the US; 1 year in Auckland, New Zealand and for the past 8 years in Sydney

·         French and Australian citizen

·         Ran Sydney Blackmore Marathon in 2011 and half marathon in September 2008 and in 2010.

·         Enjoy traveling, reading and photography

·         Very active and sporty person: enjoy running, surf swimming, rescue board surfing, tennis and scuba diving