Lesley Fraser

An experienced professional leadership and workplace coach and facilitator, Lesley is a director of Fraser Consultants Ltd and works with leaders, businesses and organisations throughout the Bay of Plenty and nationally.

Lesley has over 25 years experience in management, facilitation, communication, change management, performance improvement and training across a range of sectors, both public and private. She has sound understanding of adult education and learning processes and is skilled at generating an environment of trust in the processes she uses. Compelling action plans, pushing boundaries and sharp strategies are the hallmarks of Lesley’s work.

She has an extensive background and expertise in:

Coaching	Facilitation and training
Leadership	Strategic planning
Business development	Change management
Workplace relationships	Conflict resolution
Union/Management relationships	Community consultation

As a coach and facilitator Lesley is highly qualified through training with:

• British-based Life Coaching Academy, an international leading provider of comprehensive, professional training for coaches
• The International Corporate Coach U to become a licensed facilitator of the Coaching Clinic.   Lesley has facilitated significant constructive engagement based on the framework of the Coaching Clinic
• Australasian business coaching specialists, 10X, providing her with extensive business and leadership coach training.

As an Associate of the Partnership Resource Centre, Lesley has been extensively involved in supporting constructive relationships and alignment to shared goals between management and unions, particularly in the Health sector.   This has involved:

• analysis of the current state of relationships and the parties’ capacity to identify and implement constructive change
• identification of key risks and barriers
• facilitating the development of a shared vision and the pathway to achieving that
• establishing processes and structures to ensure transparency and accountability to action and
• ongoing review and adjustment.

Fundamental to this is the focus on building and maintaining relationships. Clients identify these strengths in Lesley’s work:

• powerful questioning which reflects focused and deep listening
• an empowering and supportive approach which builds confidence, self belief and self accountability
• building trust, generating new perspectives, approaches and possibilities
• support to develop compelling action plans and mind-shifts
• the ability to enable divergent groups to identify areas of mutual interest and to achieve mutually satisfying outcomes through their work together.