Sideways to the Top

The Author:

Norah is a director of Macfarlan Lane, leaders in executive career management and coaching. She has over 25 years line management and consulting experience in human resource management, change management and organizational effectiveness across a range of sectors including government, manufacturing, professional services firms, financial services and the not-for-profit sector. She assists organizations achieve superior performance through facilitating strategic planning processes, building high achieving, capable and strategically focused teams and coaching line managers to achieve career success.

As a consultant, Norah provides coaching and career transition services to many of Australia's top companies. She is passionate about helping individuals reflect on their personal style, values and capabilities and use this insight to develop their leadership capability and realise their potential. Norah also co-facilitates the Certificate in Professional Coaching course, a public coaching leadership program.

Norah possesses a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Management, the Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation. Norah has accreditations in a range of diagnostic tools including Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Firo-B and Belbin Team Roles and is also a qualified NLP practitioner. Norah is also a recipient of the Telstra Business Women's award.