An engaging speaker with a disarming ability to reach people and make a lasting positive impact!
Pollyanna has over 20 years of global management experience and has lived and worked in Asia, Latin America and Europe. Originally from the UK, Pollyanna has enjoyed a multi faceted career. Her first 7 years were with FMCG Giant Unilever with soap selling missions from Cuba to Mongolia. She later started her own company in Executive Education in Singapore before joining the British Foreign Office. As British Vice Consul in Barcelona she negotiated with Prison Authorities, tackled football hooligans and enjoyed the odd cocktail party! In recent years, she has been Head of Career Services for top ranked Business Schools and as such responsible for the Careers Training of hundreds of Management Executives and Students.
Now an Executive Communications Consultant and University Lecturer, Pollyanna enjoys partnering with Organisations to assist them in overcoming communication challenges. Be that through delivering keynote speeches in English or Spanish, by joining their Team on a project basis, or by designing and imparting tailor-made programmes to suit their Organisation's needs.
Key Topics:
Communication for Leadership. Embodying Leadership. Leading Teams. Engagement. Storytelling. Vocation. How to live without "work regret". How to discover what makes us tick. Maintaining our prime state. What's next in our Careers? Sucking the marrow out of our professional lives. Beating stress. Being on purpose!
