Here's who we are
Lines of Sight team is a team of two, with a capacity to draw on other talented colleagues when the need arises.
Alex Sutherland
Alex's ability as a facilitator and mentor / coach reflect diverse experiences with a diverse range of public sector and private organisations. He continually draws on his experiences as a teacher and trainer, Human resources manager, minister, project manager and board member; not forgetting stints as a menswear sales assistant and a mattress maker.
As a facilitator, Alex has extensive experience in areas as diverse as strategic
planning, goal setting, values clarification, team building
and conflict resolution. While skilled at designing ‘content', his starting point
is responsiveness to client need. He works with their agenda,
not his own. His approach is one of flexibility, adapting his style to
the needs of the moment.
When it comes to mentoring and coaching, Alex's starting point is a conviction is that increasing awareness of who
you are is the key to unlocking leadership effectiveness,
engagement with others and business focus.
Melissa Thorn
When
people ask Melissa what she does for Lines of Sight her favourite
response is I help people do the stuff that’s been sitting
in their ‘too hard’ basket.
Melissa’s
real strength is her versatility. She has experience in the
public sector, the small business/retail sector and in not-for-profit
organisations. From strategic planning and project management,
through audit and quality assurance to change management and
operations management she has carried out wide and varied
roles. She loves helping teams review their effectiveness
in terms of roles and responsibilities. She focuses on end
results for her clients.
Melissa
has a reputation for having outstanding interpersonal skills.
She has great critical thinking skills combined with well
developed intuition when it comes to dealing with people.
She has a sense of humour. She is calm in a crisis.
Melissa
will help you empty the ‘too hard’ basket.
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