Business Development Specialist - Sharon McGann

Sharon McGann is a learning and development expert whose passion is turning knowledge into results, through excellence in the design and delivery of leadership and management development programs. Sharon has a Masters of Education (Adult Education), with a thesis on the Development of Expertise in the Workplace and a Bachelor of Business (Economics). Sharon is also a regular presenter of Team Building, Workplace Coaching and Performance Management programs and a contributer of articles and case studies for various business magazines.

In her design of programs, Sharon breaks skills down into behavioural and attitudinal elements that can be taught and focuses on providing activities for participants to increase their awareness of their current actions and to practice a new range of behaviours and attitudes. In her facilitation and coaching, she supports participants to work together to convert knowledge and skills into practical actions, by acting as an external conscience until paticipants develop new habits.

Sharon's background includes 5 years as a consultant on projects including: designing, writing and delivering a series of leadership development activities for senior managers and a three month management development program for team leaders and managers in a financial services company, upgrading and re-writing leadership development manuals for a major financial services firm and writing a self-paced learning program to provide team leaders in the Call Centre Industry with Frontline Management qualifications.

Sharon has also had two year as a Training Consultant for IBT International, including re-designing and re-writing train-the-trainer materials for an internationally recognised Personal Efficiency Program. She speant six years as a Training Consultant for the Sealcorp Group, a financial services firm, including the design, delivery and accreditation of a face-to-face and self-paced learning programs for new financial planners to meet industry competency standards.

Email: mail@gordianbusiness.com.au