Lesleigh Ross

Over the last decade Lesleigh Ross has been leading project and change teams in complex delivery environments and transformation projects across public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Leigh is highly skilled in industry best practice methodologies and frameworks which is demonstrated through her ability to deliver quality business outcomes across ‘green fields’ and recovery projects and programmes. As a ‘digital native’ Leigh believes delivering innovation in business is only possible through collaborative project design where the business and technical teams work hand in hand. A geek in her own right Leigh is able to “degeek the geek” and facilitate effective engagement through all stages of project delivery. Outside of work with Valiente, Leigh is a founder and member of the Round Table at the Change Community Hub, and proud member of the Australian Institute of Project Management and the International Centre of Complex Project Management. She is active in her local chapters and national interest groups which are focused on improving the professionalism, diversity and inclusion within the project management community.

Communication & Engagement Beyond WIIFM

What are the different roles you can do in change?

What’s the difference between a change analyst and a change manager? What about the difference between a senior change manager and a portfolio change manager? What does a head of change do? This is one of the most asked questions in Tash’s ‘Introduction to Change Management’ workshop. Valiente Group Founder and Managing Director, and veteran …

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Valiente joins Girl Shaped Flames

Valiente is thrilled to be joining Girl Shaped Flames as their official Partner of Patrons of Fire. Valiente literally means ‘brave’. For us, empowering future generation of leaders is as important as supporting leaders within our client organisations. We believe embedding brave change in our society starts with ensuring the skills to lead bravely are given to those who will see us into the future.

Step Away from the Burning Platform

Step away from the burning platform

Talking about the elephant in the room is one thing. Defining what ‘effective executive sponsorship’ actually looks like is a bit of different conversation. There is mounting research that is challenging the traditional ‘burning platform’ “change or die” leadership approaches we so commonly see advocated in traditional change management.

Digital Transformation—it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room

Over the 20 years Prosci has been conducting the Change Management Best Practices research, sponsorship has been ranked the #1 contributor to the success and failure of initiatives. Which makes it surprising that in a recent article, “Digital Transformation Is Not About Technology”, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) avoided the elephant in the room. This is despite reporting that …

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White Ribbon

Stand up and Swear

25 November marks the beginning of 2014 White Ribbon campaign. I had the privilege of running the Queensland White Ribbon campaign in 2009 and provided some support again in 2012. The prevention of domestic and family violent is a passion of mine and again this year I am challenging you to take a stand a swear “Not Violent, Not Silent”.

Step into Brave Change with Valiente

No matter what change you are working to achieve in the workplace, the Valiente Group will help you create a braver, bolder mindset for change and support it with state-of-the-art tools built to tackle this complex VUCA world.

STEP INTO BRAVE CHANGE WITH VALIENTE

No matter what change you are working to achieve in the workplace, the Valiente Group will help you create a braver, bolder mindset for change and support it with state-of-the-art tools built to tackle this complex VUCA world.

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