Melanie Beirne
LDC Facilitator - Common and Core Development
Melanie Beirne is a pre-qualified facilitator for Te Kaihautū | New People Leader Development and Te Kaitaki | New Leader of Leaders Development.
Delivery method: Face-to-face and Virtual
Face-to-face availability: Happy to deliver in-person programmes across Aotearoa, New Zealand (to include travel expenses outside of the Greater Wellington region)
Website: melaniebeirne.co.nz
Melanie is a senior leadership practitioner and Gallup-Certified Strengths coach with 25 years’ of leadership experience advising and delivering to chief executives and senior leaders in the public service.
Melanie partners with LDC to deliver four programmes: Te Manutaki | New Senior System Leader Development, Te Kaitaki | New Leaders of Leaders, Te Hōtaka Kaihautū Tāngata Whai Wheako | Experienced People Leaders and Te Kaihautū | New People Leader.
She specialises in strengths-based leadership, navigating multi-generational workforces, and developing senior leadership teams through customised design and facilitation methods that enhance collective leadership and overall impact.
Melanie also works with teams to unlock potential by identifying and leveraging individual and collective strengths, fostering appreciation for diverse work styles, and strengthening collaboration.
Melanie is Founder of Women Step Forward | Wāhine Mā Rere Ki Runga. She offers women-only leadership workouts and programmes, including She Leads Career Navigation Programme, Wāhine Toa Mentoring Circles, - Melanie empowers women to lead with purpose, authenticity, and confidence.
Melanie’s experience spans both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She is both Pākehā and Māori descent (Ngāi Tahu) and a mother of two young daughters.
Note: Melanie is on the Leadership Development Centre’s coaching panel and specialises in coaching women.