LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS COACH | ABOUT AYA LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS COACH | ABOUT AYA LEADERSHIP
A Client-Centred Leadership Strengths Coach
With its leadership strengths coach emphasis, Aya Leadership takes a holistic approach to ensure that the leadership skills you need are developed for enduring success and effectiveness in leadership.
We work to understand the needs and motivations of the individual in order to best support them in achieving their goals. Our unique approach addresses both the theory and tools for effective leadership. We coach participants to ensure they apply and bed down their learning so it becomes second nature.
Gain self-awareness to understand your goals and vision – your leadership DNA
The steps you need to take to equip you to fulfil your purpose
Gain self-awareness to understand your goals and vision – your leadership DNA
The steps you need to take to equip you to fulfil your purpose
The Story of Aya Leadership
As a leadership strengths coach and founder of Aya Leadership, my passion and expertise is working with emerging female leaders and their organisations. My goal is to develop enduring female leadership that has impact, generates growth and creates new realities. I am passionate about increasing gender diversity in leadership; and love working with women to master their leadership purpose, skills and experience.
I believe female leadership can create powerful, positive and far-reaching impact. My mission is to change the status quo for women as leaders and transform the profile of leadership through uplifting and empowering more women into leadership roles. I feel great joy and pride supporting amazing women on their leadership journey.
The word Aya carries so much significance for the passion and purpose of Aya Leadership. In old German it means sword, in Hebrew it means ‘to fly swiftly’ and in Akkadian mythology Aya was a goddess. However, the inspiration for Aya Leadership is the African Adinkra symbol called an Aya. A fern symbolising endurance and resourcefulness, two foundational qualities we seek to instil in female leaders as their leadership strengths coach.
Our Purpose is to Nurture Lasting Growth
YOU
Strong leadership that unites and inspires
YOUR TEAM
Tools and strategies to manage change and adversity
YOUR BUSINESS
Self-awareness and clear goals to propel you forward with purpose
My Journey So Far
I’m Susan McGinty, Founder and Principle Leadership Strengths Coach of Aya Leadership. As my career developed and I progressed into my first leadership positions, I encountered first-hand the struggles female leaders face. I was unable to find the support, guidance, resources and training programs I needed to become the leader I knew I could be and create the change I wanted to see. Without strong female role models, it was a challenge to have confidence in myself as a leader or a clear picture of what a good female leader looked like.
Over the last twenty years, as I have found the right support and strategies, read the research, learnt the skills and developed the experience, I was able to become a confident leader of people, build my capabilities and foster strong relationships. I didn’t start out wanting to be a coach and mentor, however through my own leadership journey I discovered that the change I wanted to create was empowering other women to become the best leaders they could be.
I was inspired to change the status quo for women in leadership positions and transform the profile of leadership. My particular focus is on STEM and national security environments where women are under-represented in leadership and I understand through experience the barriers to leadership that exist.
My Journey So Far
I’m Susan McGinty, Founder and Principle Leadership Strengths Coach of Aya Leadership. As my career developed and I progressed into my first leadership positions, I encountered first-hand the struggles female leaders face. I was unable to find the support, guidance, resources and training programs I needed to become the leader I knew I could be and create the change I wanted to see. Without strong female role models, it was a challenge to have confidence in myself as a leader or a clear picture of what a good female leader looked like.
Over the last twenty years, as I have found the right support and strategies, read the research, learnt the skills and developed the experience, I was able to become a confident leader of people, build my capabilities and foster strong relationships. I didn’t start out wanting to be a coach and mentor, however through my own leadership journey I discovered that the change I wanted to create was empowering other women to become the best leaders they could be.
I was inspired to change the status quo for women in leadership positions and transform the profile of leadership. My particular focus is on STEM and national security environments where women are under-represented in leadership and I understand through experience the barriers to leadership that exist.
I am passionate about increasing gender diversity in leadership; and love working with women to master their leadership purpose, skills and experience.
My Background & Qualifications
With a PhD in Chemistry, I have a research background in drug design and over 20 years’ experience in Defence, National Security and STEM. I have spent 11 years in corporate leadership positions in Defence and National Security leading a range of specialised scientific, technical and corporate teams, managing key international partnerships and advising on key Defence policies. Leadership and executive coaching have always been a passion and have become a key focus in my professional life. I am currently completing a Master of Leadership and have ten years’ experience in adult education and mentoring in the university, research, public and community sectors.
In 2016, I completed the Australian School of Applied Management’s Women in Leadership Advanced Leadership Program. I have a Certificate IV in Workplace and Business Coaching, am a certified NLP Practitioner and accredited in the MSCEIT Emotional Intelligence Test and Strengths Profile.
I now deliver bespoke Women in Leadership development programs and Executive Leadership and Strengths coaching in the Defence, National Security, STEM and broader corporate sectors, from foundational to expert leadership, working with women individually and in groups at all stages of their career. I focus on those areas that amplify women’s key leadership strengths and leverage the protective factors that negate barriers to leadership for women: emotional intelligence, strengths-based leadership, resilience, strong leadership mindset, communication, visibility and influence, and resource networks and mentoring.
I work with STEM organisations to identify and deliver the development strategies that will build leadership gender equity within their organisations; and work with women in STEM to leverage the protective factors that will support their leadership journey. I also provide pro bono support to female leaders in the community sector.
Keynote Presentations & Speaking Events
I love to share my purpose to nurture lasting growth in female leaders as a keynote speaker at business events and conferences. I have experience in addressing a broad range of topics relating to female leadership, emotional intelligence and resilience.
Please contact me to discuss the focus of your event. I would be very happy to develop an appropriate keynote presentation to engage, educate and inspire your audience.
