Nicole Bendaly

Professional Focus

• More than 20 years’ experience as a leadership and human capital advisor to executives, including top management roles within leading consulting firms
• Deep expertise in leadership development and talent management, as well as succession planning, people and culture strategy, team development, coaching, change management, employee engagement and retention, assessment design and analysis, and many other areas of human capital management.
• Extensive business experience and expertise, particularly in organizational performance improvement, strategic planning, growth and transformation, and business development
• Thought leader, facilitator and keynote speaker on a range of leadership topics
• Contributor to forbes.com; co-author of two books, Improving Healthcare Team Performance and Winner Instinct, as well as peer-reviewed articles on team effectiveness and culture change

Business Expertise

• Executive Director of a human capital consulting firm providing team and leadership development, talent management, executive coaching, organizational culture, organizational effectiveness, and change management services
• President of a leadership consulting firm; advised C-suite and director-level leaders on team and leadership development, change management, culture, performance improvement and organizational effectiveness
• Manager, Direct Marketing at RBC Royal Bank; promoted from Project Manager, Direct Marketing

Sector Expertise

• Human Resources
• Consulting
• Healthcare

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.Comm.) (Hons) in organizational behaviour from Dalhousie University, Halifax
• Coursework in training & development at University of Toronto
• Certified in Everything DiSC

Affiliations & Awards

• Chair, Lakefield College School Board of Directors (2016 - 2020)
• Director, Lakefield College School Board of Directors (2008 - 2016)
• Director, The Hanen Centre Board of Directors (2012 - 2015)