Background
Sally Ali is an accomplished leadership advisor, organizational consultant and executive coach with more than 18 years of experience in developing C-Suite and emerging leaders. Sally has served on Executive Committees and led transformative work to assess, develop and prepare leaders to achieve top performance. Sally has deep expertise and passion in preparing leaders to thrive as they navigate the challenges and opportunities of career growth. She also has demonstrated success in advising clients as they lead through disruptive times and build inclusive cultures of creativity and innovation.
Sally’s areas of expertise include coaching, executive assessment, talent strategy, inclusive leadership and organization culture.
Coaching Style
Building on a foundation of deep empathy and compassion, Sally delivers a whole-person approach that includes a keen understanding of her client’s history, current environment, business goals and aspirations. She helps executive, senior and emerging leaders navigate the changing landscape of culture and their leadership. Oftentimes this centers on raising their self-awareness around their leadership behaviour and impact through peer feedback and leadership assessments in order to support and promote healthy change. Using a growth mindset, she works with leaders to discover healthy, productive ways of working through challenges in order to realize their fullest potential.
“Clients describe me as intuitive, thoughtful and laser-focused on their goals and desired results.”
Special Interests
- Navigating uncertainty
- Authentic leadership/ finding your unique voice and style
- Difficult conversations
- Influence and reputation building
- Life balance
- Creating inclusive cultures
- Balancing fertility challenges at work
Training & Qualifications
- Master of Science in Organizational Change Management, Milano, The New School for Management and Urban Policy
- Professional Coaching Program Certificate, an ICF accredited program, City University of New York – Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business & iCoach NY
- Executive Education, Omnicom University at Babson College, Senior Management Program
- Certified in the Hogan Personality Assessments https://www.hoganassessments.com/
- Certified in the Leadership Versatility Index https://kaiserleadership.com/assessment-tools/lvi
Current Clients
Sally has worked with company leaders across corporate, private and non-profit sectors and a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, finance and private equity, biotech, manufacturing, advertising and marketing, media and technology, to coach and develop leaders and to implement people-first strategies aimed at strengthening talent capabilities and promoting a more transparent and inclusive company culture.
