Barbara Lawrence

Professional Work Experience:

I set up Insolitus Nigeria Ltd, an Organisation & Talent Development Consultancy, after 21 years of extensive experience and career with the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC). I joined Shell as an Environmentalist and held various positions including Issues management Adviser at the Shell Centre, London; Head, External Relations Strategy & Planning, Transformation Manager, Communication & Change Manager and the Regional Organizational Effectiveness, Change & Planning Manager, Shell Africa. Last two positions included being a Trusted Adviser to SPDC Directors and an Internal Coach; also to help the leadership to drive and move change program, including embedding the 9 Planets (Leadership Behaviours) hence extensive networking with directors and other senior leaders in the company and around the Shell Group worldwide. All these experiences have helped to build Insolitus where I Consult, Train and Coach individuals to be better than before. I have over 10years coaching experience both in the Corporate world and as an Independent.

Summary of Expertise:

I have a strong call to action and very passionate about personal accountability; these drive my coaching philosophy when working with leaders and businesses to bring about positive change. My extensive work with SPDC leaders and leadership behaviours gave me adequate experience and exposure in creating leaders from managers by creating self-awareness, understanding their status quo, identifying where they should be as leaders and strategizing how to get there. These are reinforced by self-development action plans and feedback hinged on personal accountability to create sustainable positive change for the individual and the business. As an author, my clients also get a copy of my book: Nuggets of Self-Development.

Educational Background

• B.Sc. Chemistry. University of Lagos, Nigeria
• M.Sc. Environmental Chemistry. University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
• Diploma in Public Relations. Chartered Institute of Public Relations, UK
• Alumnus of IMD and INSEAD

Functional Areas of Expertise

• C-Suite • Senior Leaders • Emerging Leaders • General Management • High Potentials

Key Focus Areas

• Executive & Leadership Coaching • Career Development/Transition • Women in Leadership

Some Coaching Clients:

• Pan Ocean Oil Company • First E & P • ARM Insurance • Lagoon Hospitals • Stirling Bank • Various CEOs of Small and Medium Enterprises