Lisa Orlick

For over thirty years, Lisa has worked as a consultant and a strategic partner with clients in leadership roles confronting ‘the complexity paradox.’ She brings to these alliances a unique set of system thinking and design skills essential for decision-making in the face of uncertainty, ambiguity, and complexity.

Her work in the international non-profit world includes strategic planning, program development and fundraising to address the world’s most pressing political and economic problems. Her urban planning and design experience offers her clients practices and deliberative approaches to support their imagination, capacity to experiment and the opportunity to implement innovative solutions.

Lisa’s professional development has been interdisciplinary and expansive. She began her career overseas researching desert architecture and solar building. She worked in a family business, and, as a solopreneur, built her coaching and consulting practice.

Her signature approach employs best practices of creative learning by embracing emotional intelligence, design thinking, and systemic team development. Lisa’s services include emotional intelligence assessments, designing strategies with achievable direction and outcomes, concentrating on developing sustainable practices, focused learning, and deep listening.

Lisa has a special interest in coaching individuals seeking to improve their leadership presence. She focuses on professional and personal development to expand purpose and meaning in work and life.

Lisa is an active member of the Humanitarian Coaching Network, a global cohort of professional coaches serving humanitarian and development leaders in the most isolated and complex posts.