Jane Woodhouse CA(SA)

Executive Coach, Enneagram practitioner & Time to Think Facilitator

Jane is a thinking partner, sounding board and challenger to leaders and professionals who aspire to greater business and personal success.

She focusses on leadership pipeline development, individual self-mastery and team effectiveness within the context of a strongly aligned strategy, business model and people culture.

Her strengths are listening to ignite thinking, clarifying what matters most and building EQ in leaders and managers.

Coaching & Facilitation

Jane creates a safe environment in which thinking, feeling, insight and creative decision-making can occur.

Individual coaching focusses on resolving issues of business, emotional intelligence, relationships and well-being through self-discovery, gap-analysis and exploring pathways to growth.

Team facilitation, rooted in the principles of a Thinking Environment ™, promises listening without interruption, attention, equality, encouragement and respect for diversity of thought and identity. Meetings are engaging yet efficient, focused on generating fresh thinking, commitment to decisions and purposeful follow-up action.

Team coaching focusses on establishing purpose and common values as a basis for building trust, engagement, accountability and excellence by enhancing skills for collaboration, communication, effective feedback, managing triggers and mitigating conflict.

Leadership programs are informed by business strategy implementation requirements and linked to people development plans that include technical skills and EQ elements.

Jane has spent 100’s of hours facilitating conversations that ignite imagination, resourcefulness and commitment to action. Shadows, filters and limiting assumptions are exposed and obstacles to progress addressed. Energy, motivation and strengths are harnessed to pursue personal and business goals. New habits, behaviors and thinking patterns are learned and practiced to embed change.

Areas of Expertise

EQ for Entrepreneurial CEO’s I Building engaged teams I First 100 days I Time & energy allocation I Clarifying what matters most I Sustainable habits I Self-confidence & showing up I Delegation & accountability I Reflection and learning practices I Career development for young professionals

Professional Background

Jane was a Senior Manager and Associate Director at Ernst & Young in corporate finance, entrepreneurial business services and audit and was Director/Partner in a boutique firm consulting to owner-managed businesses before pivoting into executive coaching.  

She has over 25 years of experience in delivering financial consulting and related services to a range of clients in industries as diverse as retail, IT, digital marketing, manufacturing, distribution, banking, professional services, property & non-profit.

She was responsible for business unit profitability, client relationship management, people development and coaching, business development, new business start-ups, process improvement, corporate governance, risk assessment and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications & Memberships

• Gordon Institute of Business Science, Professional Business Coaching
• Integrative Enneagram Solutions, Accredited practitioner for individuals and teams
• Time to Think Inc (Nancy Kline), Accredited Facilitator
• International Coach Federation, Member
• UJ, Post Grad Dip in Corporate Law, Directors Responsibilities
• B.Comm, PGDA (UKZN) and CA(SA), Articles Deloitte member firm

Birdhaven, Johannesburg, South Africa