OUR FACILITATORS

Jan O’Brien, IAC-MCC

Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

• Personal Leadership
• Executive coaching
• Cross-cultural training
• Intercultural Development Inventory

PL work
Jan O’Brien is President and Owner of Culture-Conscious International. She is an International Association of Coaching Master Certified Coach. As a professional coach, her focus is in the area of global leadership, intercultural competence and personal development.

She is committed to using the principles and practices of Personal Leadership to create a supportive environment in which her clients can develop an integral understanding of themselves and others. PL is front and center when she is motivating her clients to “stay open to inspiration” and to live and work at their “highest and best.”

In the educational arena, Jan has worked as a core instructor with the Executive Coaching Institute at the University of Houston, Department of Continuing Education, where she conducted PL-based workshops on Coaching in the Multicultural Workplace.

She also works with coaches and consultants to facilitate their learning of the Personal Leadership method.

Other work
Jan conducts cross-cultural coaching and training for global leaders and their families. She enjoys motivating her clients to reach their highest potential in the international arena.

Personal background
Jan is a US/UK dual national. She has experienced first-hand the benefits and challenges of relocating and living overseas. She has lived and worked in several countries, in particular the UK, France, Singapore, Thailand and the South East Asia region.

Academic
Jan has been accredited in many areas. She holds the designation of Master Certified Coach from the International Association of Coaching. She is also a Board Certified Coach through the Center for Credentialing & Education in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A., and she is a Certified Group Coach through the School of Coaching Mastery.

Jan is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory, a certified facilitator with Cultural Detective, and an accredited consultant for The International Profiler. Jan also conducts assessments in social, emotional and spiritual intelligence.

She holds the Certificate in Intercultural Studies through the Centre for Intercultural Communication at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Other interests
Jan is passionate about integrating PL into everything she does. In her everyday life, she brings PL to hiking in the mountains, scuba diving in tropical oceans, cooking Asian food, and traveling and exploring new countries and cultures.