Worldwide Who's Who Names Norah E. Breekveldt Professional of the Year in Professional Training and Coaching

    PRAHRAN, VIC, AUSTRALIA, May 16, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Norah E. Breekveldt, director of Breekthrough Strategies, has been named a Worldwide Who's Who Professional of the Year in Professional Training and Coaching. While inclusion in Worldwide Who's Who is an honor, only a small selection of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they have provided in association with their Worldwide Who's Who membership.

Around ten years ago Ms. Breekveldt made the decision to venture into the coaching and consulting arena on a full-time basis after 20 years experience in government, consulting and senior leadership roles in the corporate world. She now dedicates the wealth of knowledge she has gained in over 30 years of experience in human resources and change management to two businesses - Breekthrough Strategies, a leadership and culture transformation consultancy and Macfarlan Lane, a niche career transition firm.

Breekthrough Strategies delivers solutions for individuals, teams and corporations alike. Individual coaching is geared toward helping people realise their potential and improve their performance in their professional lives. Team coaching leverages the strengths of individuals to achieve team outcomes that exceed those of each individual member and create synergy. Ms. Breekveldt facilitates coach training for leaders in organisations. Breekthrough Strategies also provides cultural transformation strategies that create alignment between the organisation's vision for change, effective leadership and behaviours, and employee engagement and productivity. Ms Breekveldt applies her understanding of what motivates individuals and teams with her understanding of the drivers of business performance to create a compelling business case for change and a set of pragmatic strategies to deliver this change. Successful cultural transformation strategies leverage the full potential of all employees to contribute to the organisation's goals and delivers measurable and sustainable improvements in productivity, quality, cost and competitiveness.

As a Director of Macfarlan Lane Ms Breekveldt delivers tailored, high quality career transition and career coaching services to senior executives wishing to redefine their careers. Ms Breekveldt is a regular speaker at conferences and a prolific writer on contemporary issues in leadership and change.

Ms. Breekveldt possesses a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Melbourne, an MBA with distinction from the Melbourne Business School and has just completed a Post Graduate Certificate in the Neuroscience of Leadership from Middlesex University (2012). She has been honored for her work in business with a Telstra Business Women's Award. She has also been recognized with a Corporate Work and Family Award from the Australian Financial Review and Business Council of Australia for the introduction of best practice affirmative action and equal opportunity initiatives in a global oil and chemical refinery.

Ms. Breekveldt remains involved in the professional community through affiliations with the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australia Institute of Management and International Coach Federation. She also has held a number of directorships in the community and not-for-profit sector. She enjoys the arts, theatre and opera.

For more information about Breekthrough Strategies, visit http://www.breekthroughstrategies.com.au.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

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