Therese Joyce

Experience

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  EF Education First

  May 1998 - Sept 2011

  • General management of international school with 2000 students per annum • Management of 7 direct reports, 50 academic and administration staff and 450 local host families• Marketing to 60 sales offices worldwide and communications with internal and external key stakeholders including government, embassies, departments of education and Canada tourism• 600% increase in student intake over nine years• Designed and delivered worldwide People and Performance Customer Service Transformation in 45 locations across Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand• Drove six month employee-engagement intervention with long-term growth in Positive Attitude, Organisational Commitment and Job Satisfaction, presenting intervention results at World Congress, Philadelphia, USA (2011) & Moscow, Russia (2012)• Overseeing project management of design and renovation of new school - 23,000 sq ft building – including managing external suppliers such as designers, architect, engineers and trades people Show less Foundation for Foreign Study & High School Year Abroad, Canada• General management of international High School Exchange program with 450 international teenagers travelling for an academic semester or year abroad.• Managed team of 5 administration staff and 1000 volunteers nationwide• Spearheaded organisational change with comprehensive national program transformation• Transformed recruitment & training strategy for new volunteers nationwide – 50% increase in volunteer recruitment Show less

  • Managing Director (School Principal)

    Aug 2002 - Sept 2011

  • National Program Director

    Jun 2000 - Aug 2002

  • Country Program Manager

    May 1998 - Jun 2000
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  University of East London

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2013

  Positive Organisational Culture and Positive Organisational Behaviour• Led research of employee performance and wellbeing amongst largest NHS Trust in the UK. Provided strategic analysis and in-depth recommendations for future directions• Designed and delivered resilience training for senior managers of the NHS with The Young Foundation. The Young Foundation is a not-for-profit social innovation think tank focussed on social sustainability and addressing structural inequality• Analysed performance culture of Accenture UK technical services division and provided evidence-based recommendations to the SAP Chairman and Executive team to lead cultural transformation and address issue of high attrition. Show less

  • Associate

    Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

  • MSc Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP)

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2012
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  Therese Joyce Consulting

  Mar 2012 - Jun 2020

  Director

  Training in Resilience, Stress Management, Performance and Leadership Development • Drove transformational change across academic, administrative and student services for schools in Boston, New York, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Auckland• Established coaching and leadership development programs with range of clients including University of Melbourne, AIA Australia, Bupa, Bush Heritage Australia, Jo Fisher Executive Search, Summer Foundation, Berry Street, and Ballarat Grammar• Delivered keynote addresses, workshops & presentations at conferences including ACHPER (2017, 2018), PESA (2016-2018), IPEN (Texas, 2016), IPPA (Orlando, 2015), APPWC (Melbourne 2014; Adelaide 2016), CCCAV (Melbourne 2013), Pearson Education (Sea World 2015) Show less

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  University of Melbourne

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2020

  • Developed comprehensive strategic plan for newly created Centre at the University. • Established five year business plan outlining full budget of projected income, expenditure, training and staff requirements• Oversaw multimillion dollar operations for undergraduate, graduate, Masters programs and external consulting projects.• Drove business strategy for Centre’s first commercial product (online wellbeing assessment tool) with projected annual income exceeding $1 million within Australia Show less

  • Visiting Lecturer

    Jul 2013 - Jun 2020

  • Associate Director (Centre Manager) - Centre for Positive Psychology

    Feb 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Project Manager - 4th Australian Positive Psychology & Well-being Conference

    Sept 2013 - Feb 2014
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  Peninsula Grammar

  Jan 2016 - Jul 2020

  Director of Positive Education & People

  • Member of school Senior Leadership Group, Staff and Student Wellbeing Committees• Delivered professional development management training and comprehensive performance review process• Spearheaded whole-school strategic plan for embedding Positive Psychology within school and culture• Coached key leaders across school departments• Presented training, workshops and research at local, national and international conferences

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  The Positivity Institute

  May 2016 - Jul 2020

  Senior Associate

  Established culture transformation and drove wellbeing and performance excellence across various organisations and educational institutions across Victoria

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  Future Leadership

  Apr 2020 - Nov 2024

  Executive coaching for CEOs, senior executives, middle & emerging leaders. Design and deliver leadership development for individuals, teams and organisations across sectors including education, health, government, corporate, for purpose and not-for-profit. Executive Wellbeing Strategist. Supporting high-performance leaders to live well, work well, and lead well, while operating under pressure.

  • Manager Leadership Development & Wellbeing

    Oct 2021 - Nov 2024

  • Associate Partner, Manager Breathing Space

    Apr 2020 - Oct 2021
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  Exploring New Opportunities

  Nov 2024 - now

  Chief Lion Tracker