Alaina Burden

Coaching Team

Alaina’s expertise is behavioural transformation. In leading, planning, designing and implementation of customised and collaborative learning solutions with global scalability. An experienced subject matter expert, coach and facilitator who works with leaders to achieve performance improvement. Her additional Certification in Health/wellness and Therapeutic services has enabled her to meet the increasing need for a focus on Leaders’ Health, Resilience and Wellbeing.

Alaina’s career in instructional design began with Baker & McKenzie in Australia. She then moved to The Boston Consulting Group where she continued to develop and facilitate learning in a global capacity, before settling with the company in the UK. She later ran her own business, creating award winning eLearning for the foundation doctors programme in the NHS. Securing a masters in Project Management she combined these skills with her learning knowledge and blue chip experience, and took a new direction to develop and facilitate leadership programmes as a Director of Global Client Solutions for ESI. On becoming a Director of Adaptive Strategic Execution she co-developed the Adaptive Strategic Execution Programme with Duke Corporate Education.

In parallel Alaina spent 30 years working and developing herself as a natural therapist and wellbeing expert, with qualifications in Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching, Yoga Sports Science Coaching and Mindfulness Coaching. Alaina now integrates wellness into leadership solutions with a genuine belief and understanding of the importance of the mind/body connection in relation to resilience required for leaders.

Thriving in Turbulent Times

Leading with Wellness

Format: 2 X 90-minute sessions for up to 8 people

This programme is designed for all levels of leaders who want to understand how mind-body health can be improved to have a positive effect on the quality of work and life. Learn how to choose and implement individual, sustainable wellness strategies, so you can perform at your best.

Kourdi Associates​ ​work with current and potential leaders to develop their mindset, skills and effectiveness. Jeremy Kourdi is formerly Senior Vice President with The Economist, he has worked with London Business School and Duke Corporate Education as well as market-leading businesses worldwide, and he is the author of 27 books translated into 17 languages, including​ ​The Truth About Talent​ ​and​ ​Coaching Essentials​. ​His business​ ​Kourdi Associates​ ​provides coaches, expert content and consultants that help leaders successfully navigate a changing world.

Alaina Burden

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