Deborah Garnett

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DEBORAH GARNETT

A highly-accomplished professional with an extensive track record of leading and delivering successful change, transformation and continuous improvement across strategic and operational projects in the education and public sectors. Self-motivated with a can-do attitude, responds to pressure with resilience, energy and positivity. Utilises strong leadership and people management skills to drive and support individuals through change. An articulate and persuasive communicator, with a rich experience of presenting ideas creatively and simply to secure support, improve performance and achieve successful outcomes. Establishes strong relationships and secures buy-in from a broad range of stakeholders by demonstrating integrity and building trust. Passionate about adding value, generating savings and efficiencies, and designing process change and products with impact and improved financial contribution. Key skills - Change Management and transformation - Project Management (Prince2) with experience of Waterfall and Agile methodologies - Communications - Stakeholder relationship and management - Facilitation - Managing, leading and coaching teams directly and in a complex matrix management structure - Process optimisation - Redesigning Target Operating Models to reduce headcount and support agile working - Training and development - Tracking, risk mitigation and contingency planning to enable benefits realisation