Janis McKenna
Strategic Business Specialist
As a hospital working with multiple stakeholders, we needed a comprehensive and objective approach with a focus on international best practice. An immediate result of working with Janis was the clarity that came with understanding our current state and the required end state.
Dr Elikem Tamaklo,
Managing Director, Nyaho Healthcare Ltd
An award-winning business and community leader with global commercial experience and expertise, Janis brings an agile, entrepreneurial focus to organisations, working quickly and efficiently to enable thriving businesses.
Janis provides strategic, governance and business and digital transformation advice that is grounded in global, real-world experience that genuinely transforms organisations. With a diverse background and networks, she brings an inclusive approach to facilitation and stakeholder engagement activities.
She has deep expertise in aged and disability care, healthcare and community businesses and provides frank and fearless advice to boards, CEOs, and senior leaders, building capacity that enables them to achieve prosperous and sustainable futures for their organisations. Janis is committed to ongoing professional development which enhances her ability to work with executives and senior managers to create prosperous and sustainable organisations through entrepreneurial thinking, expertise, a healthy risk appetite, and plenty of guts.
Capabilities
Transformation and change
- business model and strategy review
- organisational design review / strategy
- technology, systems and processes review / strategy
Strategy, risk and governance
- board evaluation / development / mentoring
- constitution and governance reviews
- business improvement
- stakeholder management
CSR and ESG
- CSR strategy / framework
- sustainability analysis and strategy
- ESG audit / reporting
- stakeholder communications
Organisational and business planning
- strategic planning
- business coaching
Clients
Returned & Services League of Australia (Tasmania Branch)
Lifeline Tasmania
Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust
Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service
Mosaic Support Services
Qualifications and recognition
Telstra Business Women’s Award (Tasmanian winner)
Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Leader of the Year Award
Graduate, AICD Company Directors Course
Master of Business Administration
Digital Transformation Sprint, IMD
Design Thinking, IDEO U
Board member, Nyaho Healthcare Limited
Janis has been pivotal in getting staff to think about what sets Anglicare apart as an organisation. She clarified our mission and staff’s personal values. And we wove those values and mission into the way we do our work.
Connie Bruckard,
Ex-General Manager, Anglicare Tasmania
Since engaging Janis as a mentor and coach the team has improved its ability to work closely together. We’ve done that through increased communication, reviewing the company structure and the meetings schedule as well as making many other changes to increase our effectiveness.
Leanne Wallace,
General Manager, Work and Training
