Authentic leadership is often talked about but what does it mean in practice? How do you recognise and appreciate the unique value you bring to your workplace and communities because of your backgrounds and identities?

In this 60-minute workshop, Suki Xiao, the former Agile Coach in Xero and now a career and leadership coach for women and ethnically diverse staff will talk about her own journey in discovering and embracing her unique and authentic self, leading as a culturally competent and authentic leader, and will guide you to do the same.

About Suki Xiao

Suki Xiao is an ICF credentialed coach (Associate Certified Coach) with 5+ years of coaching experience and the founder of As You. As You is a pioneering career/leadership coaching and consulting service that focuses on empowering women of colour in developing and sustaining confidence in all aspects of life and career.

Prior to starting As You, Suki was an Agile Coach at Xero, Meridian Energy, and Datacom (via Nomad8), where Suki had direct experience coaching, enabling, and supporting teams and leaders to perform better and in new ways of working. Suki also served on the leadership team of Xero Partner Products and has worked with a range of people, from senior leadership teams to early career professionals.

With Aotearoa becoming increasingly multi-cultural, As You addresses the challenges of being an ethnically diverse woman climbing the corporate ladder through various self-development programmes. From 8-week online career coaching courses to 6-month in-person leadership programmes, As You aims to help women of colour define career visions, transform leadership identities, and strengthen self-confidence.

Connect with Suki today on LinkedIn and check out As You's programmes here.