Executive Change Advisor

When change needs to happen, I help executives figure out how to lead their organizations through it.

Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta, MBA, C.Dir

A trusted thinking partner for practical advice on leading through change and uncertainty.

Philosophy

"The best leaders I know don't have all the answers. What they have is someone they trust to think it through with them. In a world of constant change, that's no longer a luxury."

I've spent over two decades in that role for executives leading through regulatory change, mergers, restructuring and transformation. Not as a consultant delivering a framework. As the person they call to think it through with.

Engagement model

A trusted thinking partner through significant change

My advisory engagements are designed around a specific change, challenge or outcome.

A single decision

Intensive

For when you need experienced perspective on a pressing change or decision.

A defined period

Partnership

A defined period of advisory support while you lead through a significant change.

The full journey

Ongoing

Continued support for a defined transformation or organizational change, where senior judgment and perspective are needed throughout the journey.

The exact scope is shaped around the situation. No unnecessary layers. No prescribed methodology for the sake of methodology. Just practical advice focused on what will move the change forward.

Why executives work with me directly

I go beyond advisory.

When the situation calls for more than judgment, when the organization needs to build a capability it doesn't have, we already have the accredited infrastructure to do that. Where you need more than advisory, we help you find the right path.

My Work

Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta is an Executive Change Advisor and Author. She is the founder of The Change Leadership, an ecosystem designed to build the accredited change leadership capability organizations need when the work goes beyond advisory.

The Anatomy of a Change Leader, by Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta

23+ years advising on regulatory change, M&A integration and organizational transformation
C.Dir, board director experience including EQAO and John Ware Institute board chair
ACMP accredited Qualified Education Provider, Cornell Change Leadership Certificate, MBA
Author of four books, including, The Anatomy of a Change Leader
Convener of the Change Leadership Conference, now in its 10th year
Host of Change Leadership Conversations
Featured in the Globe and Mail, Forbes Coaches Council, HRD/HCAMag and Authority Magazine

Organizations I've worked with

In their words

When Yvonne joined a major regulatory change program, she brought immediate structure to the process, built trust with stakeholders at every level, and helped the senior team stay ahead of issues rather than reacting to them.

"The only regret I have is that we did not do it sooner."

Jim StoreyVP, Risk Management

Advisory is backed by The Change Leadership, an accredited ecosystem of workshops, an executive education program and a professional community, for organizations that need to build capability beyond a single engagement.

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