Inspiring Greatness
Waiyin brings extensive experience and expertise to inspire and nurture greatness in people, teams and organisations.
Leadership, team and organisational development
19 years as Chief Executive in the public and not-for-profit healthcare sectors, using person-centred and coaching leadership to:
• create an environment to succeed
• develop and deliver shared vision, mission, strategies and actions
• lead and develop high performing people, teams and award winning organisations
• deliver change through people in inclusive way
• promote and develop empowering and team cultures
• motivate and develop others to realise their potential
Non-executive Board member, putting back into the community to ‘make a difference’:
• Current roles – Chair of West College Scotland; Chair, Scottish Student Sport Equality Action Group; Trustee, and member of Audit & Risk Committee, Colleges Scotland
• Former roles – Chair, Colleges Scotland; Chair, Trustee and Chair of Research & Learning Committee, Action Against Stalking; Chair of University of the West of Scotland and of Kilmarnock College; President of Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce; Chair of Institute of Healthcare Management (Scotland); member of Police Scotland National Independent Advisory Group; Vice-President of Scottish Chamber of Commerce; non-executive director of British Swimming; non-executive director, Institute of Healthcare Management (UK); non-executive director, Sportscotland
• Co-founder and former Chair of Ayrshire Sportsability
Coaching for high performance
Executive and sports coaching to:
• develop self-awareness, clarity of goals, actions required to realise aspirations
• motivate individuals and teams to move from good to great
• promote and develop dispersed leadership in organisations
• develop personal impact in presentations and interactions for results
• deliver podium success in karate at international, national and regional levels
‘Breaking the glass ceiling’
Working with women and minority ethnic professionals to:
• understand the impact of culture and gender differences
• identify sources of constraints
• aspire to life and work goals
• liberate constraints
• set actions to realise aspirations
Waiyin draws from her extensive networks of like-minded folks for complementary expertise in delivering bespoke offerings.
Awards include – Services to Education, Scottish Women’s Awards; Most Motivational Speaker Award, Scottish Enterprise Awards; Motivational Events Facilitator of the Year, UK Enterprise Awards; Most Motivational company ward, Scottish Enterprise Awards; Most Inspirational coach, Scottish enterprise Awards; Lifetime Achievement in Sports (South Ayrshire Council); Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow; Winner, Best Business-Charity Partnership, Association of Scottish Business Women; Woman of Inspiration, Association of Scottish Business Women; Finalist, Outstanding Contribution to Business Award, Association of Scottish Business Women; Companionship, Institute of Healthcare Management, first from Scotland to receive this award.
