LEADING WITH HEART

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP COACHING

Transformation Begins Within

Dr. Yene Assegid coaches senior leaders and teams through change, uncertainty, and the conversations they have been avoiding. She is an ICF Master Certified Coach with three decades of practice across corporate, humanitarian, and multilateral organizations.

>5,000

hours

Delivered to leaders at the World Bank Group, UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, and NATO.

>30

years

A professional leadership coach and trainer since the mid-nineties.

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Master Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation.

TESTIMONIALS

  • Dr. Yene Assegid is an outstanding facilitator whose presence transforms any workshop into a meaningful and motivating experience. Whether in the Central African Republic, in the United States, or virtually, she has a remarkable ability to connect deeply with people—meeting them where they are, understanding their needs, and helping them discover clarity and purpose.

    Leadership retreat participant, Country Leadership Programs of the Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, and Chad

  • Yene is a very empathetic facilitator and public speaker with very strong substantive knowledge who always finds the right way to deliver her message across different audiences. She is thoughtful, captivating, and builds a safe space in all interactions she has with people.

    Building Psychosocial Safety course participant

  • Yene is a very impactful facilitator. She is able to create a brave space for learning through her own openness and authenticity, which invites and enables those around her to engage thoughtfully and deeply with difficult and complex topics, experiences and realities.

    Tandem Executive Leadership Programme participant

  • Yene is one of the best facilitators I've ever worked with. I worked with her on a senior humanitarian leadership programme and her ability to bring calm to a room is unmatched.

    Retreat participant

  • Her insights into the world's challenges were significant, and yet she showed that these problems can be overcome when each of us addresses them personally, with a purposeful commitment of time and energy. Her message was hopeful.

    Conference co-speaker, Bulgarian Entrepreneurship Center

  • Dr. Yene Assegid brings a blend of wisdom and warmth that leaves her audiences both moved and motivated to lead with purpose.

    Women’s leadership development participant, South Africa

  • Yene is sincere and pure in her intent. She does not waste time; she cuts right through and says what needs to be said to get to the core of what needs to be achieved. She does it all with compassion, patience, and listening, and she does not let go until the program has been worked out and delivered, and everyone feels confident and proud of it.

    Global team retreat participant, Netherlands

Dr. Yene Assegid

PhD, ICF/MCC

Coaching with Dr. Assegid begins with listening. She works with each client to co-design a reflection process and the practical steps that move them from where they are to where they want to be. Her approach is informed by three decades of practice in leadership, change, and emotional intelligence. Clients can count on her full presence and a confidential space to think, while they are asked for a commitment to the deep work in return.

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