Johanne Lavoie Biography

Johanne Lavoie joined McKinsey & Company in 1993. Since 2001, she has focused on cultural transformation and leadership development as a senior expert in McKinsey’s global Organization Practice. In December 2013, she was elected Master Expert, the highest expertise recognition in McKinsey.

Combining over two decades of business experience with her in-depth expertise in organizational cultures and a passion for people and complex systems overhauls, Johanne uses her unique professional background to help individual leaders and Fortune 100 companies seeking transformational change. She works across a wide range of industries and sectors with senior leaders, top executive teams, and networks of leaders at all levels. As such, she spends a significant part of her time speaking, teaching, working with executive teams, and coaching leaders in leading through change and managing daily business challenges.

Johanne is a co-leader of McKinsey Leadership Development and the dean of the global Centered Leadership Program, McKinsey’s highly regarded leadership-intensive program for senior executives. The program, which is also offered as an immersion for McKinsey’s senior leaders, is a unique opportunity for executives to build self-awareness and shape the way they personally influence and effectively lead transformational change in a climate of uncertainty and complexity. Johanne co-authored the book Centered Leadership, to be published in March 2014, which offers a practical field guide for leading with purpose, clarity, and positive impact. Finally, Johanne co-founded and co-leads McKinsey’s North American Leadership Centre and the firm’s relationship with the Mobius Executive Leadership team, an influential network of academics, facilitators, artists, and coaches who are often integrated into client programs.

Johanne holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BEng in electrical engineering from McGill University, and several certifications in coaching and in organization and system development. She is an engaging speaker, seasoned coach, consultant, and facilitator. She serves on the Advisory Board of Leadership Development at The Banff Centre, Canada’s premier centre for developing creative leaders. Johanne resides in the small Rocky Mountain town of Canmore, Alberta, with her husband and two daughters, and she travels frequently to serve global clients.

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