Roche

•	I provide leadership for transformation activities necessary for the progressive organizational evolution
•	I work with multiple teams to continuously evolve the ways of working to ensure realization of business and customer value and also help teams to be high performing
•	I guide our partners through the agile culture shift. Facilitating change in mindset and behaviors via a range of tools and practices
•	Train teams on the agile methodologies and oversee the development of agile teams to ensure effective outcomes for the enterprise
•	I serve as a neutral and objective partner to help navigate roadblocks in the adoption process.
•	I come with the growth mindset and attitude to make a difference, and a start-up mentality
•	I have significant team and individual coaching and facilitation expertise
•	I am able to successfully navigate complex, multicultural and highly matrix environments
•	I influence & engage towards a common goal through working collaboratively with and
through others
•	I coach, facilitate and mentor and able to guide and help people to figure out the right solutions for their challenges
•	I challenge the status quo when needed

Agile Coach

Roche is undergoing an ‘Agile Transformation Journey’ across this almost 100 000 employee organization.  As a Transformation Partner, I had 2 roles: (1) I operated in the engagement stream of the Product Development function (5000+ organization) and formed a key part of the enabling team. (2) I also partnered with the Polish affiliate (200+ organization) in their transformation journey.
My objective was to understand, get excited about and engage employees in this organizational change, which I (successfully!) achieved through:
•	Managing stakeholder relationships with countless international clients, leadership teams and work stream leads
•	Leading discussions with stakeholders on change and employee engagement 
•	Expertly navigating the complexities and politics associated in driving change in a multinational organization 
•	Leading change interventions, and engaging with functional leaders for focus group sessions and workshops

Transformation & Engagement Partner

•	Drove the strategic agendas and actions forward for the PDEx Leadership Team and Site Leadership Forum 
•	Proactively identified opportunities and driving change to enhance team performance and become better and more efficient at what we do

Business Manager - Pharma Development Excellence (PDEx)

pREDi (Pharma Research & Early Development for Informatics) change project, across 5 sites with ~200 employees: 
•	Led the teams and tasks on the organizational change project that made way for the development and delivery of the new pREDi business operating model 
•	Provided strategic support to the Global Head and Leadership Team
•	Managed internal and external communications, skilfully and sensitively handling challenging staff feedback

Global Change Manager & Portfolio Delivery -pREDi (Pharma Research & Early Development-Informatics) 

Group Audit SAP GRC Change Management Project: 
•	Led the team which implemented the global policy for segregation of duties (SoD) and access controls, the process and SAP GRC tool, involving 140 entities and 600 colleagues
•	Created Global Roche Policy, with input from multiple stakeholders including business, IT, Group Audit and KPMG 
•	Led the core project team, resolved 130,000 SoD conflicts in year one and met all project timelines

SAP GRC Project & Change Manager

Novartis

•	Managed the end-to-end process and SAP GRC tool implementation for 30+ Pharma companies globally 
•	Developed Best in Class standards of segregation of duties rules across 14 SAP functional areas (200+ controls) 
•	Finalist for the 2006 ‘Global IT’ Award
•	Performed post-implementation SAP audits with expertise in SAP SD and MM. Monitored results.

Global Project  & Change Manager

GlaxoSmithKline

SAP Stream Lead

I am on a mission to transform workplace culture by making psychological safety a fundamental, non-negotiable priority.  I believe it's not enough to rely on individual efforts or well-meaning policies—we need collective action and shared accountability.

Our workplaces must have everyone feeling safe enough to engage in meaningful discussions, valued for who they are, and empowered to contribute their unique skills and talents.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞: 
I proudly display six flags on my front door—representing Canada, India, Germany, South Africa, the Philippines, and Switzerland. These flags symbolize both my household and my belief in equality, regardless of background.

Having lived, worked, and traveled in nearly 40 countries, I’ve seen firsthand the power of diversity and the strength that comes from embracing our differences. Sadly, I’ve also witnessed the damage caused when people’s voices aren’t valued, or worse, when workplace abuse is ignored.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐭-𝐟𝐨𝐫-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝: 

👉 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒆 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕: >20 global awards/recognitions for fostering motivated teams.
👉 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑: > 20 years of experience leading successful transformations across multinationals, reshaping cultures, and fostering alignment.
👉 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓:  In 2019, I launched a grassroots movement that grew to > 25,000 engagements in 2 years, demonstrating my belief in the strength of collective action.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫: 

👉 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 & 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔: If you're seeking 1:1 support or team coaching, Vanguard Voices provides coaching & facilitation support to help you thrive.
👉 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔: Join our platform to unite with professionals dedicated to this cause & amplify our impact together.
👉 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑺𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔: If you aim for more, collaborate with us. We are building strategic alliances with those most committed to psychological safety.

Let´s connect!
Email or DM me to discuss how we can work together to drive meaningful change in our world of work.

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I also work for Roche. 
All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the position of my employer.

Jessica Bensch

Workplace Bullying Institute

SafeHarbor is a moderated member community for those who have been or are currently targets, survivors, and researchers of workplace bullying. This site is run by the Workplace Bullying Institute and Dr. Gary Namie.

SafeHarbor Member Moderator

Essential Business Behaviors Coaching & Consulting

PhD in organizational psychology.  Healthy Workplace Advocate.  Researcher, author, speaker, survey development and data analysis, dissertation editor and writing coach with a paralegal and financial analyst background.  My professional experience includes working with non-profits, start-ups, boutique and corporate law firms, biotech and IT firms.

Coach & Consultant

Author, 10 Steps to Overcome Workplace Bullying: From Recognition to Resilience

Bay Area Organizational Development Network

Board Member -- Education and Programs

Alliant International University-San Francisco Bay

Affiliated Program Director -- Organizational Behavior & Psychology

Teaching Conflict Management, Research Design and Organizational Theory at California School of Professional Psychology--Organizational Psychology Department--to Masters and PsyD students.

Adjunct Professor

Essential Business Behaviors

As a mission and vision-driven business, Nan Cowardin-Lee, Ph.D., operating as Essential Business Behaviors Coaching and Consulting, is joining with Kris Lea, PsyD, of Kris Lea Consulting Group, Inc. to establish the Civility Sisters.  The Civility Sisters will address the need to heal the toxic organization and to develop dignity and respect in the current workplace environment.  The Civility Sisters provides coaching and training, assessments, eLearning and webinars, informative podcasts, and books to address the subjects that stem from these issues.

Transformational Coach

Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication

The Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication focuses on training to diversity and international communication issues and behaviors.  Fellows act as trainer support interns as part of a large and diverse international team during the annual and intensive 5 week Summer Institute.  Duties include observation of participant-member interactions and adjustment of behavior and curriculum according to participant needs.  Mentoring is provided by the head trainers to all intern-fellows.

Fellow

Alliant International University

Curriculum development and teaching for classes in statistics, diversity, and change management and organizational culture.

Teacher's Asst.

Doing Organization Differently

Concurrent with re-entry education at SF State University and Alliant International University:  Specializing in nonprofit, elder issues and estate organization, bookkeeping, budgeting, procedure manuals, general office and work systems organization, alumni relations, publicity, and promotion, including print newsletters, e-news, web flyers and mass mailings.

Professional Organizer & Bookkeeper

Childhood Leukemia Study

Financial analysis; project and office management; staff training; graduate student training and development; grant writing and development; article preparation and development.  I left this position after being subjected to salary manipulation; excessive over-time with lack of support; resource removal; bait-and-switch tactics and retaliation.  I was blacklisted for 9 years after leaving this position, but still managed to earn a PhD in organizational psychology during this same period.  This position was the reason for my research into abuse at work.

Financial Analyst

Dignity and respect are the essential business behaviors.  As a mission and vision-driven business, Nan Cowardin-Lee, Ph.D. is a transformational coach that supports HR leaders to solve issues with difficult leaders who are out of step with workplace changes.   She also supports targets of abusive conduct at work.  



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