Sharen Paine
Sharen is a systems thinker and strategist with an extensive career spanning public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The key focus of her work is whole-of-system thinking and intra- and inter-organisation networking and collaboration, with the key outcome of developing coherent strategic direction and aligning organisational effort to improve service provision and performance.
Sharen's career has provided her with a unique systems perspective and a series of real world tools applicable to a range of settings and outcome-focused projects. She can work across a range of sectors by applying systems thinking and negotiation to diverse and at times competing interests.
Sharen offers expertise in the establishment of effective approaches to organisational functioning for viability, helping organisations remain focused on their purpose, continuously adapt to their customers and environment and leverage the benefits that technology has to offer. She holds a Doctor of Business Administration from Otago University, bringing rigorous academic grounding to her practical consulting work.
Services
Whole-of-system strategy design and organisational review
Service delivery design and operating model development
Group facilitation and intra- and inter-organisational collaboration
Project management and implementation of strategic change programmes
Key skills
Conceptual Thinking / Thought Leadership - a strong background in developing integrated, whole-of-system frameworks, process redesign, and managing teams through programmes and projects to successfully implement these frameworks.
Project Management – experience in project management, implementation, and team management, with broad experience at senior management level.
Facilitation – Extensive experience at group facilitation, at both and intra- and inter-organisational level.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science - University of Canterbury
Master of Business Administration - University of Otago
Doctor of Business Administration - University of Otago (2023)