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Denisa Leiba

Vice President, People - North America, Black & McDonald Limited

Sector: Private Sector
Discipline: Planning/Urban Design
Year: 2022

Denisa Leiba

Vice President, People - North America, Black & McDonald Limited

Magic Moment: Being a service leader and building a high performing team – having high expectations, delivering amazing results, being sought after as a trusted advisor/team, supporting career growth, and coming from a place of abundance that there is so much to do – and the knowing that we can collaborate and cooperate to all be successful.

Key Influence: CFO at my first organization
In all situations would ask me – what will best move us forward?

Professional Coach
I learned to embrace my super powers – having a growth mindset, offering creative business solutions and helping people be successful

Next Big Challenge As An Industry: I learned to embrace my super powers – having a growth mindset, offering creative business solutions and helping people be successful

Secret Talent: I truly ‘see’ people, like in the movie Avatar.

On Championing Others… As a Certified Executive Coach, I offer coaching to others within the industry specifically. My leadership style, confidence and critical thinking evolved as a result of my own coaching experience and I want to pay it forward, especially to those earlier in their carrier or who are faced with barriers.

One word that captures you: Growth. It’s one of my core values and it applies to everything I do and what I offer.