Hi! My name is Elizabeth Okonji
Your creative partner on your transformational journey
While my expertise spans all HR fields, I lean towards developing Leadership, Talent and Culture as the key pillars for business performance and sustainability.
The Guardian’s feature as Nigeria’s Most Outstanding and Impactful Women in Leadership.
Among Disruptive People 20 Most Disruptive People Leaders in Nigeria.
About Me
I am a Certified Coach and the Founder of TGL Labs - a Business Coaching company. I serve as Fractional Chief People Officer and Strategic Advisor for a couple of tech startups, leveraging my 2 decades of professional HR experience. I am a speaker and facilitator, recognized as a progressive thought-leader in the people management field, with several awards from local and international bodies. I am a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, UK, and the Institute of Leadership Management & Manpower Development (ILMMD), Nigeria; I serve as a Faculty and Experts’ Council member for HackingHR and hold a Ph.D. for contributions to the advancement of leadership and manpower development in Nigeria.
Also known as Coach EO, the Founder of TGL Labs. I help organizations and individuals develop and excel in their Personal, Business, Leadership, Career, and Performance journeys. I am a successful Executive HR Leader with 2 decades’ experience, pivoting early on from IT Management to People Management.
My interest in how businesses can scale and be sustainably successful has led to my becoming adept at developing business strategy and optimizing business operations. My strength as a business coach lies in a combination of the instinct and scientific training for People Optimization, with an ability to both optimize business operations and design and drive business performance strategies.
I am a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, UK, and of the Institute of Leadership Management & Manpower Development (ILMMD), Nigeria. I hold a Ph.D. award for my contributions to the development of management and human resources in Nigeria. I serve on HackingHR Experts’ Council as a Founding Member as well as on the Certification Faculty. I am contributing to improving the world of work for all players.
As a certified coach of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), I partner with Business Leaders and their teams to figure out the best ways to achieve sustainable success. I also support individuals through personal developmental coaching.
Some awards I’ve been recognised with include, The Guardian’s feature as Nigeria’s Most Outstanding and Impactful Women in Leadership, and among Disruptive People UK’s 20 Most Disruptive People Leaders in Nigeria.
At TGL Labs, we are focused on unlocking the potential and scaling the capacity of individuals and businesses to thrive, grow and lead in their various endeavors. Our platform leverages the support of experienced contributors from different professional fields to deploy strategic and tactical team support in enhancing execution as well as in developing in-house capacity to sustain performance.
get ‘stuck in there’ with you as a challenging, supportive, touch-bearing and cheerleading partner. As a Personal coach, I will challenge you to focus on things within your control, to unlock your potential to thrive, grow and lead in your endeavors. As a Business coach, I combine my instinct and scientific training for People Optimization with an ability to optimize business operations.
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