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Pentana Solutions

A global company with its corporate headquarters in Melbourne, Pentana Solutions was established in 1974 to specialise in the development and supply of automotive software tailored to the needs of dealerships. With a team of over 500 people distributed across 5 regions of the globe, Pentana Solutions is a complex software business and highly regarded institution within the automotive industry.

Since 2016, Stephanie has been the performance coach to the executive team, facilitating the creation of their 5-year strategic plan (Drive 21) and running quarterly strategy and leadership retreats that foster both strategy execution and people leadership capabilities of the executive team.

Included in this process has been annual 360-degree leadership reviews for the executive team using Human Syergistics Life Styles Inventory (LSI) and the Genos Emotional Intelligence inventory. Each year, the executive team consistently demonstrate positive shifts in their assessment results, moving towards a more constructive, humanistic and encouraging leadership behaviours.

Since 2018, Stephanie’s remit has included working with the broader leadership team encompassing 45+ second-tier managers based in four global regions. This work has supported broader engagement and ownership of the strategic plan and fostered stronger engagement and collaboration across the business.

There is something about this book that I cannot get out of my head. It is the realness of it, the practical nature by which Steph goes about communicating the message. I found it super relatable and to the point. Time poor CEO’s and leaders, need to grab this book and use it to get to the point with their team.

Steve Kloss – BOOK

CEO Pentana Solutions

As our high performance partner since 2016, Stephanie has worked closely with the Pentana Solutions Executive Team and myself facilitate both the creation of our 5-year strategic vision and execution of this vision through quarterly strategy and leadership sessions.
Through 360-degree feedback and ongoing coaching, Stephanie has helped us adopt more constructive styles of leadership, engage our Top 50 leaders in strategy execution, and truly take ownership of our roles as executives.
With Steph’s guidance and support, we’ve become a stronger, more aligned executive team, demonstrating measurable improvements in both our leadership and our business performance. I am very comfortable recommending Steph to both my YPO peers and my business partners.

Steve Kloss

CEO, Pentana Solutions

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