Name: How to Take Control of Work and Life (EMEA)
Start: 2025-04-08T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-08T12:00:00+01:00

APAC, EMEA

What are you working towards, and is it what you really want?

It’s easy to get caught up in career momentum – ticking boxes, chasing promotions, meeting expectations. But when was the last time you stopped to ask: Is this still the right path for me?

Clarity isn’t something that just happens. It’s something you build by reflecting, reassessing and being intentional about where you’re heading.

This Rising Leaders session is about taking a step back and asking the big questions:

What do I really want from my career and life?
What’s driving my decisions – ambition, expectation, or purpose?
How do I realign when I feel off track?

Because if you don’t take the time to figure out what you want, someone else will decide for you.

Sarah Cottle

Executive, Information Services

Sarah Cottle is an executive and board member with extensive experience in the information services sector, spanning news, analysis, research and data. She is a purpose-driven leader who steers global teams through large-scale transformation to achieve sustainable growth.

In her time with S&P Global, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, CNBC and RELX, she has lived and worked in Europe, Asia and North America, holding a variety of senior leadership roles. She is an entrepreneurial, results-driven leader who develops high-performing leaders and fosters a culture of accountability and innovation.

Workplace inclusion is an important pillar of Sarah’s leadership. She has chaired and sponsored numerous groups and initiatives that advocate for a more equitable world. She is a director on the ODI Global Advisory board.

Sarah is based in the U.K., married with two teenaged children, two labradors, and she enjoys fiction writing in her spare time.

Sarah was a Finalist in the Strategy category of the WeQual Awards, the Americas 2022. She is also a lifetime member of WeQual Executives.

Ovin Mohan

WeQual

Director of Leadership Development

Ovin has coached over 1,000 senior leaders representing the world’s largest companies. As a result, he is recognized as a “Brilliant” (CPO – JustEat), “Exceptional” (CTO – Prologis), and “Amazing”( CFO – Holcim) Executive Coach.

He has created award-winning coaching programs for Apple and received five-star feedback from 360-degree Coaching at Christie’s for leaders C-suite -2. He is a guest lecturer on various MSc programs focusing on strategic leadership development. He advises on a Board that informs the training for the leading coaching training company in the US.

As a former athlete, in both martial arts and football, his approach to leadership development is driven by teaching deliberate practice of tools, providing feedback to refine those skills, and holding the highest standard of competitive accountability.

His background in Occupational Psychology allows him to help clients explore how their childhood and internal narratives influence their decision-making as leaders, develop leadership identity

Cristina Condoleon

WeQual

Faciltator and Coach

Cristina is an experienced facilitator and coach with over 20 years’ experience designing and delivering effective leadership and team development programs across various industries and geographies.

Cristina is passionate about supporting individuals become a better version of themselves and supporting organisations build stronger leaders, teams and culture to deliver outstanding results whilst ensuring a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment.

Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Cristina held various roles at global companies such as Cochlear and adidas where she led the development and implementation of highly impactful leadership development solutions across the globe.

Outside of work, Cristina loves spending times in the outdoors and staying healthy by playing tennis, walking and swimming. Cristina volunteers at Primary Ethics, an organisation focused on teaching Ethics to primary school children.