Human and Organizational Performance Specialist

Helping leaders sharpen judgment, strengthen critical thinking, and build accountable teams that consistently deliver excellence in the age of AI with clear decision frameworks and change ready leadership

AI is transforming how work gets done. What it cannot replace is judgment. As speed increases, the cost of poor decisions rises. Emotional Intelligence becomes the discipline that allows leaders to pause, discern, and act with clarity. It ensures accountability stays human, decisions stay aligned, and performance remains sustainable. It also strengthens leaders’ ability to evaluate AI outputs, recognize bias, and challenge recommendations that lack context or integrity. This is the foundation underneath every program we deliver.

Leadership in an AI Accelerated World

AI is transforming how work gets done but it cannot replace judgment. As speed and complexity increase, the cost of poor decisions rises and weak discernment becomes a business risk.

Emotional intelligence is not a soft skill. It is a leadership discipline that becomes essential in an AI accelerated world. While AI can generate information and options, it cannot hold context, values, or accountability nor can it assess data quality, bias, or ethical impact.

Our programs strengthen the human capabilities leaders need to think clearly under pressure, and lead decision making with discernment. Leaders learn how to evaluate when AI should inform decisions and when human judgment must lead. The frameworks, methodologies and disciplines we teach, strengthen decision quality, accountability, and performance ensuring technology enhances leadership rather than replaces it while supporting effective change adoption across teams.

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About Me

Rhea Lalla is a respected Executive and Emotional Intelligence Specialist who helps companies build high-trust, high-performing teams to elevate their people. With over 20 years of experience, she has partnered with global organizations such as Google, JP Morgan, Sun Life Insurance, TransUnion and the United Nations to drive excellence across the board.

Rhea specializes in helping leaders create cultures where employees feel accountable, engaged, and empowered to perform at their best. By embedding emotional intelligence, strategic communication, and a climate of trust and ownership into daily operations, she supports leaders in unlocking their team’s full potential and driving a culture of excellence.

Why Work With Me?

Proven Methods – Strategies that drive measurable change in leadership & team performance.

Deep Expertise – Years of coaching individuals to excel in high-pressure environments and with other people

Results-Driven Approach – I help companies move from workplace tension to top-tier performance.

Leadership Development

Elevate your management bench. We help leaders inspire trust, foster connection, and motivate their teams to consistently deliver excellence—driving stronger results across every department.

Conflict Resolution & Mediation

Tension and misalignment cost time and money. We turn internal friction into fuel for collaboration, helping teams move through conflict quickly and constructively—with stronger relationships and higher performance on the other side.

Employee Engagement & Retention

High-performing cultures don’t happen by accident. We help build workplaces where employees feel valued, aligned, and invested—boosting innovation, loyalty, and long-term retention of your top talent.

Peak Performance Coaching

Leverage neuroscience-backed tools to optimize focus, emotional resilience, and impact. Our tailored coaching helps your people consistently perform at their best—without burnout or disengagement.

Testimonials

I had the opportunity to attend and speak at a Global Summit. I listened into Rhea Lalla's talk on 'Conscious Leadership - The 21 Century Model for an Engaged Workforce' She blew me away by how insightful she is on the intricacies of EQ. Every company would benefit from her practical and astute support

Dr Tom Price, Former US Secretary of Health

Rhea transformed me a​nd gave me a whole new way of approaching situations. We have so much respect for her genius.

Ali Khan, Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase

That was wonderful trainin​g. Our management team said it was invaluable information they can put to use right away. They found you to be an engaging speaker! Thank you

E Forrest, HR, TransUnion

I already felt I was a good leader but after Rhea's training I gained more confidence in my abilty to speak up and initiate action. Now there is more accountability in my projects. This has been a gamechanger for me and the team I lead.

Vishan Lakhiani, CEO, Mindvalley

Clients

The rules for work are changing. We're being judged by a new yard stick; not just by how smart we are, or by our training and expertise, but also by how well we handle ourselves and each other. For star performers in all jobs, in every field, emotional competence is twice as important as purely cognitive abilities. For success at the highest levels, in leadership positions, emotional competence accounts for virtually the entire advantage.
Daniel Goldman.

Contact

Address: Toronto, ON, Canada

Email: rhea@buildgreatminds.com

Phone: +1 647-222-1476