Andrea Ciganikova

“Everything interesting happens on the edge”

Andrea is a driven and outcome focussed professional, with a passion for helping organisations improve their bottom line by developing effective communication skills required to negotiate successful outcomes. Her natural talent to build high level of trust enables her to positively influence individuals and organisations to adapt collaborative style, resolve conflicts and deliver better results.

Experience

For over 20 years, Andrea has assisted organisations and individuals in building strong relationships with strategic partners to implement associated strategies that support ambitious growth plans and improve business performance. She calls it ‘business charisma’ when talking about the key differentiator to leverage customer experience and to attract extra opportunities.

Having worked in various roles managing business relations, aligning executives with cross-functional teams, facilitating dialogues on product innovation, and resolving challenges resulting from growing business demands, Andrea is now focussed on mentoring executives and teams to improve negotiation outcomes and sales gravitas.

Specialist Focus

Andrea is passionate about EQ and behavioural psychology and supports individuals in gaining greater self-awareness, helping to develop their influencing skills to hold their position during tough conversations and negotiations.

She helps organisations to create impactful teams with a high level of energy and drive, and has adapted a front-end approach for strategy and consulting. Her experience, collaborative style, futuristic thinking and exceptional communication skills help create a positive environment during challenging negotiations and future business opportunity discussions.

Qualifications

Diploma in Management (The Open University).