Shining the Light on Leadership & Risk Expert, Lauren Jones

Written By Jane Anderson

Meet Lauren Jones,

Leadership & Risk Expert

In this edition of our Shining the Light series, I’m delighted to introduce Lauren Jones — a highly experienced consultant, trainer, and facilitator who helps leaders and organisations build resilient, future-ready businesses.

From Engineering to Empowered Leadership

Lauren’s journey spans over 30 years, beginning in engineering and manufacturing, where she sharpened her technical skills and learned the importance of quality assurance, safety, and systems thinking. She then moved into operations management and, eventually, consulting, bringing to the table a powerful combination of analytical rigour and people-centred leadership. 

This deep experience gives her a unique perspective: she knows how to turn compliance, often seen as a burden, into a strategic advantage, making risk work for growth rather than just a checkbox.

Building Future-Fit Organisations

Lauren is passionate about helping organisations think long-term and build for sustainability. On her website, she highlights her mission to make companies “future fit” by aligning people, culture, systems, and strategies.

Her consulting services include:

  • Strategy & Planning

  • Building Leadership Teams

  • Growing the Business

  • ISO Certification & Risk Management

In parallel, she provides training on leadership, enterprise risk management, problem-solving, and more.

The INSPIRE–EMPOWER–ENHANCE Approach

Lauren’s approach to working with leaders and teams is structured around three core pillars: Inspire, Empower, and Enhance. She helps individuals and organisations:

  • Inspire — align their vision and purpose, helping people own their contribution;

  • Empower — develop leadership skills, clarity, and accountability;

  • Enhance — optimise systems, embed continuous improvement, and use feedback to drive growth.

She facilitates strategic workshops, risk and planning sessions, and systems implementation to help teams move from reactivity toward intentional, purpose-driven growth.

Author, Thought Leader, and Mentor

Lauren’s book, 10% BETTER: Taking Ordinary Organisations to Excellence, explores how small but consistent improvements in culture, processes, and leadership can lead to meaningful, sustainable change.

She is known for her intuitive facilitation style — combining her technical background with a “good ear, a clear mind, and a gentle ‘sticky beak’” to help leaders think more critically and act more strategically.

Warm, Practical, and Results-Driven

What stands out about Lauren is her ability to make complex challenges feel manageable. Rather than buzzwords, her guidance offers clear frameworks, measurable outcomes, and actionable change. Her clients appreciate that her work is not about compliance for its own sake, but about embedding continuous improvement, alignment, and resilience.

What I admire most about Lauren is her extraordinary ability to see around corners — to recognise the signals of change long before they become mainstream. She blends sharp strategic thinking with a deeply human approach, making the path to a future-fit business both practical and inspiring. Lauren has a rare gift for cutting through complexity and showing leaders what really matters next, and her work continues to elevate the way we think about growth, adaptability and leadership in a rapidly shifting world.

You can connect with Lauren on her LinkedIn profile here!

Jane Anderson
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