Selma Lalji Khamisa

Senior Consultant

Selma serves as an executive and leadership coach for FMG Leading clients, in one-on-one settings, team, and group learning programs.

Prior to FMG Leading, she worked for Deloitte UK, as a management consultant, where she worked with major global financial services and pharmaceutical companies to design, train, and deliver organizational transformation.

Selma earned an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Waterloo in Kitchener, Canada, and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK.

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EXPERIENCE

Selma is a Senior Consultant at FMG Leading, a group of advisors, researchers and educators that create world-class organizations at the intersection of humanity and high performance. Selma serves as an executive and leadership coach as well as a Senior Consultant for FMG Leading clients, in one-on-one settings, team, and group learning programs.

Prior to FMG Leading, Selma worked for Deloitte UK, as a management consultant, where she worked with major global financial services and pharmaceutical companies to design, train, and deliver organization transformation. Over the past 15 years Selma has focused on organizational development partnering with senior leaders to create and deliver customized programs and approaches to facilitate change. As a Certified Coach Practitioner and Integral Coach, Selma specializes in working with senior executives to unlock their authenticity, while providing support in career and personal situations around sustainability and wellbeing. Selma works with her clients through stressful and high-pressure situations, sharing key insights to support leadership goals and breakthroughs. Her approach involves empathetic listening, getting to the heart of the matter and revealing key blind spots.

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE AREAS

In addition to her work with FMG Leading, Selma is the Founder of Delight Leadership, a global leadership development company supporting leaders to tell their authentic story and thrive.  Selma creates unique spaces and workshops for leaders to disconnect and have an opportunity to learn how to lead from within. Selma works with heart centered and grounded leadership practices for life transformation and personal growth.

Additionally, Selma founded a feminine leadership series called Leading from Within, where she provides a place for leaders to lead with grace through life, leadership and personal challenges.

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

Selma earned an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Waterloo in Kitchener, Canada. Selma obtained her Master’s degree in Human Resource Management with Merit from the London School of Economics and Political Science in England. Her thesis combined practical experience and research at a leading global banking institution and primarily focused the analysis of employee engagement, culture and the critical relationship between a manager and direct report. Selma is a candidate for the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation, a member of the Chartered Institute for Professional Development (CIPD), Certified Coaches Federation and an Integral Coach.

PERSONAL

Selma resides in Ottawa, Canada with her husband and their two young children. She is passionate about writing, photography, living in different cities of the world, yoga, and heart-centered wellbeing.

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