“A more powerful facilitator could not have been found for our first leadership face to face. The time with the team and Mark was such an important step in the growth of Worley.”
—Chris Ashton
CEO, Worley
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“Fantastic offsite workshop with facilitator Mark Lefko. After taking the helm of Worley a little over two years ago a more powerful facilitator could not have been found for our first leadership face to face. The time with the team and Mark was such an important step in the growth of Worley and has most certainly helped build the foundation of a great team. Mark's own personal commitment to sustainability aligned with that of Worley's own purpose — Delivering a more sustainable world — and we look forward to the next installment.”
“My first day on the job was in an off-site session with Mark and the team. From there he led a structured program that rapidly helped us form a very high performing team. The ROI from that program was really high.”
—Greg Hayne
President, Dyno Nobel Americas
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“I was introduced to Mark about 10 years ago when he mentored an Executive Team in which I was a member. Straight away I could tell he had a special talent for understanding what makes people tick. He also has that rare quality of being empathetic yet fearless in his feedback. Since that time I have used Mark extensively to help coach the teams I lead, because firstly I trust his ability to read people and teams, and secondly I trust and respect his courage in giving feedback to me as his client. When I moved to the US in 2024, I asked Mark to help integrate me with my new team. In fact my first day on the job was in an off-site session with Mark and the team. From there he led a structured program that rapidly helped us form a very high performing team. The ROI from that program was really high. Since then he has continued to provide regular coaching for me, which I find invaluable in helping me navigate all of my important people relationships. He has a very positive outlook on life and is a pleasure to be around. Mark is a special coach and I recommend him to anybody truly committed to being the best leader they can be.”
“Mark has been one of the most valuable outside voices in my work as CEO over the past three years. The combination of experience, discretion, and steadiness in difficult moments is rare, and it has mattered to me.”
—Bernd Stephan
President and CEO, Fluidyne Fluid Power
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“Mark Lefko has been one of the most valuable outside voices in my work as CEO over the past three years. He joined us early in my tenure as President and CEO of Fluidyne. Over our time together he has facilitated three Executive Leadership Team retreats — each designed around what our team genuinely needed at that moment rather than pulled from a template. Each one surfaced what had been going unsaid, strengthened alignment across the team, and left us with a stronger working foundation. Beyond the retreats, Mark has become an ongoing thought partner. We meet on a regular cadence and the conversations cover the full landscape of leading the business — strategic decisions, team dynamics, the difficult calls that come with the role. He brings four decades of executive experience to the conversation but never imposes it. The relationship is genuinely confidential, and his perspective is genuinely independent of the organization. There have also been moments — including some genuinely hard ones — where having his counsel made a real difference. The combination of experience, discretion, and steadiness in difficult moments is rare, and it has mattered to me. For any CEO or senior leader looking for a serious, experienced advisor at the highest level — and the kind of relationship that grows in value over time — I recommend Mark without reservation.”
“Mark is the consummate executive coach — a terrific sounding board, asking probing questions to help you think through tricky issues.”
—Jeanne Johns
Former CEO and Managing Director, Incitec Pivot Limited
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“Mark is the consummate executive coach — a terrific sounding board, asking probing questions to help you think through tricky issues. He is great at executive team dynamics, supporting the team to get to the next level of performance by building healthy working relationships that encourage proper collaboration and problem-solving. I recommend Mark highly.”
“Most facilitators run a process. Mark works with the specific team in front of him, putting the needs of the team and its members ahead of his own, and the team leaves better for it.”
—Jeff McDowall
Former CFO, Air New Zealand
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“I worked with Mark Lefko when I was CFO at Air New Zealand. He facilitated an Executive Leadership Team retreat for us during a period when the way we worked together as a senior team had become as important as what we worked on. What struck me about Mark, and has stayed with me long after the engagement ended, was the depth and care he brought to the work. He spent significant time understanding our team, the individuals, the dynamics, each member’s goals and perspectives, before the retreat began. By the time we were in the room together, he was not running a generic facilitation. He was guiding a conversation that was specific to us, surfacing what needed to come to the surface, and helping us reach genuine alignment rather than the polite consensus that often passes for it. The team came out of those days stronger and more open with one another than we had been going in. That outcome was not accidental, it was the product of his preparation, his ability to read the room as the conversation unfolded, and his courage in asking the harder questions when they needed to be asked. Looking back now from outside the daily life of an executive, I can say with the benefit of distance that engagements like that one are rare. Most facilitators run a process. Mark works with the specific team in front of him, putting the needs of the team and its members ahead of his own, and the team leaves better for it. I recommend Mark without reservation to any CEO or executive team that wants to do the real work.”
“His uncanny knack for letting a conversation flow or not to let it flow contributed to the huge success of the retreat.”
—Wayne Berson
CEO, BDO USA
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“Mark served as a facilitator at a recent retreat that I was a part of. He made for a very enjoyable two days. His demeanor and uncanny knack for letting a conversation flow or not to let it flow contributed to the huge success of the retreat. His thorough advance preparation also played a part in keeping the retreat moving forward.”
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