Global People, Culture, And Talent Leader
With over 20 years of cross border experience
Ada partners with organisations to develop self-aware, globally minded leaders and engaged talent who can navigate change, transitions, and growth across cultures and life seasons.
ABOUT ME
I operate at the intersection of people, purpose, and performance
With over 14 years of senior HR and leadership
experience across Africa, Europe and other global markets, Ada Onyeri brings deep practitioner insight shaped by leading people, talent and organisational agendas in complex, multinational environments.
Her career spans commercial roles, senior HR leadership, and the leadership of diverse, multicultural teams across regions and life stages.
Core Capability Areas
Inclusive leadership, culture, and belonging
Navigating motherhood, ambition, and life seasons
Leading identity, change & growth across borders
Leadership and people development
Career growth & transitions (local to global careers)
Talent, capability & organisational effectiveness
Local to Global: My Career Mosaic of Growth Beyond Borders
Is a deeply personal and powerfully practical career memoir and guidebook by Adaugo Onyeri, a seasoned global HR leader whose journey spans continents, cultures, and career transitions.
Signature Offerings
Mentorship
Drawing from my journey as a Global HR Leader, Author, and Mother, I mentor ambitious young professionals and career moms to grow with clarity and thrive at work and at home.
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Through bespoke 1:1 sessions and high-impact group programs, I help you move from overwhelm to confident, sustainable success without losing your identity or your family.
REIGNITE Workshop For Working Mothers
A practical, experience-led workshop designed to support working mothers while strengthening employee engagement, retention, wellbeing and return-to-work effectiveness.
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The session empowers participants to navigate identity beyond roles and expectations, challenge limiting myths around motherhood and ambition, clarify career direction and personal priorities, pursue sustainable growth without burnout or guilt.
Training & Speaking
Ada delivers training facilitation and keynote speaking on themes including:
Leadership and people development, culture and inclusion, performance and capability development, work life integration, transitions and change management.
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Available for internal leadership programmes and offsites retreats, talent initiatives, conferences and special events such as International Women’s Day
Book Tour & Conversations
Local to Global:
My Career Mosaic of Growth Beyond Borders is more than a book, it is a leadership and career growth conversation.
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Through this book tour, Ada partners with organisations to deliver engaging, practical sessions that help employees navigate career transitions with clarity, build global competence, and lead confidently across borders and life stages.
Available at the Following Vendors
Laterna bookstores.
Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Nigeria.On WhatsApp
Bulk Book Sales
Local to Global is available for bulk purchase as part of :
Employee onboarding packs, In-house book clubs, Employee Resource Group (ERG) initiatives, Corporate and organisational libraries to reinforce learning and career development initiatives. Click For Enquiries
ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES
Organisations that work with Ada experience
More self-aware, intentional leaders
Employees equipped to navigate change and growth
Stronger inclusion, belonging, and career ownership
Energised and engaged talent with renewed clarity and confidence
Enhanced employee value proposition (EVP)
Stronger leadership pipelines aligned to organisational strategy
Unique Differentiators
Over two decades of real-world, cross-continental experience
Credibility as a senior HR leader and practitioner (not theory-only)
Authentic, candid storytelling anchored in practical frameworks
Ability to engage leaders, career professionals, and working mothers with depth and relevance
Warm, engaging delivery style that creates psychological safety
Certified facilitator with the agility to tailor engagements to organisational context
Ore, Canada
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This is one of the most inspirational books I’ve read in a long time. Definitely worth its weight in gold if you want a manual on how to push beyond limits in your career.
L. Lo, United Kingdom
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A charming and thought-provoking professional memoir from someone with a fascinating career. It feels like having access to a corporate mentor, filled with practical advice for navigating the workplace. Written in a clear, relatable style — I read it in two sittings
Varsha, Germany
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I loved it and could visualise Ada’s journey through her words. What stood out most is how she delivers meaningful insights in a succinct and simple manner. Incredibly useful for people at any stage of their career.
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Varsha, Germany
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I loved it and could visualise Ada’s journey through her words. What stood out most is how she delivers meaningful insights in a succinct and simple manner. Incredibly useful for people at any stage of their career.
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Featured Articles
Reflections on Human-Centered Leadership
Leadership is shaped less by what we demand, and more by the questions we ask.
Leadership Lessons from Motherhood
The leadership lessons that motherhood taught me
Motherhood isn’t a detour, it is an accelerator.
Of Shadows and Light.
I recall an incident that happened many years ago. I was probably 6 or 7 years old. It was evening, and my younger siblings and I took our washed clothes from the laundry line outside, in to the room.
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