Yolanda Nobanda

Position: Co-Founder & COO
Organization: Yugrow
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Yolanda Nobanda is the Co-Founder of Yugrow, a behavioural science-driven growth platform designed to help professionals unlock peak performance through personalised development journeys. With experience spanning 13 African countries, she has worked as a strategic advisor to CEOs and CHROs, supporting organisational transformation, culture alignment, and performance optimisation across Africa. Passionate about human potential, leadership growth, and meaningful workplace transformation, Yolanda works at the intersection of technology, behavioural insight, and learning innovation. Through Yugrow, she partners with organisations to create more personalised & measurable growth experiences that help women to sustain peak performance, expand their impact, while stepping fully into their leadership potential. As a speaker, she brings a practical, data informed perspective on talent development.

Session Overview

The Leadership ROI Illusion: Why Most Development Programs Fail to Create Organisational Impact
Explores the growing gap between leadership development investment and measurable organizational impact. Drawing on insights from the Yugrow Leadership ROI Benchmark ™️, the session challenges traditional approaches to leadership development and reveals why participation and engagement rarely translate into sustained return on investment. The presentation introduces a new perspective on how organizations can more effectively measure leadership development and its impact.

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Yolanda Nobanda is the Co-Founder of Yugrow, a behavioural science-driven growth platform designed to help professionals unlock peak performance through personalised development journeys. With experience spanning 13 African countries, she has worked as a strategic advisor to CEOs and CHROs, supporting organisational transformation, culture alignment, and performance optimisation across Africa. Passionate about human potential, leadership growth, and meaningful workplace transformation, Yolanda works at the intersection of technology, behavioural insight, and learning innovation. Through Yugrow, she partners with organisations to create more personalised & measurable growth experiences that help women to sustain peak performance, expand their impact, while stepping fully into their leadership potential. As a speaker, she brings a practical, data informed perspective on talent development.