PhD in Business Administration | Change Leadership Specialist | 20+ Years Executive Education | Organisational Resilience Expert | Industry Advisor, academyEX
Allanah Johnston has spent 20 years in the gap between how change looks in leadership frameworks and how it actually unfolds in organisations. With a PhD in Business Administration and expertise spanning organisational resilience, inclusive leadership, and psychological safety, she has built an approach that is evidence-informed but resolutely practice-led, designed to hold up when the textbook version of change meets real people in real situations.
Twenty years in executive education has given her a sharp understanding of what leaders actually struggle with when navigating change, not the obvious challenges, but the quieter ones: the moments when values conflict, when teams fracture, when the ethical path is unclear. Her work helps leaders develop the internal resources to navigate those moments confidently rather than defaulting to compliance or avoidance.
As an Industry Advisor at academyEX, she helps postgraduate learners move from theoretical understanding to the kind of ethical, grounded leadership practice that works when things get genuinely hard. That translation, from learning to leading, is where she is most valuable.