ABOUT
About
My corporate career focused on Human Resources Management, mainly in financial services (chartered accounting, retail banking and general insurance): unionized and non-union workplaces; corporate and regional offices; in Ontario and British Columbia. Having worked for several Employers of Choice, I’m well versed in global best practices.
I became a sole practitioner in 2000 and partner with clients in southwestern Ontario.
Well connected through an extensive network of professional and personal contacts, I can help you overcome your fear of networking (it’s not schmoozing!) and/or link you with a wide range of resources you may not have considered.
A life-long learner, I’m a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University; an ongoing student of coaching techniques (the Gestalt Institute of Toronto); a voracious reader, and an information junkie.
As a Lamaze trained Doula, I’m committed to coaching working parents to achieve a practical
degree of work-life blend (I’m not sure balance is possible at any single point) as you juggle family, work, life-long learning and community involvement.
As a recreational rower, I’ve discovered it’s impossible for 8 people sitting backward in a 65’ boat, each with a single 12’ blade, to move forward in sync without putting aside egos, communicating clearly, and pulling together!
Community Service
Having engaged as a community volunteer for a good part of my life, I’ve come to realize that diversity and inclusion, food security, health care, housing, and literacy are fundamental to finding and maintaining meaningful work. Music helps all of us strengthen our brainpower (particularly reading and math) emotional development and memory.
As Brett Wilson says in his book “Redefining Success: still making mistakes”, the three classes all of us should take are: marketing, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Whether we invest time, money or both in our favourite causes, it’s always a win-win. The agency is able to provide more meaningful services to the people they serve and we’re able to find more purpose in our lives.
