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Executive Coaching

Our coaching relationships are based on a true partnership model. In nature, that looks an awful lot like companion planting*.

*Companion planting is when certain plants are grown in combination to enhance each other’s growth, repel insects, and increase fruit production.

What would it mean for your leadership if you had a development partner who can be your sounding board, reveal new perspectives and support you in accessing your own wisdom and best judgment?

Who is it for?

Our clients are usually high performing leaders within organizations in varied sectors; education, start-ups, healthcare, not-for-profit, private and government. They work hard, often are engaged with work that they enjoy, and yet also have a sense that something is needing to change. They often desire to seek new ways of seeing, being or doing.

Every leader, no matter how seasoned or well qualified, can benefit from the support of a skilled partner. Particularly when that partner arrives with the single agenda to serve that leader’s highest potential.

What results are possible?

The essence of our coaching is a nuanced, one-on-one relationship that aims at accelerated individual development. When you choose to invest in your leadership development, you are actually investing in your human development that will touch every aspect of your life. Though specific results are highly tailored, a few overarching results shared by clients have been:

    • An increased awareness, clarity and confidence to create the future you want.
    • An expanded capacity and ease to be with ambiguity and uncertainty. 
    • A measurable shift in the meta-capacities of presence and deep listening. 

What can you expect?

We offer customized one-on-one coaching which involves jointly designed outcomes and a format that fits your schedule. An engagement typically looks like a 1 hour session every two weeks, over a period of 6-9 months. These can be in-person sessions if in the Toronto, Canada area, or video-conference, if anywhere else in the world. 

What’s our approach?

The essential offer of coaching is to step into new possibilities for leadership in our own lives and organizations, greater effectiveness in moving our commitments forward, and greater contributions to a world that is in need of what we each can offer. 

We draw upon the Presence-based Coaching and Gestalt methodologies, which integrate the fields of developmental psychology, complexity theory, leadership, mindfulness, somatics, and interpersonal neurobiology. 

Let’s sense into a coaching partnership together.

“Working with Samina has been a transformative experience in my leadership journey. She quickly built a foundation of trust, asked insightful questions, and consistently challenged my thinking in constructive ways. Samina helped me reframe my perspective – shifting my focus from problems to actionable solutions. Her attentive listening and thoughtful guidance enabled me to move through my goals with clarity and purpose, evolving them in meaningful ways. In a relatively short time, I experienced real growth. I’m a stronger leader and a better person because of our work together.”

Lisa P., Manager, City of Ottawa