FRESH IDEAS FOR LEADERS: 'Know your purpose, make it your practice' | How to make better decisions

JUNE 2024

'Know Your Purpose, Make it Your Practice'

Last month marked an exciting moment for our new youth leadership program, Accelerate.

At KV Oasis Youth Centre, where the program will be based when it launches this fall, we held an information session for interested teens and their parents.

Interest was high, and excitement bubbled over in the newly reopened and remodelled KV Oasis in Quispamsis, a town in the suburbs of Saint John, N.B. where Mary Ellen and I have raised our children.

There is something deeply meaningful for us about being able to launch Accelerate in the place where we not only raised our family but was an integral part of the success of Vision Coaching since we began nearly 20 years ago.

It is also deeply meaningful in another way: the genesis of Accelerate emerged from coaching led by Bruce McLeod, my late friend and colleague. His impact and wisdom was threaded through the information session and will be part of the foundation of the new KV Oasis and our youth program.

T-shirts and signs are emblazoned with “Know Your Purpose, Make it Your Practice” – a mantra of sorts for Bruce, who believed very much in the power people had within themselves to become stronger leaders.

Welcoming Sima Eskandaryzand to Vision Coaching

We’re delighted to welcome yet another leadership coach to our roster of top-flight coaching professionals: Sima Eskandaryzand.

With more than 25 years of experience in leadership with several multinational companies, Sima is a seasoned leadership coach driven by a profound passion for guiding individuals and organizations through transformative growth.

Combined with her extensive professional background in organizational development and human resources, Sima offers clients a practical and seasoned approach to coaching. Her areas of expertise and interest include executive coaching, leadership development, organizational development, human resources management, people and culture, women in leadership, and inclusive leadership.

Educated in Europe, North America and the Middle East, the Iranian Canadian holds an MBA in Strategy & Management in International Organizations, an Executive MBA in Strategic Planning & Marketing and a graduate certificate in executive coaching; she brings a comprehensive understanding of organizational dynamics and human behaviour to her coaching practice.

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