I’ve been described as having a “warm, wise energy.” I don’t just bring energy, I spark it in others, leaving audiences more curious, alive, and ready to move forward.
As a trusted advisor, bestselling author, master facilitator and certified coach with 25+ years of experience, I help you embrace what’s next. I work in the mission-driven sector — most often with nonprofits, philanthropic foundations, post-secondary institutions, and health organizations — supporting senior leaders and Boards to align what they do with what matters most and collaborate toward shared, meaningful goals.
And I use strategic imagination to get there. Whether it’s personal reinvention, bold organizational shifts, or sector-wide collaboration, I help create a more vivid picture of the future you want so that you are more likely to create it.
When I speak, I don’t just deliver information — I create moments that lead to real, lasting change.
Practical wisdom that helps organizations and individuals look forward with clarity
RESHAPE YOUR SECTOR
For multiple organizations
Is your work working?
I create space and structure for you and your partner organizations to reshape your collective future or solve a joint problem.
I create a process to help your team articulate priorities so you can say a strong ‘yes’ to great opportunities and a shared ‘no’ to ones that don’t align.
Register for this two-day, in-person workshop to build the skills, knowledge, and behaviours to facilitate effectively in a wide range of settings. Hosted by Conrad Grebel University College, the workshop takes place October 26–27.
Join us again in the beautiful Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario. Expect space to reflect, reset, and realign with guided coaching, meaningful conversations, time in nature, and room to simply be.
Whether you’re navigating a transition, coaching others, or leading organizational change, Possibility Packs offer practical tools and fresh prompts to spark insight, build clarity, and energize your next steps
Join me September 22-27, 2026 for a five-night retreat in the south of France. This experience is a chance for you to hit pause on the busyness in your life, allowing you to slow down and focus on reimagining the next chapter of your story, while re-connecting with yourself and engaging with a supportive cohort of fellow travellers.
Amazon Bestselling Author I’ve written three books so far. One is on nimble facilitation. The second is on facilitating strategic planning. And the third is on discerning what is fixed and flexible so that you can adapt to change as a leader.
Adaptability is essential to thriving in a rapidly changing world — and it’s built on learnable skills.
I help people discover their unique pathways to adaptability using Adaptability Quotient assessments.
My strategy clients are often concerned that to be a strong strategist they need to be good at accurate prediction. Let me reassure you that strategic behaviour does not require you to be clairvoyant! It does help if you can discern signals. Even better if you can differentiate them from lagging indicators and old news.
When you are leading in uncertainty or navigating a transition, it’s common to describe the experience as driving through fog. Jim Collins uses this metaphor in his recent book to describe the experience after people — even very accomplished people — live through a ‘cliff’ moment in their lives. The transition or crisis is usually …
I am a fan of using imagination as a strategy tool. Sounds a bit jarring, right? Rainbows and unicorns meet logic models and spreadsheets. Not exactly.
