Discover the road map to effective leadership the essentials of mentoring & directing your team to business success.
The world could use more amazing leaders. One of those leaders could be you.
About The Author
Heather Thomson
Heather Thomson is a wife, mother, educator, leader, author and entrepreneur. She is a Certified Executive Coach with an ACC designation from the International Coaching Federation and is the founder of Bold and Brave Coaching.
A Certified Positive Intelligence Coach; her passion is working with women leaders to help them navigate their personal and professional lives in order to lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. She has had the opportunity to support many leaders on their leadership journey. During her 27 years in education, she has held many formal and informal leadership roles. She has a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and a Bachelor of Business Administration. She lives in Alberta with her husband, daughter, two family dogs and a cat.
Keri Schwebius
Keri is a Certified Executive Coach and consultant with a Master of Arts in Leadership. She works with organizations and high achieving individuals who want to create better workplaces through effective leadership.
She holds accreditations in change management, emotional intelligence, and team building. Keri has a genuine desire to make a positive change in the world, working with clients, as Co-Chair of Women in Leadership Saskatchewan and as Chair of the Board of Directors of CityKidz Regina.
Doug Forsdick
Doug Forsdick is a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient. He is a Certified Executive Coach with an Associate Certified Coaching (ACC) designation from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Doug has over 35 years of progressive leadership experience at the local, national, and international level.
Doug has served on numerous boards and led a variety of organizations. Doug currently operates Doug Forsdick Coaching and Consulting Services in Victoria, BC where he has coached many leaders at all levels from individuals preparing for their first job to seasoned strategic leaders. Doug cares about those around him, holds himself and his team members to a high standard and always places a top priority on the sharing of knowledge and continuous learning.
A Resource For New Leaders.
There is a gap between being an employee and being a manager. The skills you need to be successful as an employee are not the same skills you need to lead other people. Yet being promoted to a management position is often a reward for being great at one’s job.
Many new leaders make the leap from being highly proficient and, therefore, very confident in their non-management roles to suddenly being responsible for the success of others. More often than not, this happens with no additional training or support. Think of it this way, before you became a (enter profession/job here) you had some sort of training, whether it was formal or on-the-job. In many cases, this training included two to four years of attending lectures, writing research papers, and exams, all focused on preparing you to become a professional. Then suddenly, you’re promoted to a leadership position and a whole new set of skills is required. Likely, you didn’t go back to school for two to four more years to learn those new skills required to be successful in this new role. If you’re lucky, your organization has a leadership development program in place— but many organizations don’t, so new managers are left to their own devices.
In this book, we share the experiences and insights we have acquired about leadership. The things we have learned through: formal education, such as master’s degrees and post-graduate certificates in executive coaching; certifications, like Prosci change management and Emotional Intelligence; and on-the-job experiences and observations—have been pulled together in one place to support others to fill the gap and make the leap from being a great employee to becoming an effective leader.