Alliances
Sue Edwards, PCC, CHRP
Sue Edwards coaches leaders ranging from senior executives of Fortune 500 multi-national corporations to business owners and partnership teams for mid-sized businesses. She has expertise in coaching executive leadership teams using a systems coaching approach.
Sue has developed an international reputation for her work with leaders integrating into an organization (onboarding) or being promoted to a significantly more challenging level of leadership, Clearing the 90-Day Hurdle™. She specializes in supporting leaders in gaining the new perspectives and skill-sets necessary to thrive in their new roles.
Her current and recent clients include Presidents, direct reports to the CEO, Vice Presidents and functional heads, in various sectors including: consumer packaged goods, technology, finance, manufacturing, construction, retail and university education.
Sue has extensive business experience in senior human resources positions with multinational corporations including: Imperial Oil, Bayer and Campbell Soup Company. She founded her coaching and consulting company, Development by Design in 1996.
Sue’s clients value her integrity, pragmatism, and willingness to challenge. “Saying what needs to be said” is core to the successful track record of her coaching relationships.
Sue is a Certified Corporate Coach U Graduate and has achieved Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accreditation from the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is a member of the ICF, the ICFGTA Chapter, the Hamilton & Area Coaches Association, the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario, the Company of Women and the Women’s Ecommerce Association, International. Sue is a graduate of the co-op program in Industrial Psychology at the University of Waterloo and has completed a number of MBA courses at Dalhousie University. She has also achieved her Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation. Sue is qualified to administer numerous assessments, including: the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Thomas International (DISC) Personal Profile, Personal Coaching Styles Inventory and Benchmarks.
Sue is the author of Congratulations, You’re Hired! A Coach’s Guide to Ensuring a Successful Transition and the chapter entitled You’ve Gotta Flip It On Its Head, Four Key Strategies for Leadership featured in Awakening the Workplace, Vol. 2 and Leadership Gurus Speak Out. She has been interviewed on CTV’s Canada AM, profiled in West of the City magazine and writes a regular column Company, a quarterly magazine for professional women. She is currently authoring a self-coaching workbook for public distribution to support individuals moving into new organizations. Sue is an international conference speaker.
Sue’s clients value her integrity, pragmatism, willingness to challenge and her sense of fun!
www.clearingthe90dayhurdle.com
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