Coaching

Sometimes individuals, executives, leaders and organizations get stuck. They get stuck seeing from the same perspective, coming to the same conclusions, relying on the same solutions. Without new impetus, they can’t get un-stuck. Extensive training, aptitude and experience provides a great coach with tools, processes, frameworks and skills to help a client un-stick.

A coach can help:

Shed light on limiting beliefs and stories, helping to reveal the wishes, conflicts, defensive behaviours and anxieties that restrict decision and action
Clarify and interpret a problem, encouraging new perspectives which lead to new solutions
Create a self-awareness that impacts the way a person learns, works, communicates, collaborates, leads and evolves

The very first tenet of Cognascent Coaching is that we act as guide, not guru.

While we bring expertise, knowledge, insight, and proven process to the relationship, we depend on your wisdom, commitment and desire for change. This underpins our work with individuals, teams, and entire organizations – we support you in finding solutions, living into your potential and leading into your vision. We work to equip you for your own life-long evolution by building your competence in inquiry, reflection, designed behaviours, confident actions, and accountability.

Our Promise

We will work with you to identify the real opportunity.

We will deliver a solution that meets your specific needs.

We will help build your internal capability.

Let’s talk and see how we can help.

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Some of our happy clients

Vice-President, Strategy and Future Portfolio, AstraZeneca Canada

I engaged Mia to help with a leadership development interaction with my full department and was completely thrilled with the result. Her depth of expertise was impressive and the insights she delivered on how the team could accelerate their leadership impact was very motivating and inspired changed behaviour. I have recommended Mia to many other colleagues since my team’s experience.

Mia’s style is naturally collaborative and she established trust, presence and integrity very quickly with all members of my team.

Alison Simpson

Deputy Fire Chief, Toronto Pearson Fire and Emergency Services

As a result of our time together, I have seen improved performance and job satisfaction in my team members, a greater self-confidence in my own ability to lead, and an increased positive perception about my leadership that has led to new opportunities.

Mia always provided me with great insight, allowed me to discover how to implement changes, and kept me committed by regularly tracking progress.

David Hollett

Partner, Dillon Consulting

Mia brings new perspectives and also challenges complacency and status quo thinking directly and effectively.

Always stimulates thinking outside of the normal parameters

Andrew Wilson

CM, MA Sc., P.Eng. Manager, Aviation Analysis and Optimization

It’s a hands-on course that leaves participants feeling empowered both professionally and personally. Mia is a talented facilitator who builds a safe and supportive environment for both enthusiastic group and individual learning.

The Pragmatic Leadership program enables individuals to effectively define one’s leadership skills, provides focus on skills that need further development, but most importantly it provides the foundation and confidence to own and create that development.

Sandra Hantziagelis

Mia was an excellent facilitator engaging the group and pulling out of the team their valuable insights. The workbook produced by Cognascent spurred idea generation and enabled groups to work together to formulate a tangible action plan. It was a pleasure to work with Mia who was able to accommodate our quick timelines and was responsive to all our needs. I look forward to working with Mia again on our leadership development initiatives.

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Mia designed a tailored program based on our needs assessment to create a hands-on workshop with easy to use tools to spark the right discussions and to generate the right outputs.

Senior Manager, Pharmaceutical

Mia creates an environment that allows for honest self-analysis and lively discussion which inspires participants to formulate real, actionable vision. The opportunity to articulate a clear and meaningful direction, and reflect on what it personally means to be a leader has been nothing short of illuminating.

Lead-in to Leadership is a transformational program.