A warm welcome from Deb Milimaka Miles
CEO, Principal & Executive Coach, STI
I am excited to step into the role of owner of Leaders Who Coach LLC and continue the important work of developing leaders and building coaching cultures in organizations from local to international.
With over 30 years of C-suite experience across human resources, operations, change management, finance and technology, I have partnered with CEOs and leadership teams across small businesses and large organizations in both the public and private sectors. My work has focused on building leadership capability, supporting transformation, and coaching individuals at every level from frontline employees to CEOs.
In addition to my new role as owner of Leaders Who Coach, I am currently a chair and executive coach with TEC Canada (Vistage International), spending the past four years working closely with leaders to strengthen decision-making, navigate complexity and drive meaningful results. Previously, I was a TEC Canada (Vistage) member and have valued coaching throughout my career. My commitment is to continuous learning: I hold certifications across multiple leadership and resilience programs and my background includes designing internal coach certification programs within organizations and have personally coached over 100+ individuals throughout my career. I have been involved in leading restructuring, merger, acquisitions and divestitures which has evolved my journey as a leader in transformation.
My experience also includes building a fractional human resources organization that was twice recognized globally and I was honored to have been selected as a Canadian Women of Inspiration award recipient. I also was recognized nationally as a top performer in the financial industry. These experiences continue to shape my practical, results-focused approach to leadership and coaching.
As we look to the future of Leaders Who Coach, you will soon see expanded services offered in more regions, including those in Spanish, and additional leadership tools to support you, your leaders and your team as you grow your organization’s effectiveness.
Deb
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What would your organization be like if your leaders AND the people they lead performed at the highest levels on a consistent basis? Traditional performance management can’t take your teams and their leaders to that level, but development coaching can. It’s time for your company to stop managing problems and start coaching for professional growth and development. It’s time for your organization to build a coaching culture. Imagine where your organization would be with a strong bench of leaders and empowered teams that are competent and decisive.
The custom-designed in-house and other coaching programs at Leaders Who Coach are not just about learning coaching skills, they are also about how to apply those skills within your organization. Is your organization ready to create a climate that nurtures future leaders who coach others for the highest levels of growth and development?
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