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Sue
Edwards is President of Development by Design.
She has over 22 years of experience as a
corporate coach, management consultant and human
resources manager with a number of leading
organizations. She’s been a successful
entrepreneur since 1996 and previously worked
for Mercer Human Resources Consulting, Campbell
Soup, Bayer and Imperial Oil.
Over
her career, Sue has enhanced organization, team
and individual performance through initiatives
in organization change, design of human
resources processes, and coaching leaders and
management teams.
She
is a graduate of Corporate Coach U and has
received her Professional Certified Coach
accreditation from the International Coach
Federation (ICF). She is a member of the ICF,
the ICF-GTA Chapter, CoachesCanada.com, 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 IndicatorŪ,
Thomas International (DISC) Personal Profile™,
Personal Coaching Styles Inventory and
BenchmarksŪ.
Sue
has worked with clients throughout North America
within various industries including: technology,
manufacturing, consumer-packaged goods,
advertising & marketing, education, consulting
and other services, including not-for-profit.
Some of these organizations include: Avotus,
Bayer, Campbell Soup Company, Canadian
Cardiovascular Society, Imperial Oil, Ontario
Power Generation,
McMAster
University,
Meikle Automation,
Novopharm,
Pillsbury Canada, Rockwell Automation, Rogers Cablesystems,
Shopper’s Drug Mart
and the Town of Oakville.
She
has particular expertise in coaching leaders
moving into new roles and new organizations and
has developed a unique process called
Clearing the 90-day Hurdle™ to support this
transition. She also specializes in supporting
business owners in growing their businesses by
establishing innovative alliances. Sue’s
clients value her integrity, pragmatism,
willingness to challenge and her sense of fun!
Sue
is the author of Congratulations, You're
Hired! A Coach's Guide to Ensuring a Successful
Transition, a book produced exclusively for
candidates placed by Lock & Associates, a
Canadian-wide recruitment firm.
She
has been interviewed on CTV’s Canada AM,
Canada’s most-watched morning program, and
profiled in the National Post and West
of the City magazine. She is a featured
“Ask the Expert” columnist for the Company of
Women and writes a regular column on leadership
and career issues for a National recruitment
firm. She is currently authoring a self-coaching
workbook for public distribution to support
individuals moving into new organizations. Sue
is an international conference speaker.
Contact Sue Edwards at
sue@development-by-design.com
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