Organizational Coaching

Workshops and facilitation designed to suit specific organizational goals such as professional development, team building, conflict resolution, strategizing and increasing awareness, commitment, and skills.

See professional coaching for one-on-one coaching for administrators, management, executives.  

Workshops might include -

• Visioning … Exploring values, visions and integrity. Aligning personal and work values and visions for greater commitment, meaning, performance and an energized workplace. Creating shared visions encouraging a stronger sense of team with mindsets that support the individual and the organizational system.

• Communications …. Identifying communication styles to discourage assumptions and increase effective communications, feedback skills, using positive language for positive results, create supportive space to dialogue (dia logos = flow of meaning)

• Leadership …. Win-win mindset, reframing, focusing, personal responsibility, divergent/convergent thinking, assertiveness

• Releasing stress in the workplace. How fostering a sense of ease actually increases effectiveness through heightened flow and focus. Quick and effective techniques.

• Shifting to a global perspective. How do we as individuals and as an organization connect to the larger picture through our vision and mission that shows up through how we place our financial and other supports for a positive global future?

How can Knighton further benefit your organization?

•  Promote effective collaboration

• Build trust and morale

• Increase productivity by decreasing internal conflict

• Foster teamwork and confidence

• Build on communication skills to enhance effectiveness of negotiation teams.

• Improve public relations

• Teach creative problem solving

• Provide the tools, structure and support to orient and harmonize personal life and business around true beliefs, values and sense of purpose.

• Revisit organizational strategic plan in light of team strengths, organizational values, goals, objectives, strategies, relationships, roles, vision and mission.

• Create clarity, action planning, scheduling and effective meetings to stimulate quality, productivity and morale.

• Promote understanding around the link between effective communications and quality relationships.

Employees who do what they love and love where they work are more effective, productive and satisfied – Contact Christina for a free preliminary consultation.

Some Past Experiences

Community & Organizational Development Clients

• Snuneymuxw First Nation: Leadership training, staff development, team building, on-site coaching, inter-department collaborations
• Wuikinuxv First Nation: Staff development, committee development, teambuilding (delivery of BeingatCause.ca workshops), advanced communications and negotiations skill building, facilitation re terms of reference
• Pacific Gardens Cohousing Community: Team building, visioning process, organizational alignment and growth re-alignment workshops

• Tla’min Health Society: Board & Staff training, team building

• Kwakiutl District Council: Interim Health management & organizational development – development of info-structure; job descriptions; staff training; program development; communication strategies  (over 1 year)

• KDC Tribal Council: Facilitated organizational restructuring

• Kwakiutl Territories Fisheries Commission: Realignment to KTFC organizational goals; leadership; communication strategies

• Sh’ulh-etun Health Society: Development of volunteer Community Health Committees in Halalt, Chemainus, Penelakut & Malahat First Nations 1998/99

• Haisla Nation: Board & Staff training of new Support Centre 1996/97

• Kwakiutl District Council 97/98 & Haisla Nation 96/97: Needs Assessment; Development of Health Plan; Board training with respect to Health Transfer included team building; leadership; strategic planning; developing community vision & mission

Past Community Projects

• Wuikinuwv Nation: “Building a Vibrant Community” Community development over a two year period including: delivery of BeingatCause.ca at organizational and community levels as well as team building for staff and for a specific project, facilitation of Wellness & Cultural Integration discussions & workshop; Lifeskills program for youth and Prosperity Mindset Economic development workshop
• Sh’ulh-etun Health Society (in partnership with Chemainus & Cowichan First Nations) “Mould Awareness” project. Project included Life Skills coaching; research & presentation skill development; video training & development in partnership with Frances Kelsey High School; intensive community involvement at all levels. Outcome: Development of teaching video
• Chemainus First Nations: “Community Recycling Program” Research & presentation skill development, Life Skills coaching; education/awareness/experience regarding recycling; community involvement; on the job education and the delivery of presentations to community. Outcome: Closed community dump with new recycling program operational with full community participation.