President, A Better Perspective ™, Executive and Political Leadership Coaching
Ottawa, Canada Area
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- Member of the Board of Governors at International Association of Coaching (IAC)
- Board Member at International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations
- FAST COMPANY Expert Blogger at FAST COMPANY
- Founder and Principal at School of Shadow Coaching (SOSC)
- Founder and Principal at Mindsful
- President at A Better Perspective ™
- 'Visionary Coach' at Microsoft UCG Vision Team
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- Co-author at ExecuBooks Blog
- Adjunct Teacher at CoachVille: Graduate School of Coaching
- Associate at Steppingstones Partnership
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- International Coach Federation
- Graduate School of Coaching
- Professional School of Psychology
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Donna Karlin, CEC’s Summary
Donna Karlin, C.E.C. is founder and principal of A Better Perspective™ Executive and Political Leadership Coaching and has pioneered the specialized practice of Shadow Coaching™ with political leaders and senior organizational leaders in the public and private sectors in many parts of the world.
By entering the client’s environment, Donna uses a unique structure that enables her to understand individuals and their worlds sufficiently to design coaching that shifts their developmental level and attends to the individual, social, relational and environmental aspects of her client's ‘world’.
• 24 years of Coaching experience in Observational Coaching Model
• Pioneer of Shadow Coaching™ Methodology
• Founder and principal of ‘A Better Perspective™
• Founder and principal of The School of Shadow Coaching™
• Creator of Mindsful ™ International Research and Development Team of Coaches
• International Speaker, author and lecturer
• Member of Faith Popcorn's TalentBank
For more information go to www.abetterperspective.com; and www.TheShadowCoach.com
Donna Karlin, CEC’s Specialties:
Experienced observational Executive Coach in areas of:
• Political Leadership Coaching
• Corporate Executive Coaching
• Shadow Coaching™
• Team Building
• Interpersonal Communication Skills
• Leadership Skills Development
• Human Resource Development
• Organizational and Individual Effectiveness
Donna Karlin, CEC’s Experience
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Member of the Board of Governors
International Association of Coaching (IAC)
(Non-Profit; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
July 2007 — Present (11 months)
The IAC is an independent, global coach certifying body. Our mission is to inspire the on-going evolution and application of universal coaching standards. Coaching is a transformative process for personal and professional awareness, discovery and growth.
Our rigorous certification process evaluates the demonstration of specific masteries that are the hallmark of the most effective and distinguished coaches, as well as sets high standards for the coach’s ethical, professional, and business behaviors. The purpose of this certification is to provide the clients of coaches a valid measure of assurance that they will receive the best coaching. -
Board Member
International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
July 2007 — Present (11 months)
The only organization that impacts global and national organizations at all levels, including the levels at which strategic thinking and planning is done. ICCO is the only global organization that has brought together coaches with stakeholders within organizations and has a vision to create connection, dialogue, and creativity between all those stakeholders.
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FAST COMPANY Expert Blogger
FAST COMPANY
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Fast Company Expert on Leadership. Write weekly column "Jumping into the Deep End of Leadership" which you can view at: http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/24238
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Founder and Principal
School of Shadow Coaching (SOSC)
(Educational Institution; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
November 2004 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Advanced Coach Training designed to meet current needs being expressed by the community of graduate, masterful coaches and to bring forward the latest models, and frameworks in support of integration and evolution of graduate learning.
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Founder and Principal
Mindsful
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
January 2003 — Present (5 years 5 months)
Humans have immeasurable resources of energy, resilience, wisdom, and ability waiting to be set in motion. We can get to where we want to be by having a Coach who helps us utilize our resources to facilitate change and realize our potential and inner strength, no matter what the circumstances.
Our goal is to create the tools, ideas, and policies to facilitate this process by providing insight, information, and inspiration to all Coaches so that we can implement the coaching model to all aspects of life, worldwide. -
President
A Better Perspective ™
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
October 1999 — Present (8 years 8 months)
Donna Karlin, certified Executive Coach, has pioneered the specialized practice of Shadow Coaching™ with over 130 senior organizational leaders in the public and private sectors.
By entering the client’s environment, she works with them in translating awareness into practice, essentially fostering the emergence of the Shadow Coach™ in the clients themselves. Donna uses an adaptable and comprehensive approach in working with her clients. She uses a unique structure that enables her to understand individuals and their worlds sufficiently to design coaching that shifts their developmental level. Her coaching attends to the individual, social, relational and environmental aspects of her client's ‘world’. It is an integral approach that results in the client developing a deeper, more comprehensive sense of themselves and their place in their organization and the world as a whole. -
'Visionary Coach'
Microsoft UCG Vision Team
(Public Company; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
1998 — Present (10 years)
A key player in 'Microsoft UCG Vision Team' which is a small team of independent experts or 'Visionaries' who provides "valuable, contextual insight into technology, business and workplace issues and trends."
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Co-author
ExecuBooks Blog
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
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Adjunct Teacher
CoachVille: Graduate School of Coaching
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2000 — 2003 (3 years)
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Associate
Steppingstones Partnership
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
1994 — 1999 (5 years)
Donna Karlin, CEC’s Education
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International Coach Federation
Advanced Coach Training 2003 — 2007
For more information about education and training visit www.TheShadowCoach.com
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Graduate School of Coaching
Advanced Coach Training 1999 — 2003
For complete list of education and training go to www.TheShadowCoach.com
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Professional School of Psychology
Post Grad, Organizational Psychology with focus in Executive Coaching
Advanced level training and education for those accomplished human service professionals who work with men and women in organizations faced with the daunting task of making decisions (the “executive” function of leadership) within a postmodern context of complexity, unpredictability and turbulence
Additional Information
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Donna Karlin, CEC’s Interests:
Contributing columnist to Canadian Government Executive Magazine Contributing Author to 'Fast Company Experts': Jumping Into the Deep End of Leadership http://blog.fastcompany.com/experts/dkarlin/ Newsletter: Perspectives in Brief. To subscribe www.perspectivesinbrief.com/subscribe "Thought Leader" for ExecuBooks Blog www.execubooksblog.com Co-author of '101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life' www.abetterperspective.com/101_Great_Ways.htm
Donna Karlin, CEC’s Groups:
Participant/ key player in Microsoft™ ‘Vision Team’,
Member of Association for Coaching Excellence,
Board member of International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations’ (ICCO),
Association for Coaching Excellence Research and Development team,
Member of International Mentoring Network Organization,
Organization Development Network of Ottawa-Outaouais,
Founder of Mindsful™, International Research and Development Team of Coaches,
CoachVille Research and Development group,
Founding member of CoachVille,
Founding member and Member of the Board of Governors of International Association of Coaches,
International Association of Coaches Research and Development team,
Member of International Coach Federation,
Member of Canadian Society for Training and Development,, ICCO
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The School of Shadow Coaching Alumni member
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