Last Updated: 2012-09-11

A Better Perspective

Company information

Legal Name:   A Better Perspective
Operating Name:   A Better Perspective
Mailing Address 1 Riverbrook Rd NEPEAN, Ontario K2H 7W7	Location Address 1 Riverbrook Rd NEPEAN, Ontario K2H 7W7
Telephone: (613) 829-7539
Fax: (866) 914-7539
Email: info@abetterperspective.com
Website URL: http://www.abetterperspective.com

Contact information

Donna Karlin
	Title:   President
	Area of Responsibility:   Management Executive
	Telephone:   (613) 829-7539
	Fax:   (866) 914-7539
	Email:   DonnaKarlin@abetterperspective.com

Company description

We design coaching programs and services for the development of present and future leadership in organizations. We have extensive experience in coaching organizational leaders, high potentials, and teams in government, political offices, corporations, small businesses, and professional practitioners. Our unique, cost-effective contracting structure and coaching methodology not only enables leaders and their teams to benefit from leadership coaching in real time, but for staff to have access to an experienced coaching psychologist to help them move forward and grow into their leadership, creating a coaching culture in the organization.
Country of Ownership:	Canada
Year Established:	1999
Exporting:	No
Primary Industry (NAICS):	541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Alternate Industries (NAICS):	541619 - Other Management Consulting Services 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training
Primary Business Activity:	Services

Product / Service / Licensing

Service Name:	Executive and Political Leadership Coaching, Training and Consulting
* Leadership Development * Executive and Team Coaching * Consulting and Facilitation * Keynote Speaking * Lecturing * Team Workshops * Training * 'Shadow' Consultant for Legal Counsel for Court Proceedings * 'Shadow' Consultant for Business Presentation Meetings Leadership Coaching: We design coaching programs and services for the development of present and future leadership in organizations. Our expertise lies in developing skills necessary to lead especially during times of change and crisis. We are experts at developing resilient , "Level Five Leadership" and understand the critical competencies and proficiencies necessary for developing this authentic leadership capability. We seek to develop leaders who are extraordinary individuals who have the vision and commitment to inspire, attract and engage others towards a common goal. Our focus is on the individual, social, relational and environmental aspects of the client's ‘world’. We use an integral approach that results in clients developing a deeper, more comprehensive sense of themselves and their place in their organization and the world as a whole. Shadow Coaching® Shadow Coaching®, unique to A Better Perspective, is a particular advanced application of reflective and observational coaching that provides one way for clients to go below the surface into the core dynamics of a situation, illuminating the truth of the moment and making decisions that move people forward. Shadow Coaching involves observing and intervening in the ways people act and assisting them to take full advantage of their talent and competencies in a given field. Shadow Coaches work with emerging 'shadow' personalities and help clients embrace and accept their ‘shadows’ as a vital and valid part of their character. Shadow Coaching® is a real time learning approach in developing a refined self-awareness and capabilities in the workplace as a result of reflection on practice. It enables people, not only to benefit from the continuous presence of an observing coach over an extended period of time in a typical set of workdays, but also develops their own role as self-observer for the long term. It aids clients in becoming reflective practitioners. Based in part on Jung’s work on the Shadow, it draws on historical data, current context, psychology, and the history and innate wisdom of the individual to provide a new generation of coaching practices. This type of coaching is ideally suited to organizational leaders who must make decisions and act adaptively in intense work environments. Shadow coaching involves partnering with clients in their work environments and brings another experienced and fresh perspective that helps to identify problematic dynamics, work habits and assumptions that impede effectiveness. Within Shadow Coaching® is the competency of Laser Coaching® which involves being able to provoke the leader’s awareness of these problematic features in ways that they can be addressed immediately. It goes beyond support to problem solving. Shadow Coaching® creates seismically altering change. Executive and Team Coaching: In an increasingly complex world, times of decentralization and virtual teams and collaboration across multi-disciplines and organizations, leaders must develop highly effective teams or centers of excellence. We work with leaders to understand the dynamics of group work, assess team effectiveness, inter-team dynamics and work with clients in developing strategies for building and leading high performing teams.
Service Name:	Training
We provide training programs and workshops designed to strengthen teams, and increase team awareness. We work with groups to do personality profiling, group dynamics, talent and skills awareness and internal team perspective and alignment. We work with management boards and executive committees to strengthen organizational leadership and relationships. We design and deliver programs on Managing Change and Creating a Coaching Culture in an Organization. We also tailor programs to meet specific needs within an organization.
FSC Code:	R000-Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services R019-Other Professional Services

Technology profile

We are the creator of the Shadow Coaching and Laser Coaching methodologies and founder of the School of Shadow Coaching which is accredited as advanced coach training by the International Coach Federation. This unique methodology bring the Jungian Psychology to Coaching and is especially applicable to those professionals who have to act quickly and adaptively in complex environments

Market profile

Alliances:

• Technology

Industry sector market interests:

• Environment
• Medical/Biotechnology/Chemical
• Service Industry
• Defence

Geographic markets:

Export experience:

• Australia
• Belgium
• Italy
• United Kingdom

Actively pursuing:

• Bahamas
• Bermuda
• Denmark
• Finland
• Greenland
• Iceland
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Virgin Islands (British)
• Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Sector information

Unique applications:

We are the founder of the Shadow Coaching® methodology http://www.theshadowcoach.com/ which is an advanced application of coaching psychology based on Jungian psychology

Key / Major clients:

'A Better Perspective® has served clients from:

Federal Government Departments, Non-Profits and Agencies, Canada, the US & Europe, 1997 to present:
• Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Federal Consulting Directorate, Department of the Interior
• Federal Consulting Group, Department of the US Treasury
• Human Resources, Skills Development Canada
• Public Works and Government Services Canada
• Canada Border Services; Strategy and Coordination’s Branch - Cabinet, Portfolio & US Relations
• Transport Canada
• Department of Justice, Canada
• Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Office of the Minister of International Cooperation
• Treasury Board Secretariat, Canada
• Health Canada
• Service Canada
• Office of the Minister of Health
• Office of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
• Office of the Minister Responsible for Official Languages
• Natural Resources Canada
• Immigration and Refugee Board Canada
• Social Development Canada
• Public Service Commission
• Canadian International Development Agency
• Human Resources Development Canada
• Transportation Safety Board
• Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Office of the Minister of International Trade
• Agriculture and Agri-foods Canada; International Trade Policy Directorate
• Canadian Foreign Service Institute
• Industry Canada
• National Parole Board
• International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
• Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
• City of Peterborough, Ontario
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Government of the Yukon Territory
• Region of Peel (Ontario)

Private sector organizations and non-federal government departments
• Maplesoft (Canada)
• Publicis Consultants Italia (Milan, Italy)
• Southwest Michigan First, USA
• INSPIRIT International Communications, Belgium
• Gavi Alliance, International (Global)
• Kaiser Permanente, USA
• Holland Creative, Florida, USA
• The Juncture Company, California, USA
• Hewlett Packard, Canada
• ConAgra Foods, Canada
• General Electric (Global)
• Intel Corporation, USA
• International Microsurgical Center, Norfolk, Virginia
• Molson Canada
• Kmart, USA

Success stories:

Clients, and thought partner testimonials and recommendations can be found on our website:

http://www.abetterperspective.com/Recommendations.html

Testimonial:

http://www.abetterperspective.com/Recommendations.html