what will your organization require from its leaders in the future?

Who is your high potential talent that will be your successor and lead your organization in the future? What skills and ways of thinking do your organization’s leaders need to develop to be effective now and in the future?

What lights me up is the opportunity to develop leadership capacity in others – whether through individual coaching, team coaching, or working with people across the organization - From my perspective, organizational effectiveness always comes down to leadership.  

I draw on my nine years of experience working for a global career transition and development firm and 20 years in leadership development to help you develop your organization’s leadership and prepare your high potential talent for the future.  I:

  • Conduct a talent review to identify high-potential leaders

  • Develop a succession management plan that identifies strategies for development

  • Custom design and oversee the implementation of a 360-degree feedback assessment & individual development planning

  • Define your organization's leadership philosophy and supporting competency framework

  • Design and facilitate leadership and management development programs

  • Facilitate Leaders Peer Group monthly meetings or a series of Lunch-and-Learns

What People Are Saying

“Claire contributed and demonstrated a breadth of knowledge related to both organizational development and leadership development. Her contribution ranged from curriculum development and instructional design to facilitating team and individual learning sessions to coaching senior leaders to facilitating strategic conversations to providing change management support related to organizational wide initiatives. Claire always demonstrated a very high degree of professionalism and held very high standards of herself and her work. She has an open, honest and direct communication style which made working with her very easy. She has the unique ability to think and operate at the most strategic level while never losing sight of the details.” — Cameron Brine, Vice President Employee Relationships

“I worked with Claire at Westjet and The Forzani Group and Claire contributed directly to successful talent management at both organizations. During that time, Claire was key in helping to define leadership requirements and in designing targeted development programs. Claire was a reliable, knowledgeable and straight forward partner who made an impact on the capability and capacity of both front-line and senior leaders.” — Heidi Rolston, VP Human Resources

“I have had the good fortune to work with Claire in a variety of capacities - as a consultant when she conducted a 360-degree feedback review of my Executive Director role in a non-profit, as a team coach during a time of organizational change, and as an executive coach when I was pursuing a career change. One of Claire’s many talents is her ability to tailor her approach to different situations and client needs in a way that builds trust. She is skilled at navigating sensitive and challenging situations while holding everyone accountable for moving forward to achieve desired outcomes. I highly recommend Claire to any company, individual or organization” — Johanne Blenkin, Former CEO BC Courthouse Library and former Executive Director, University Neighbourhood Association

“Thank you to Claire Simpkins for one of our highest rated leadership development events yesterday. Value of session: 9.6/10; Presenter 9.9/10; Content 9.6/10; Impact 9.6/10” — Acetech