The context of coaching is transparent.

There’s no right, no wrong, just what is.

There is permission to move forward at whatever pace is required.

There is logic, analysis, and structure as well as inspiration, intuition and emotion.

There is congruence of belief and action.

There may be laughter with an “aha” or tears that signal truth.

There is respect.

 

Expect me, as your Coach, to stretch you with questions. To challenge you to move from being

vulnerable to resilient in the now, near and far. Expect me to work with you on strategy and

design, your capacity and your capability, to help you carve out what is most important for you.

A word or two from your Coach:

"I love the process of coaching in that it is “iterative”…the discovery of beliefs and assumptions, behaviour and commitment as they move back and forth along a multi-dimensional continuum. Quite often the metaphor of weaving a length of cloth helps to illustrate how to view and change patterns, resources and how we interact with each other and the world. The vertical warp of values and beliefs weaves past with future. The horizontal weft is the “now”. The “near” and “far” of how the cloth will be woven are potentially visible in the mind. For example, you may have been comfortable (complacent!) weaving with only nubby wool for several years; the thought of working with silk threads may seem too fragile for you at first…until you realize that silk is incredibly strong in its composition. Your fabric will evolve when new design options come to you. Keeping the best of the warp, making choices about what is most important about the weft, one thread at a time, brings insight, closure and opportunity."

My Style

As a certified Whole Brain Facilitator, my Coaching style includes the four thinking modalities. Naturally, my communication style is far-reaching “right” brain – conceptual, imaginative, risk-taking and relationship centered. I’ve come to respect my left brain’s capacity to analyze and sequence. Future and Feeling no longer compete with Fact and Format! This explains, to some degree, why humor and laughter are certainly present in all my interactions. People feel at ease. They are challenged. They are heard. Their issues are laid out on the table, and their thoughts are handled with sensitivity as well as just enough pressure to dig a bit deeper. And they are reassured by knowing that their coaching is conducted in their best interests, that it is credentialed, very experienced and confidential.

 

Training

Professional Training and Certification *
1987 to present

* Developmental Coaching B\Coach,* 2003 – 2004
* Systems Thinking (Wheatley at Chicago, Senge at New Orleans)
* Omega Institute, Women and Health, New York City
* Systems Thinking Facilitation* (Innovation Associates at Florida)
* Whole Brain Thinking and Learning* (Herrmann Institute at N Carolina)
* Whole Brain Facilitation* (Herrmann Institute at N Carolina)
* Assessment of Organizational Learning Capacity* (Nevis Dibella and Gould / Senge at Harvard)
* Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Edwards at Boston)
* Exploring Creativity (Munroe Institute at Virginia)
* Coaching for Commitment* (Kinlaw at San Francisco)
* Leadership and Mastery (Innovation Associates at Banff School of Management)
* Strategic Planning (University Associates at San Francisco)

* Professional Certifications

Testimonials

Maggie (Milne) Chicoine

"This is amazing. The first hour I spent with you was worth the whole price of the coaching package."
Financial Planner

"My business would not have taken off like this! Coaching made the difference and now I’m providing services to my clients that seemed impossible to me last year".
Fitness Coach

"I was feeling so vulnerable for so long. Now I realize that when bad things happen, I know how to bounce back much faster. Resilient is my favourite word."
Manager, Industrial Relations

"When it comes to people skills and organizational dynamics, understanding interaction and roles, Maggie recognizes patterns and simplifies what we need to do next. She’s also fun. She’s the one we call on time and again."
Industrial Vice President

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