Nancy Dewar

Nancy Dewar

Location: Burlington, Canada

Biography

With over 25 years of experience, Nancy has partnered with leaders worldwide to enhance their personal and professional clarity and achieve significant results. She brings authenticity and passion to her work, guiding leaders in taking actionable steps to elevate their performance and their teams. As an executive, Nancy has excelled in selling and managing global coaching and learning programs, holding positions such as VP of Coaching and Partner in a management consulting agency. For over a decade, she served as the Director of Organizational Development and Director of Sales and Marketing. Nancy's leadership of Fortune 500 companies has given her deep insights into the complex challenges leaders face today.

Nancy embraces a whole-person philosophy in her coaching practice, focusing on understanding clients' motivations and aspirations. Utilizing an appreciative coaching process, she begins by discovering the client's current state, reflecting on their strengths and opportunities, and helping them create their desired reality. Nancy designs specific goals and actionable plans, supporting clients through their development areas and challenging them to make lasting changes. Since 2013, she has successfully run her own coaching and training consulting business.

She restructured a marketing agency, growing it from 50 to over 500 employees as the Director of Organizational Development. Nancy built and managed a global coaching program for an automotive Fortune 500 company, starting in Canada and expanding it across four continents over seven years. She collaborated with a digital platform startup to design and build a coaching community, expanding it from 50 to 1,200 coaches. Nancy has delivered several keynote speeches for corporate organizations globally on topics such as coaching, change management, sales, resilience, and mindfulness.

Niche Areas of Expertise

  • Career Development
  • Change Management
  • Internal Coaching Strategy
  • Leaders in Transition
  • Organizational Development
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Team Effectiveness
  • Women & Leadership

Industry Experience

  • Automotive & Assembly
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer Packaged Goods
  • Education
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare Systems & Services
  • High Tech
  • Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • Nonprofit

Languages

  • English

Education

  • University of Western Ontario - BA, Business
  • Brock University - MEd, Adult Learning

Certifications

  • ICF - PCC
  • Co-Active Training Institute
  • Hogan
  • 360 Interview
  • DiSC
  • The Predictive Index

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