Professional PRofile
John Donner
We are all leaders. We all engage others to achieve shared goals. We can all be more effective if we are explicit in our intentions, respectful in our communications, deliberate in our actions and learn from our experiences. Coaching is the best way to grow leadership; that is why I am a coach.
My purpose is service. For 35 years I realized this purpose working in the Alberta Government at Senior and Executive levels. I served in multiple ministries contributing to sustainable development. During that time I learned about leadership – learning from other leaders, being mentored, mentoring, making mistakes, becoming intentional about leadership and, yes, reading a lot of leadership gurus. I realize that leadership is a journey, not a destination – and I want to support others on that journey.
Leadership at its best is about growing others to be leaders. What I value most from my career in government are the people that say in some small way I supported their development and enabled them to find their leadership paths. Over time I developed more of a coach approach to leading – asking questions to enable others to answer problems and in so-doing to grow their own capacity. Then I was coached. Coaching was “me time” – time to think beyond the immediate issues. Time for dialogue to sort priorities, set direction, set intention in how I would engage others.
Which led me to coaching as a way of continuing to serve people to find and pursue their leadership purpose. My experience, my training at Royal Roads and the principles and values of the International Coaching Federation are all in service to your needs, to helping you find and follow your own path.
commitment
What I Will Do
I am committed to helping leaders clarify their purposes and practices to achieve better results and relationships and to grow as leaders.
Testimonial
In talking with John, I felt accepted, understood, and respected.
“Heading into the coaching session with John, I was anxious about an upcoming job interview scheduled for the following day. John’s calmness, empathy and confidence that he projected helped me gain my own confidence back. With his guidance, I was able to see things clearly from a more objective perspective. In talking with John, I felt accepted, understood, and respected. I felt comfortable in confiding in John, and sharing with him whatever came to my mind without fear of being judged negatively. I walked away from the coaching session, feeling confident and prepared for the interview the following day.”
— Ellen Tian —
Connect with John for a 90 minute coaching Demonstraton
Is coaching for you? Is John the coach for you?
More than a demo, this is an opportunity to work through something bothering you, perhaps an area where you are stuck, and develop your own understanding and actions.