About Babs
I’m a leadership coach and facilitator based in Regina, Saskatchewan, working with leaders, executives, boards, and teams across the public sector, nonprofit organizations, and libraries.
My work has one purpose: helping people lead with more courage, clarity, and care. For themselves, for the people around them, and for the organizations and communities they serve.
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My Background
I came to coaching and facilitation through a career spent inside the kinds of organizations I now serve. I have been a public sector senior manager and a nonprofit executive director, which means I understand from the inside what it feels like to carry the weight of leadership, to work through challenging team dynamics, to make hard decisions, and to want something better for the culture around you.
I hold both an MLIS and an MBA. The MLIS made me a librarian at heart: someone who can’t help but seek out, make sense of, and share information that matters. The MBA sharpened my thinking about organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and what it takes to build something that works well. Together, they gave me an unusual combination: the analytical rigour to understand organizational systems and the human curiosity to understand the people inside them.
My coaching practice is aligned with the ICF Core Competencies of the International Coaching Federation. My facilitation training is endorsed by the International Association of Facilitators. I pursue ongoing training and certification in areas that bring depth and meaning to my work, because I believe that coaches and facilitators should hold themselves to the same standard of growth they invite in others.
Who I Work With
My clients are leaders who are ready to do something about a challenge they’ve been carrying, a change they want to make, a team they want to build, or a version of their leadership they haven’t fully found yet.
They come from:
Public sector organizations: senior managers, executives, and leadership teams working through complexity, change, and the particular pressures of leading in service of the public good.
Nonprofit organizations: executive directors, boards, and governance teams who want to lead with integrity, build trust, and create cultures where people and missions do their best work.
Libraries: executive leaders and leadership teams working at the intersection of community service, organizational complexity, and evolving institutional purpose.
Community organizations and institutions: leaders who are called to something larger than their job description and want support in living up to that call.
I work with clients in Regina, across Saskatchewan, throughout Canada, and internationally, online and, for facilitation engagements, in person.
My Approach
I bring warmth, non-judgment, and deep professional expertise to every coaching and facilitation engagement. I believe that every person carries experiences, strengths, and possibilities worth exploring, and that the best coaching happens when someone feels safe enough to be honest.
I’m also direct. I will ask the questions that matter, offer the perspective that’s useful, and hold you accountable to what you say you want. You deserve that from a coach.
As the Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki put it:
“Each of you is perfect the way you are . . . and you can use a little improvement.”
That tension, accepting who you are while growing into who you’re becoming, is where the most rewarding coaching work gets done.
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The Thinkers Who Shape My Work
I’m always reading, exploring, and learning, and I share what I encounter through the Courageous Leaders Project newsletter. Here are some of the thinkers whose work has most shaped how I coach and facilitate:
Brené Brown. Brené’s gift of the words “strong backs, soft fronts, and wild hearts” and her mapping of emotions and experiences in Atlas of the Heart re-energized my work in personal and leadership development. Work with me and you’ll likely hear me ask, “What is the story we are telling ourselves?”
Christina Feldman. Christina’s teachings at Bodhi College on recognizing patterns and the suffering they cause have given me a generous, compassionate lens for helping others understand their own habits and find a way through them.
Edgar Schein. Edgar’s works, particularly Organizational Culture and Leadership and Humble Inquiry, were among my earliest and most formative leadership reads. They laid the foundation for how I ask questions, notice what’s beneath the surface, and listen for the assumptions that shape how organizations actually function.
Simon Sinek. Thanks to Simon, my work always starts with why.
Margaret Wheatley. Margaret first caught my attention in the early 2000s through her work on complex problems and deep inquiry. Her principle of giving preference to curiosity over certitude has become one of my most reliable guides, in facilitation rooms, in coaching sessions, and in life.
A Little More About Me
My life includes two kind-hearted, wildly smart, and good-humoured adult sons, a beautiful and loving husband, and a pack of cats and dogs who give me daily reminders that walks, play, paying attention to the little things, and sitting quietly doing nothing are all essential parts of a good life.
I live and work in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Treaty 4 Territory.
What Clients Say
“She’s like a fairy godmother of sparkling energy, deep wisdom, boundless warmth, and wicked smarts. I attended a conference session that she was facilitating a few years ago that was different than anything I had ever experienced at a library conference. Since then I have kept Babs close and so should you.”
— B., Public Library Director
“Babs is extraordinarily skilled. My coaching sessions with her are the best investment in my career and in my self-care.”
— N., Tech Industry Executive
“Babs is the quiet voice I carry with me that opens up spaces for my bravery. She validated the idea that leadership doesn’t have to be at the front of the room, and that bravery coupled with compassion is where the magic happens.”
— T., Metro Vancouver Business and Community Leader
Ready to Work Together?
I offer a complimentary 30-minute consultation. No commitment, no pressure. Just a conversation about where you are, what you’re working toward, and whether working together makes sense.
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