Meet Wendy Woods, Principal of Wendy Woods Coaching & Watershed Training Solutions
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Wendy Woods, MBA, CPCC, PCC, ACE
Wendy is an ICF certified coach with a solid business background. Her clients include CEOs, Partners, Directors, Vice-Presidents, and Managers from organizations that include a top financial services firm, U.S. manufacturing company, leading computer distributor and major specialty network to name a few.
Ms. Woods’ clients have experienced results such as:
- clarified strategic vision and implemented actions
- improved communication skills that drove results
- identified career goals/direction and next steps
- increased self-awareness that motivated employees and their performance
- enhanced employee’s accountability and ownership
- managed internal and external barriers for greater self-confidence and presence
- discovered key differentiators to establish or grow their business
Their organizations have benefited from more engaged leaders who could more easily navigate challenges, change and complexity while achieving outcomes.
Prior to starting Watershed Training Solutions, Wendy worked for leading Bay Street companies such as Dynamic Mutual Funds, Richardson Greenshields and RBC Dominion Securities. She has her Honours B.A. in Psychology, an M.B.A., a Certificate in Adult Education, a Certificate in Applied Mindfulness Meditation, a Certificate in Solutions Focused Brief Therapy, and Certificate in EQ-i 2.0 and 360. Wendy is also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation and an ACE Certified Coach.
Wendy has taught in the University of Toronto’s Certificate in Applied Mindfulness Meditation. She has also been featured on such popular media as CTV News, CBC Radio, Canadian Business Online, Breakfast Television, USA Today and The Huffington Post.
Her most recent articles Meditating at Work: A New Approach to Managing Overload and Mindfulness @Work: Reduce Stress, Increase Focus & Improve Results were published in the Rotman School of Management magazine and she is also the coauthor of 365 Days of Gratitude.
Wendy’s clients value her ability to ask powerful questions to remove obstacles creating greater fulfillment and success. As a coach, she is committed to her client’s progress and utilizes a diverse range of tools to drive motivation and performance.