I'm a coach, facilitator and explorer.
Hello! I'm Delaney
My greatest desire is a world fundamentally changed by the co-creative contributions, voices and wisdom of women who are living and leading by their own playbook.
I've been coaching leaders and business owners since 2004. In that time, I've discovered that what lights me up and fuels my sense of fulfillment is working with women of vision, women who want to lead like women – from inspiration, intuition, inter-relation and inclusion. This is because I believe that women "do leadership" differently and will be our change agents, co-creating a more positive world.
I'm a professionally trained and credentialed coach who has 20+ years experience coaching and facilitating individuals, leaders, business owners, and corporate teams. I am trained and licensed in the Resilience at Work® Toolkit and the Resilience at Work® Leader Scale, and have a certificate in Applied Neuroscience for coaching.
I've helped leadership teams strategic plan and grow their companies. I've designed and led innovation workshops, I co-created and co-led the Business Innovator Labs™, and I've designed and led countless workshops, teaming sessions and keynotes. I am also co-creator and leader of the Phoenix-Hearted Woman™ retreats (so much fun!).
My training (2004) is through
The Coaches Training Institute
I hold a credential through the
International Coach Federation
Grace in Action
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Supporting you and your team members to find your grace in action is important to me. This means helping you be the leader you know you are capable of being. Grace in Action means being mindful of yourself and others, feeling confident about yourself, your relationships and your efforts, and having habits that replenish and maintain your resilience so you can work with grace under pressure.
I’ve knocked my head up against the square-peg-in-a-round-hole phenomenon many times (check out my LinkedIn CV), and I’ve learned that being the square peg is a strength to be embraced – we're all unique and have many gifts to bring to life in this world! I’ve come to understand my values and signature strengths and I’ve learned to live into these in ways that are creative and in service of those with whom I work and play. The world needs our brilliance!
My mission?
To be an inspiring coach of creative, quirky, intelligent women who want to feel comfortable and authentic in how they live and lead.
To help women be more loyal to their values, voices, dreams and innate strengths, than to their fears.
I am very honoured to have the trust of my clients – those inspired, creative, intelligent, fun and quirky women who love the feeling of bringing their whole brilliant, vulnerable, powerful selves to work and doing good work collaboratively.
What I am known for...
Leadership Coaching :: Team Development :: Resilience-building :: Facilitation
20+ years experience in leadership coaching, team development, retreats, workshops and facilitated sessions.
Getting right to the heart of the matter.
Creating engaging and safe spaces for exploration, creativity and learning to abound – coaching, retreats, workshops, team engagements.
Quickly engaging groups with creative facilitation tools to draw out collaborative solutions.
Translating academic and clinical research on neuroscience, resilience, leadership and motivation into practical strategies leaders and teams can quickly implement.
Taking teams who have declared themselves as “unfixable” from dysfunction to productive and co-creative resilience.
Being “the only coach who didn’t run screaming from us. We didn’t think it was possible, but you got us working like a team again.”
Curating terrific resources for women: podcasts, TedTalks, books, articles and videos. If you sign up for the Lead Like a Woman Letters you'll receive the link to my inspiration library!
Adventuring and putting my feet in the sand.
Who I Work With
My clients are women who are delightfully competent, independent and have a strong desire to show up in the world as inspiring role models and change makers. They are ready for self-reflection, discovery and growth. They may or may not be leaders in the traditional sense of the word, but they all see themselves as heart-centred catalysts, creators, adventurers and community builders.
I love working with women who understand that leadership is a journey and that there is always room for growth, self-discovery and resilience-building. I enjoy celebrating with my clients as they expand their capacity and become known for their creativity, intelligence, and ability to engage others in vision and action.
A few of the corporate and organizational clients who've worked with me:
Canadian International Institute for Art Therapy
Coast Capital Savings Business Banking
Royal Roads University
ASL Environmental
Roundhouse Community & Arts Centre
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
BC Investment Agriculture Foundation
VanCity Community Business Banking
Family Caregivers of BC
Delta Partners
Government of Canada - PWGSC
Pacifica Paddle Sports
Hy-Tech Drilling Ltd
Westbrook Consultants
Consumer Protection BC
Canadian Mental Health Association
Where I Work
Squarepeg Leadership is based on the unceded traditional territory of the W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip) First Nation which is one of five communities that constitute the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation.
It is very important to me to acknowledge the beauty of the culture and spirit of the people who have lived on this land since time immemorial and to understand the tragedies and hardships caused by the Settler history. I work and live here with gratitude and pledge to do my best to be the change.
Let's Connect
My CV lives
here
Inspiration lives
here
