Professional Biography

Katherine J. Maas has over 30 years experience as a leader. Her career has encompassed journalism, teaching at the secondary and post secondary levels, small business startups, technical writing, software development, customer service, career counseling, and human resource development. Throughout, her focus has been on improving effectiveness through enhancing human systems, communication, and relationships. In the past 10 years she has specialized in the area of personal and interpersonal leadership development, with emphasis on helping leaders improve self awareness, self management, empathy, motivation, and social skills.

A continuous learner, Katherine holds a B.A from the University of Minnesota and an M.A. from Carleton University. She has completed extensive human relations training, including a Certificate in Experience-Based Learning and several practicums at NTL Institute.

Katherine reads voraciously and excels at cross-disciplinary thinking. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. She is also certified to use a number of instruments, including Bar-On’s emotional intelligence indicator (EQ-i) and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®. She is certified to deliver many high-end learning programs, including:

• Team Process Skills, Tennessee Associates Incorporated

• Adaptiv: Training for Corporations, Adaptiv Learning Systems

• Seven Habits of Highly Effective People®, Franklin Covey

• Investment in Excellence, The Pacific Institute

Katherine is a member of the following professional associations:

• Association of Women Business Owners of the Lower Mainland, B.C.
  

• International Association of Facilitators

• Coach Central

• Coachville

 

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