Susan McGuire Executive Leadership Coaching

12/15/2025

12/15/2025

📚 Three books I believe every leader should read in 2026:

1. The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
Practical, everyday coaching questions that help leaders stop jumping in with answers and start building capability in others.

2. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
A powerful reminder that past success can quietly become a barrier and that small behavioural shifts make a big difference.

3. Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps by Jennifer Garvey Berger
A fascinating look at how our thinking patterns shape our leadership style especially in complex and stressful times.

Together, these books offer you:

🔓Foundational coaching techniques
🔓Insights into common and solvable leadership challenges
🔓A deeper understanding of how we think, react, and lead as humans.

Which one peaks your interest?

12/08/2025

If you know me well, you'll know that I spend a lot of my time and attention focused on growing the presence and standards of certified coaching.

As the United Way of Calgary and Area GAIN Leadership Coaching Area Lead, I recently had the pleasure and opportunity to join my colleagues Ashley Popko, GAIN Team Lead, and Shawn Cornett Cornett, GAIN Board Governance Area Lead, on stage at the recent not-for-profit grassroots empowerment community conference at the University of Calgary downtown campus.

What a room full of incredible difference-makers!

If your NFP organization or team are looking for *complimentary* support provided by knowledgeable professionals in the areas of

✅ Strategic Planning
✅ Board Governance, and/or
✅ Leadership or Team Coaching

don't hesitate to reach out to the GAIN Team via the United Way website or reach out to me directly. This may be just the boost you need to reach your business goals in 2026.

12/04/2025

How do you rate your confidence level today between 1-10❓

During the Lead So People Listen webinar yesterday, we touched on confidence and the idea that it's not something we are born with but it is something we can learn and strengthen with awareness and practice.

It is also something we can blindly possess, which doesn't benefit you or your people in the way you would like.

If you're curious to learn more about your confidence level, I have a complimentary Training & Workbook titled *Why Smart Leaders Stay Silent: The 3 Hidden Confidence Blocks* available on my website.

It highlights the confidence patterns I see most often in leaders and offers simple, practical ways to start shifting them.

You can download it anytime on my website. Let me know what awareness this helps to create in you.