InSpark! Coaching & Consulting

Charleen Tupper  MA CEC

I have a passion to support leaders and individuals to fully step into their authenticity, using their strengths, and generate greater wellness for themselves. I'm foremost a leadership coach, and people development strategist to organisations with a focus on `creative leadership`, supporting innovation within organisations.  

I bring a 15+ year track record as a successful coach and change catalyst to leaders that to build internal capacity for leadership, change, and learning for themselves and the organisations they lead. 

To learn more about my approach and leading practices see here.

I've worked in a variety of sectors in Canada and internationally, including global and national organisations, private and public sectors --federal and provincial governments, the B.C. Public Service Agency, Health, Food/Support Services, Forestry, Manufacturing, Finance, Social Services, Education, Retail, and the B.C. Office of the Auditor General. A list of selected clients I've worked with are here. 

I also work at the organisational level to help them develop, engage, and best utilise the talent within. I have served as a trusted strategic advisor for business and organizational transformation, talent management and retention programs, reorganization, and downsizing. I've also conducted various organizational and program audits/evaluations, and provided successful strategies to support capacity development, resiliency, employee engagement, health & wellness, and leadership development. 

I'm the author of Expressive Arts-Based Learning for Leadership Development (2008), Associate Faculty for Royal Roads University in the MA Leadership and MBA programs, and advanced facilitator. I hold a Masters in Leadership (Organizational Behaviour), a BA in Communications, and a Certified Executive Coach (via an ICF accredited University).

I have received leadership and innovation awards from the public service (federal and provincial), and communications planning from the International Association of Business Communicators.

Education/Training
I'm currently recieving mentoring in areas of body/somatic intelligence to help leaders foster inspirational leadership qualities, authentic presence, voice, expressiveness, the ability to respond skillfully to conflict and stressful situations.

--Embodied Leadership --Wendy Palmer - www.consciousembodiment.com (2010)
--The Naked Voice Residential --Chloe Goodchild - www.thenakedvoice.com (2002)
--Shadow Work Facilitation --Cllff Barry  www.shadowwork.com (2007)

Certifications 

-Certified Executive Coach (2005- Royal Roads University, ICF accredited)
-Certified GROW coach (2011 -Inside-Out Development San Francisco)
-First Aid/CPR Certification (current)
-Certified Experiential Game Designer- North American Simulation & Game Association (2006)
-Certified Trainer -Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (1997 -Franklin Covey) 
-Certified Trainer -Achieve Global/Zenger Miller  (1999)
-Certified Circle Facilitator (used in Meg Wheatley’s work around the world) through www.peerspirit.com. (since 2001)
-Certified Administrator (Levels 1 & 2) Spiral Dynamics www.spiraldynamics.com (s
(since 2002)
-Certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer –International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (since1997)

Psychometrics Administrator

360 Leadershp assessments (e.g. Insights, Franklin Covey, LPI and customized instruments), HBDI, Meyers Briggs Personality Type Indicator (1 & 2 -Certified Administrator since 1997), DiSC, creative leadership capacities, emotional intelligence, Leadership Practices Inventory (Kouzes and Posner), Thomas-Kilman conflict type, learning styles, and communication styles.

Other
Application and implementation of competency frameworks including: Hay Group, Lominger, Centre for Creative Leadership, emotional intelligence, presencing (Otto Sharmer et al).