SLF Coaching is a New Brunswick-based company committed to improving business results and leadership capacity through professional coaching.
About Sylvie
Sylvie Levesque-Finn, Founder of SLF Coaching, is an experienced senior executive with over 28 years of service with the New Brunswick Public Sector. Sylvie combines her senior leadership experience with her executive coaching skills to offer a confidential learning environment that will assist leaders realize their full potential.
As a Certified Executive Coach, Sylvie empowers leaders to take action to improve their performance and professional satisfaction by: improving their self-awareness, assessing their existing competencies and behaviors, getting clarity over their action plan to achieve established goals, building their confidence, getting alignment between values and actions and enhancing their leadership presence.
Sylvie holds a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching (CEC) from Royal Roads University, an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) designation from the International Coach Federation, a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Moncton.
As a coach:
It begins with a conversation to discover a leaders’ current state. The outcome is a personal roadmap – a plan – with actionable steps to intentionally push the leader toward their desired state.
My Motivation:
After a successful career in the New Brunswick Public Service, followed by the completion of my certification in executive coaching, I now pursue my passion of helping individuals learn and grow professionally. In this second career, I’m able to dedicate my full energy and time assisting clients become more effective leaders.
Nothing is more rewarding to me than hearing from clients how I have made a difference in helping them develop a greater self-awareness and obtain clarity and focus to move forward. Having personally experienced various levels of management during my career, I can easily relate to leadership challenges and opportunities that many people face throughout their own career.
I have often been complimented for my integrity, listening skills and my ease in connecting with people. These qualities are important to me as a coach, to develop a trusting and collaborative relationship with my clients.
What I bring to the coaching engagement:
- Fully bilingual (French & English).
- Over 28 years of progressively responsible work experience with the New Brunswick Public Service.
- Experienced executive and leader who served in a number of senior roles:
- President, Service New Brunswick
- Deputy Minister, Department of Government Services
- President, New Brunswick Internal Services Agency
- Deputy Minister, Department of Local Government
- Deputy Minister, Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport
- Deputy Head/Executive Director, Culture and Sport Secretariat
- Executive Director, Corporate Services Department of Environment and Local Government
- Director, Human Resources and Administration Services, Department of Municipalities, Culture and Housing
- Extensive experience working with executive committees, boards of directors and elected officials providing advice and guidance on strategic, policy and operational issues.
- A wealth of knowledge and expertise in governance, machinery of government, leadership development, change management, human resources management, financial management, customer service and operations.
- A good appreciation of the pressure, demands and expectations placed on today’s executives and leaders.
- Experience coaching leaders in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
- A Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University in Victoria; Member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and, an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) designation from ICF.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from l’Université de Moncton.
What I offer:
- Work in partnership with executives, leaders and emerging leaders who want to get to the next level in their performance.
- Act as a sounding board and thinking partner as leaders work through challenging work situations.
- Guide the leader in setting meaningful goals and hold them accountable for their results.
- Provide an objective viewpoint and feedback with the leader’s best interest in mind.
- Assist successful leaders, who have recently received feedback from their peers and direct reports, achieve positive change in behavior for themselves, their people and their organizations.
- Work with leaders to successfully transition to a new role or promotion by facilitating their learning curve, helping them accelerate their knowledge of the issues facing their role and fine tune their leadership skills.
- Work with individuals contemplating a career change determine what kind of leaders they want to be and facilitate the development of a plan that focuses on their professional growth.
- Keep the leader on track and moving forward toward achieving his/her goals.
