Kristen Harcourt
CPCC, PCC
ON, CANADALeadership Catalyst & Transformational Speaker
Kristen empowers organizations to develop confident, emotionally intelligent leaders who build high-performing, sustainable workplaces. A powerful storyteller, she inspires real-world action through her contagious energy and deep audience connection.
With over 15-years as a People and Culture Leaders partnering with hundreds of companies worldwide, Kristen empowers executives and leaders at all levels to build lives and organizations of success, health and sustainability.
Kristen excels at guiding leaders to achieve extraordinary and sustainable results through increased self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness. Her client companies are diverse and her results are consistent. Her passion for leadership development and creating positive work cultures shines through it all.
An expert in Leadership Development, she hosts a bi-weekly podcast called Inspirational Leadership where she interviews progressive CEOs, strategic HR leaders and forward-thinking experts who share her mission to humanize work and transform leaders.
A keen student of human nature, Kristen earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology at McMaster University. She holds her CPCC and PCC designation through The International Coaching Federation (ICF). She’s also a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS).
Her robust list of client companies includes Cineplex, Ontario Power Generation, Telecon, Takeda, Toyota, Economical Insurance, Meridian, OLG, Canadian Tire, CAA, Metroland Media, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Spin Master, DB Schenker, and more.
A big believer in compassion, authenticity and conscious leadership, Kristen’s mission is to help leaders transform from the inside out so they can create a meaningful career and purpose-driven life and reach their full potential.
"I absolutely loved the talk that Kristen delivered at a PwC event for Female Leaders in Mining. I was so captivated by the content and delivery - it really resonated with me".
Dorena Quinn - Global Vice President People, IAMGOLD Corporation
With over 15-years as a People and Culture Leaders partnering with hundreds of companies worldwide, Kristen empowers executives and leaders at all levels to build lives and organizations of success, health and sustainability.
Kristen excels at guiding leaders to achieve extraordinary and sustainable results through increased self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness. Her client companies are diverse and her results are consistent. Her passion for leadership development and creating positive work cultures shines through it all.
An expert in Leadership Development, she hosts a bi-weekly podcast called Inspirational Leadership where she interviews progressive CEOs, strategic HR leaders and forward-thinking experts who share her mission to humanize work and transform leaders.
A keen student of human nature, Kristen earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology at McMaster University. She holds her CPCC and PCC designation through The International Coaching Federation (ICF). She’s also a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS).
Her robust list of client companies includes Cineplex, Ontario Power Generation, Telecon, Takeda, Toyota, Economical Insurance, Meridian, OLG, Canadian Tire, CAA, Metroland Media, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Spin Master, DB Schenker, and more.
A big believer in compassion, authenticity and conscious leadership, Kristen’s mission is to help leaders transform from the inside out so they can create a meaningful career and purpose-driven life and reach their full potential.
"I absolutely loved the talk that Kristen delivered at a PwC event for Female Leaders in Mining. I was so captivated by the content and delivery - it really resonated with me".
Dorena Quinn - Global Vice President People, IAMGOLD Corporation
The Key to Leadership Success: Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence
Research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation, and Stanford Research Center shows that 85% of job success comes from having well-developed people skills, and only 15% of job success comes from technical skills and knowledge. The best thing leaders can do to improve their effectiveness is to become more aware of what motivates them and their decision-making. This presentation will give specific strategies that leaders can implement to improve their emotional intelligence...
Own Your Voice and Unlock Your True Potential
While success used to be measured by achieving wealth, respect, and fame, for many business professionals and leaders, meaning, engagement, and authenticity are the new metrics for success. Irrespective of age, title, or rank, people want to feel connected to their companies, to their work, to their communities, and they want to feel safe speaking up for the ideas they are passionate about. In order to cultivate connection, confidence, and self-trust, people need to identify their vision,...
Mindfulness: The Pathway to Greater Productivity, Creativity, and Wellbeing
In today's fast-paced workplace we can become so focused on the doing that we lose track of the being, and this negatively impacts how we show up and perform at work. Numerous pro athletes, Fortune 100 CEOs, and Silicon Valley billionaires have evangelized how meditation and mindfulness are effective tools for increasing health, amplifying personal performance, and reducing stress. When we are more mindful, we not only feel better - we do better. We develop stronger relationships, unleash...
Emotional Intelligence for Mindful Leadership
For associations and organizations who want a deeper dive with Kristen, in this training (which can be offered as a half-day, full day, or multi-day institute), participants will engage in a variety of individual, small group, and full group experiences that bolster emotional intelligence and make mindfulness an individual and cultural workplace habit.
Key Takeaways include:
- Develop EQ competencies
- Clarify how to bring EQ into one's daily work (including into...
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