TMS School
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Our school leadership and faculty have benefitted tremendously from Anna Lisa’s expert coaching and support for the last few years. She is empathetic, highly intuitive to our needs as a school, and has also stretched our teams to think in new ways about how we work together and collaborate. For me as the incoming Head of School last year, one of the most valuable aspects of her work with our Leadership Team has been the way in which she has helped each of us to be better attuned to the individual communication styles and preferences within the group so that our interactions can be as positive and productive as possible. The exercises we carried out with Anna Lisa using the Lumina Trait tool at our Leadership Retreat in August 2021 were highly illuminating and she is very good at following up after a workshop and helping us to gain the greatest possible benefit. I would recommend Anna Lisa without reservation to any school team that is seeking to gain fresh perspectives and insights in a spirit of partnership and authentic sharing.
Driftwood Communications
CEO
We had the pleasure of bringing Anna Lisa in to conduct both a group leadership program and one-on-one coaching sessions. I can honestly say that going through the Leap program has helped our leadership team better understand our capacity to really listen to each other.
Anna Lisa created an environment where it was really comfortable and non-threatening to offer constructive criticism to our colleagues without it ruffling any feathers or causing tension; it instead enabled us to all look at things from another perspective.
For the one-on-one sessions, Anna Lisa was able to provide specific insights into how we receive information, and with that knowledge how we can improve upon our communication skills in all situations. We are very pleased with the results and are more than happy to refer Anna Lisa to any organization wishing to step up their leadership game.
Independent Schools of British Columbia
Assistant Executive Director
Anna Lisa has been a frequent and valued speaker for various ISABC leadership and collaboration groups, covering a range of topics. Her sessions are not only relevant and useful, but are delivered with clarity and high engagement. Beneficiaries of her expertise include Learning Resource Specialists, Junior School Principals, and Human Resources Specialists.
Anna Lisa has the ability to connect with both adult educators and students. She played a pivotal role in our student leadership program, effectively addressing social bias with an audience of Grade 7 and 8 students from Independent Schools across the province. Her calm and optimistic demeanor is consistently appreciated by everyone who interacts with her. It is a testament to the quality of her contributions that ISABC colleagues repeatedly seek her insights to enhance their professional practices and teaching methods.
ATB Wealth
Senior Vice President,
Advisory Services
Leadership is a solitary journey at times. Anna Lisa's ability to truly listen and ask the right questions with one part compassion and one part courage creates real conversations between us that I value. Her influence is an accelerant to getting myself ready to integrate the perspectives in my head and my heart to be the leader that I aspire to be.
Collingwood School
Director of Teaching & Learning
Dean of Student Life & Leadership
Anna Lisa has worked at Collingwood School providing support to teams and individual coaching to Senior and Middle Leaders. She has equipped our middle leaders with the tools and strategies to effectively oversee their departments. Through coaching, these leaders are empowered to coach their own teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and professional growth among Collingwood faculty. I wholeheartedly recommend Anna Lisa to any school looking to grow their leaders and create a student-centred learning environment.
Anna Lisa has worked with Collingwood School on the development of programming for student leadership groups, providing them with essential structures, skills and frameworks. Her guidance has been key to their growth and success. She excels in connecting with both young people and adults, tailoring her programs to meet our specific needs. By getting to know our organization intimately, she ensures personalized and relevant programming. It has been a pleasure to work with her and I strongly recommend her to any schools looking to develop their student leaders.
West Point Grey Academy
Retired Head of School
Anna Lisa is an exceptional coach, communicator and facilitator who improves personal awareness, performance and leadership skills. Anna Lisa’s work creates greater levels of open-mindedness and trust which enables honest feedback and personal, team and organizational growth. With her deep questioning and clarity of observations one finds clarity and opportunity for change and growth in both professional and family life. Anna Lisa opens pathways to learning, listening and leading oneself to optimal performance and happiness. She is dynamic, engaging and fully committed to growing people for a better world.
Calgary Girls Charter School
Superintendent
Working with Anna Lisa for more than five years in multiple contexts has enhanced my professional leadership skills and those of our leadership team. I was personally most grateful for her deft coaching through complex and challenging work situations. Her ability to listen intently, to analyze and help surface important considerations, all the while creating a sense of safety within the conversation, was stellar. Anna Lisa is not only resourceful, she is generous, caring, positive and empathic, so much so, that in a new context, with a newly formed leadership team, Anna Lisa was our ‘go to’ person for our initial team building and training. Her generative energy makes collaborating with her, or being coached by her, a tremendous professional growth opportunity.
St. Michael’s University School
Director of Boarding and Student Life
"Transformational". This is the only way I feel I can describe the impact that Anna Lisa has had on both my Professional and Personal growth over the last 10 years, I had the privilege, first as a client and then later as co-facilitator to witness and experience Anna Lisa's mastery as a coach and facilitator. Her ability to establish relationships both individually and with groups creates an atmosphere that invites the participants to engage deeply and thoughtfully in their work. Using her extensive experience and wisdom she utilizes an expansive toolbox that helps people and teams clarify their visions, develop strategies, and engage in their work with a sense of purpose and meaning. Ultimately positioning the people and the organizations they represent to do good work. For these reasons, I am grateful to call Anna Lisa a friend, colleague, and "Mentor".
Paul Leslie Consulting
Owner
Anna Lisa Bond is a skilled coach with deep understanding of the practice of leadership. She skillfully creates safe spaces to allow exploration and discovery along the journey. My practice evolved to include considerations of self, essential for my continued development as a true leader. This was a key component that allowed a multi-dimensional approach to understand how to successfully move my teams forward. A thoughtful and keen listener, Anna Lisa offered a wide variety of tools in helping to shape the leadership practice I knew was possible. I am certain that my work with Anna Lisa over several years helped deepen the understanding I had about leadership and create opportunities to develop new skills, to become a more complete leader, and to navigate team members along their own leader pathways. I am grateful to Anna Lisa for her sincere and ongoing commitment to my personal and professional growth.