Author: Ian Munro @ leadingessentially.com

Ian Munro is a leadership and vitality coach with a primary passion for working with senior professionals who wish to improve their connection to and vitality in their career, or who wish to make a transition to a meaningful and rewarding retirement. His methods are focused on helping clients understand why they present as they do in day-to-day life, discover their authentic self and give themselves permission to build a meaningful and rewarding future, both professional and personal. Ian’s love for this work has developed naturally as he built his career as an executive and leader in the IT services industry, serving in many roles and facets of this industry over 25 years. As he reached the pinnacle of his career he began to search more deeply for meaning and alternate rewards from his own career and to begin to plan for his own “first retirement”.

Conscious Incompetence

My flight home from my recent immersion in the coaching program at Hudson Institute has been introspective. There are so many things flying into, through and out of my mind, just like birds. Birds were a big theme this week. Each of the four small learning groups was required to name themselves using a bird … Continue reading Conscious Incompetence

Behind the Mask

We were at the Calgary Farmer’s Market last weekend.  It was the Saturday before Hallowe’en and there were kids (and adults) in costumes everywhere.  I wish I had taken pictures of many of them because the kids were really cute and some of the adult costumes were really creative.  I have to admit I have … Continue reading Behind the Mask

Inside Out Thinking

Have you ever had one of those discussions where you start out trying to understand what somebody else would like and you end up in a bit of a tussle and wondering where things went wrong? Kendra and I occasionally get in a bit of a twist on this topic. It might go something like … Continue reading Inside Out Thinking

Self as Coach

I’m two weeks from digging into the meat of my coach certification and I’m studying like a madman, averaging close to two hours per night. I am recapturing the guilt of my student days as I decide (or not) to allow myself some leisure time. As I recall, I seemed to do a better job … Continue reading Self as Coach

Giving Thanks

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. I’m not sure how far around the world the tradition of Thanksgiving as a holiday stretches, but it is certainly important in North America as an expression of family, community and tradition. This year has been hectic for us at home