chéla breckon

Four Dimensions of Leadership Integrated into One Lifelong Practice

Welcome to my digital portfolio and impact role menu

Since I was a small child living in a small town with anything but small dreams, I knew I was born to lead. I was inspired and driven to act in service of others and my community from a young age, and this mission continues to be the driving force in my life.

However, my perspective of what leadership is, and what it is not, shifted dramatically over time.

I realized before I was 25 that most of what we pursue in our culture invites and sustains oppression of self, others, system and community outcomes. Our shared fundamental cultural norms bring limitations on who I am, who you are, and who we could be – trickling down into the limitations of what communities can be, too.

In total rejection of these constructed limitations, I was called to lead in an entirely new way, in every aspect of my life.

Today, I relentlessly pursue the application of my personal experience of awareness and collection of personal leadership principles to my consulting practice, private client accounts, and community work.

Leadership, and its necessary revolution, is like a fire burning inside of me.

I have transformed my personal leadership model into business, community, and cultural leadership strategies, in an expression of an integrated and lifelong practice. I spend the majority of my time teaching, guiding, and supporting others on the same mission, who want to lead with respect, integrity, truth, and love without compromise, too.

When those who want to lead in this way approach me about how I can collaborate with them, I often share about my integrated leadership practice.This practice is known as my four dimensional leadership framework; Self, Other, System, and Culture.

I believe that if I can impact all four dimensions using the same principles and curiosities that brought me to define my personal leadership principles, I can make a meaningful difference and live life, as me.

I want my life’s work to invite respect, integrity, truth, and love back to the forefront of leadership; to welcome balance in the pursuit of growth, abandoning the notion of advancement or contribution, at all costs.

We can have it all – both sovereignty of self and solidarity with others, while we all succeed.

I’m here with you.

Four Dimensional Leadership Framework

My work is organized into four levels of impact, a necessary structure to fully integrate my personal mission into everything I do.

#1. Self

My commitment to myself to continue to learn, give, stretch and ground with amazing youth in my all-time favourite sport, competitive swimming, as a professional coach and coach developer.

#2. Other

My commitment to my peers in business ownership and other women who are making a difference with entrepreneurship in their communities.

#3. System

My commitment to draw out visionary leadership among government and non-profit leaders who are shaping communities and the lives of others.

#4. Culture

My core skill is taking in broad, complex scenarios, seeing the connections and opportunities, and communicating them clearly to stakeholders. As such, I have helped countless people, business owners, communities, groups, and organizations find clarity in complexity. I investigate, learn, and stay curious, ultimately helping those I work with gain insight and clarity.

Let’s collaborate.

Uncover the ways of working with me based on your intention.

Leaders seeking strategic impact.

Strategic Leadership Consultant
Municipalities | Non-Profits | Charities | Campaigns

Helping leaders in small towns to unpack, unlock and unleash their strategic impact as community representatives. Products include; Strategic Plans, Agility Frameworks™, Service Reviews, Branded Campaigns, Consultant Collaboration Special Projects and Specialized Strategies (DEI, Newcomer Attraction/Retention, Business Expansion/Retention, Tourism)

Community Engagement Expert
Municipalities | Non-Profits | Charities | Campaigns

Designing and delivering compelling and dynamic community engagement programs with inclusive access and innovative facilitation. Products include; Community consultations, Town Hall Meetings, Interviews, Focus Groups, Digital Campaigns, Resident Input Programs, Deliberative Democracy Activities, Conference Development.

World-Class Facilitator
Municipalities | Non-Profits | Charities | Corporations | Conferences | Grass-Roots

Designing facilitation plans, workshop flows, and presentations that inspire participants, gather the necessary information, and build capacity for the client. Products include; meeting facilitation, workshop design/delivery, presentations, panel discussions and moderation, vision sessions.

Consent-Based Development Consultant
Municipalities | Ministries | Developers

Designing and delivering robust consent-based studies geared to confirming, or not, the consent residents offer for major development projects that impact their lives. With rigour and a scientific process, I combine a methodology grounded in sociology with inclusive and exhaustive access to an engagement program for all eligible participants. The quality assurance and document controls mechanism provide accuracy and defensibility of my report while offering all residents the opportunity to provide their opinion in safe and comfortable ways. Leaders gain clarity and justification of their development decisions in an act of true representation.

Organizational Excellence Trainer
Municipalities | Non-Profits | Charities | Corporations | Boards | Small Business

Offering team training and leadership development programs to help advance capacity and implement strategies for improved impact. Topics include; inclusion at work, becoming an employer of choice, workplace culture and cohesion, sales and customer service, marketing and brand position, everyday activism, and more.

Business Development Coach
Small Business | Clinics | Collectives | Owners

Insightful and practical business development or start-up coaching for owners in smaller communities who are working for more than profits. Products include; coaching packages, co-working retreats, and one-time advisory sessions.

Business Manager Trainer
Small Business | Clinics | Collectives | Professional Development

A comprehensive training course for owners who didn’t have the opportunity to build essential business management skills and are interested to develop them, or become informed enough to hire and leverage helping service providers. This course can also be offered to Business Managers hired who desire professional development.

Management Accounting Consultant
Small Business | Clinics | Collectives

The Money Metrics segment of my consulting work with small business owners involves financial analysis and measurement approaches. Working together, we determine break-even points, margins, profitability targets, overhead contribution rates, and all the other metrics needed to make great business decisions. I combine a mixture of performing complex work, teaching how to use the tools developed and creating systems and routines to maintain them.

Human Resource Strategist
Small Business | Clinics | Collectives

The People Power segment of my consulting work with small business owners involves the development of HR policy and procedure manuals, classification systems, wage grids, education programs, staff retreats, process improvement workshops, brand and mission sessions.

Systems Implementation Project Manager
Small Business | Clinics | Collectives

The Super Systems segment of my consulting work with small business owners involves the identification of efficiencies born from the addition or improvement of technology and digital systems, selection of appropriate tools and platforms, onboarding those systems, providing training and support for users, and providing integrations with websites and other existing applications in the business. Examples include customer relationship management systems, websites, e-commerce tools, bookkeeping, staff scheduling, time keeping, payroll and reporting, communication automations, and customer support pathways..

Business Model Strategist
Small Business | Clinics | Collectives

The Optimizing Opportunities segment of my consulting work with small business owners involves the co-development of key business model strategies that lead the owner to realizing the outcome they seek in their business. I specialize in developing one-of-a-kind models that stand out in the marketplace and are tailored to the values and expertise of the owner. Products include; Business Brand Position, Personal Brands, Thought Leader Brands, Growth Strategies, Scale Strategies, Marketing Strategies, Recruitment Strategies, Collectives, and Multi-Location Models

Writer
Big Picture Thinking | Systems Analysis | Cultural Commentary

Read about my personal philosophies and curiosities regarding our world, culture, and opportunities to thrive. Let’s create a conversation and share ideas on how we can all step up to make change and shift towards an evolved cultural state.

Keynote Speaker
Conferences | Events | Empowerment Initiatives | Community Engagement

I design and deliver dynamic and dialogue disrupting talks about my life and work experiences. My highest skill is communicating and translating complex ideas into understanding and clarity for the audience. I can help whether the topic involves internal cultural conflict in organizations, finding and grounding in the bigger brand picture and position, or engaging with the community to uncover what they value.

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Facilitator and Host
Panel Moderator | Master of Ceremonies | Media Host | Guide

With more than fifteen years experience hosting events and facilitating groups, I am a polished professional capable of leading a room, big or small, towards the outcome my clients desire. My style is warm, funny, respectful and inclusive, prioritizing the core message and connections as paramount.

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Private Guide
Co-Thinking | Seeing What You Cannot Yet See | Clarity

In confidential settings, I help individuals one-on-one to clarify their thoughts and reach a confident decision. Not to be confused with life coaching, my core skill is listening to, interpreting, and clarifying what seekers are facing. I use an intuitive and intellectual process to gain the necessary understanding for the unique individual I am working with.

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Coaching and Sport Enthusiasts

Head Coach, Petawawa Predators Swim Club
Competitive Swimmers | Volunteers | Community Groups | Parents

Team leadership as a professional competitive swim coach with more than 15 years experience delivering high quality programs in smaller communities. Training programs, competitions, conditioning programs, technical expertise, youth engagement, breath coaching, program planning, staff development, and season planning are all components of this role. I have coached more than 1000 swimming athletes from bubble blowers to nationally ranked athletes.

Coach Developer
Aspiring Coaches | Student Coach Athletes | Recreation Program Leaders

Offering program design kits, coaching groups, clinics, training courses, and apprenticeships, I specialize in developing competitive swim coaches in both youth swimmers and adults. My Youth Sport Leader Training focussed on everything about coaching youth as a youth that doesn’t have to do with the sport itself. Teaching methods, inclusion, long-term-athlete development models, program health, mental health issues management, parent relations, empowering language, maltreatment and harm, and succession are all components of this course

Summer Camp Coach
Water-Loving Kids | Parents | Collaborators

Each summer COACHé offers summer swim camps and clinics to bring more aquatic programming to our local area with nutrition, physical literacy, team building and active programming are features between pool sessions. Pool sessions help swimmers who love the water to develop and hone their technique, learn to build stamina, and add the injury prevention activities needed to thrive in sport.

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chéla breckon

Four Dimensions of Leadership Integrated into One Lifelong Practice

Welcome to my digital portfolio and impact role menu