Steve Crowley, Director of School Evaluation Unit at Beaconhouse School System-Pakistan
”Katie is a very knowledgeable and talented professional. As a Consultant Advisor working with teachers in schools, Katie demonstrated highly developed coaching and mentoring skills and modelled effective teaching which resulted in significantly improved teacher performance and student outcomes.
[showhide type=”steve” more_text=”Read more” less_text=”Read less” hidden=”yes”]Katie relates positively to stakeholders at all levels. She has a good understanding of organizational development and how it relates to the challenges facing school leaders of the future. She has well developed skills in forming and maintaining effective teams making good use of theoretical models such as Belbin’s theories, to establish balanced and suitably focus team dynamics.”
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Daniel Simon, Business Development & Talent Acquisition Expert for the MENA region- UK
“I first worked with Katie as an Advisor and I still have a strong working relationship with her as she gives me expert advice on marketing and training. She has bags of energy and is really positive and very easy to work with. I find her to have a very high degree of professionalism and she is highly productive. Her insider knowledge of the Arabic speaking world, I have found, has been essential in understanding how businesses work here and her advice often turns out to be fruitful. I would recommend her to anyone for consulting and training.”
Sandy Reimer, Director of Health and Fitness at YWCA Metro Vancouver- Canada
“I looked forward to each coaching session with Katie, I felt an immediate connection and trusted her. She is warm, positive, encouraging and a great listener. As she listened she quickly grasped issues and brought them forward for consideration. She guided me to find clarity and challenged me to look at beliefs and new ways of thinking. I’m very grateful for the time spent with her.”
Phoebe Hindi- Vice Principal at a Private School-UAE
“Katie has continuously shown outstanding work within the educational reform. Her career has taken into consultancy and teacher training for a wide range of schools; private and public. Her energetic attitude and willingness to go the extra mile alongside her many years of experience has given Katie the reputation that people respect, trust and understand that her ultimate goal is to be part of the educational reform where students’ education comes first. [showhide type=”phoebe” more_text=”Read more” less_text=”Read less” hidden=”yes”]
Katie takes her work seriously. She is proactive and is always thinking three steps ahead. She is flexible, resourceful and a good communicator. She is a motivator, an initiator and gives constructive feedback when needed. She has always been a key element in the planning and implementing of new ideas, programs, policies and events. I highly recommend Katie Zawaideh as she would be an asset to any corporation.”
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Tracey Rusnak- Executive Director at Cameray Child and Family Services Vancouver-Canada
“Katie facilitated a team building day for our agency. She did an amazing job and was very engaging. The team appreciated the variety and flow of interactive activities and the messaging about core values. She conveyed a deep respect for the group and honour of who we were as individuals. Her compassion for people and her passion for her work was evident.”
Carolyn Neilson- Vice President for Employment Services at YWCA Metro Vancouver- Canada
”Katie is a talented professional who worked with us to prepare our organization for our upcoming CARF accreditation survey. She was knowledgeable, organized, efficient and flexible. Katie took the initiative to reach out to us when CARF standards changed, assisting us to be proactive and prepared. In working with Katie, I found her to be very committed to the organization’s success in the ongoing process. I would highly recommend Katie!”
Vantage Point Nonprofit Organization- Canada
‘‘It is my pleasure to recommend Katie Zawaideh for her generous and extensive work with Vantage Point as a Knowledge Philanthropist. Our specific focus for the last decade has been on significantly engaging talented people to work with us on our mission delivery, and Katie has contributed exceptionally to our mission by sharing her expertise and knowledge in Governance, Organizational Development and Change Management. We deeply appreciate her ability to engage and inspire the leaders we work with—executive directors, board members, and senior managers. The diverse group of learners and organizations that Katie has worked with have greatly benefited from her valued expertise and strength as a facilitator.
[showhide type=”Vantage” more_text=”Read more” less_text=”Read less” hidden=”yes”]Katie has a wonderful ability to tailor her approach to her audience and is always very articulate with her presentation and knowledge sharing. Katie has facilitated several custom training and open-enrollment workshops for the Not-for-Profit community in BC and has also done complex engagements involving analysis of Governance surveys and creating extensive reports. Katie does an excellent job making space for the right conversations to emerge and always keeps group dialogue focussed on solutions and outputs. She consistently goes above and beyond in her role as a Knowledge Philanthropist and Vantage Point is lucky to have her as part of our team!”
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S. A- Canada
“I first reached out to Katie when I was struggling with finding certainty at my workplace. I was a recent graduate and it was a stressful time. Katie coached me in viewing things at the workplace more holistically and identifying the areas that I needed to focus my time and efforts on. In no time, I was able to find my element and thrive in my workplace. With Katie’s invaluable and continuous support, I was able to grow within my organization and establish a practical, sensible and sustainable plan for future growth. She was able to identify my passion and help me direct my energy towards projects that would be fulfilling for me, which makes her a unique individual who is keen on helping people achieve their true potential! Katie, thank-you so much!”
Georgetta Drafta – Teacher at an international school-Germany
“I felt Katie’s deep care. If I were happy, she was happy with me. If I’m sad she is always positive and has something powerful to tell me so that I can regain my spirit and faith. And I’ve seen her impact on other people too; she cannot rest while she can still be of service for someone who needs her wisdom. She uses professional strategies to conduct a discussion towards a concrete and clear outcome that leads the client to clarifying their views, understanding of their barriers and select realistic paths to overcome them.
Katie always has had an amazing capacity to analyze situations and is very brave to look down deeper into the soul. She is a very compassionate and empathic Coach that is just there for you to assist you into searching in your own abyss. Katie is truthful, kind, wise and knowledgeable and this is why I’d always choose Katie as my Coach.”