About Us

R. W. Benwick Associates is a member of and follows the International Coach Federation Ethical Guidelines in addition to the following:

  • Confidentiality is held absolutely inviolate
  • Alignment is sought with your other work and/or personal priorities
  • Dedication to measurable outcomes & results
  • Systemic support is gained from other work and life related stakeholders where needed to assure desired outcomes
  • We always respect and hold you naturally creative, resourceful and whole - you do not need to be fixed!

Principals and Founders' Backgrounds

R. W. (Bob) BENWICK, MSc. OD, MCC, CPCC, PCC
Chairman, Master Executive Coach and Confidante

R. W. (Bob) Benwick is the Chairman,  A Master Executive Coach, and a Co-Founder of R. W. Benwick Associates, a global corporate and executive coaching practice.

Bob partners with senior executives, high-potentials, leadership teams and affinitiy groups to increase the scope and depth of their impact on their organizations, professions and lives. He brings together his expertise and experience with his clients' extensive knowledge of themselves and their organizations to create change and drive results.

The results of Bob's coaching are observable and measurable, and commensurate with the organization's need for more powerful leadership in balance with the executive's expectations for increased life balance, fulfillment and and success.

Bob has coached hundreds of executives & high potentials globally, in all organization sizes, levels and functions, and a broad range of professional backgrounds.

Clients can expect to tap into Bob's significant record of achievement over the past 40 years working in and with a diversity of domestic and international private and public sector organizations.   

Bob brings to his coaching engagements 40 years of experience working in and with international and domestic private and public sector organizations. His senior executive and consultant positions include leadership and functional roles at Shell Oil, Gulf Oil, Husky Oil, Genstar Structures, Canada Post Corporation, BC Childrens Hospital, Richmond Savings and Right Management Consulting.

In addition to his executive coaching work, Bob is a Business Professor and faculty member at Kwantlen Polytechnical University's School of Business in British Columbia.

Bob is a Master Certified Coach (MCC)   

Clients are also supported by Bob's Master of Science degree in Organization Development, from The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University; a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Calgary; Certificates in Human Resource Management, University of Calgary, and in Industrial Relations, Queen's University. Bob is a professional Leadership Coach; a Certified Professional Co-active Coach (CPCC), Coach Training Institute; a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and a Master Certified Coach (MCC), International Coach Federation; a Licensed Coaching Clinic Facilitator, Corporate Coach U, and a Certified Stakeholder Centered Coach, Alliance University's Marshall Goldsmith School of Management.

Bob is also a Senior Executive Coach affiliate and member of a number of select global networks of world class behavioural coaches associated with some of the world's premier Executive Coaching firms.

He is certified in a number of state of the art instruments, some of which include: ExecView 360, MangementView 360, Emotional Intelligence View 360, MBTI STEP I and STEP II, FIRO Elements, Birkman, Strong, Thomas International's DISC, and EQ In Action (Individual & Group/Team), a state-of-the-art emotional intelligence instrument, Kepner-Tregoe's Problem Solving and Decision Making, Living System's Collaborative Group Coaching and the Marshall Goldsmith Group's Stakeholder Centered Coaching.

 

BEV BENWICK, MAL, CPCC, PCC
CEO, Master Executive Coach and Confidante

Bev Benwick is Chief Executive Officer, Master Executive Coach, and a Co-Founder, of R. W. BENWICK ASSOCIATES, a global corporate and executive coaching practice.

Bev partners with senior executives and high-potentials to increase the scope and depth of their impact on their organizations. She brings together her expertise and experience with her clients' extensive knowledge of their organizations to create change and drive results. The results of her coaching are observable and measureable, commensurate with the organizations' need for more powerful leadership in balance with the executive's expectations for increased life balance, fullfillments and success.

Bev has coached a diversity of executives and high potentials, globally, in all organization sizes, levels and functions, and a broad range of professional backgrounds.

Bev's rich and extensive background as an entrepreneur has provided her with a deep knowledge of what it takes to "push through" on the challenges facing today's organizations and their leaders.   

Bev has a significant record of achievement over the past 30 years as a corporate leader, general manager and entrepreneur in a diversity of industries that include executive recruitment, adult education, design and manufacturing, marketing and business promotion, import/export and professional sports -- domestically and internationally.

Bev is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC)   

Bev's rich and extensive background as an entrepreneur and corporate leader has honed a deep knowing around what it takes to 'push through' on the challenges facing today's organizations and their leaders during these 'white water' times. She has directly experienced and clearly understands the importance of leaders to tap deep into their inherent potential, create and sustain that all important momentum required to powerfully move forward. Her laser-focused executive coaching is in service of her clients achieving and surpassing their personal, professional and business aspirations . . . . . . . dramatically faster than they would do on their own. 

Bev holds a Masters degree in Leadership (MAL), Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC.  She also holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designation with the International Coach Federation, and is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach (CPCC), The Coaches Training Institute. Bev is also certified in Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - StepI and II, EQ in Action (Emotional Intelligence), ExecutiveView 360, ManagementView 360, EmotionalIntelligence 360, Exclusive Group/Team Coaching and Personal Coaching Styles Inventory Inventory (PCSI).  

 


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