Bio of Zayna Kunic

Short version of a bit about me

30+ years experience across Healthcare, Military, Policing, Mental Health, Education, Services, Consulting, Non-Profits, Finance, Publishing, Technology, and Retail.

Specializes in Executive Coaching, Facilitation, Leadership Training & Development, Project Management, Change Management, and Design & Delivery of Customized Programs

Leadership Experience in leading a team of 650, Strategic Planning, HR & Labour Relations, and Program and Operations Management

Focuses on human development, creating high-performance cultures, and developing leadership talent.

Proven ability to drive transformative change and achieve measurable results.

Creates psychologically safe workspaces through generative conversations.

ZAYNA KUNIC, MA, CEC, MCC

All About Zayna:

Zayna is a seasoned leadership and organizational development executive with a 30-year track record of driving transformative change. Her expertise spans across diverse industries, including Healthcare, Military, Policing, Mental Health, Education, Non-Profits, Finance, Publishing, Technology, and Retail.

Some areas of expertise include Executive Coaching, Professional Training & Development, Project Management, Change Management, Strategic Planning, HR and Labour Relations, and Program and Operations Management. With specialization in partnering with leaders across North America as a Leadership & Organization Development Professional, Change Management Practitioner, Consultant, and Executive Coach.

Zayna’s proven ability to foster high-performance cultures and develop leadership talent has yielded significant ROI for her clients. Through a focus on generative conversations and psychological safety, she empowers leaders to achieve exceptional results, enhance organizational performance, and build sustainable growth.

Her work focuses on human development at work; helping real people solve real-life problems. It’s not just about learning, it’s about applying the learning to the work you are doing right now. 

She works in partnership with clients to determine and effect their desired change. She helps leaders create a space where they develop positive transformation within themselves, their teams, and the organization. These transformations result in measurable impacts, ROI and meaningful increases in engagement, productivity, motivation, and well-being.

Zayna engages in generative conversations with her clients which are proven to increase the psychologically safe workspaces, engagement, accountability, creativity, and innovation. These coaching conversations become the tool that individuals use to enhance relationships in their own lives and the lives of those they encounter.

Create a culture where you want to work, contribute, and thrive.

Certifications & Trainings

Degrees
Royal Roads University (MA) Master of Arts Leadership

Assessments
Diamond Power Intelligence Index
EQ In Action
Hogan 360
Korn Ferry 360
Leadership Circle 360 Profile
MBTI Indicator Step I & Step II Certified
Personality Dimensions Level I & Level II

Coaching
International Coaching Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach (MCC)
Mentor Coach (ICF)
Royal Roads University (RRU) Certified Executive Coach (CEC)
Erikson Professional Coach

Change Management
Agile
Design Thinking
Human Systems Dynamics
Immunity to Change
Prosci Change Management
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Training
DEI – CoachHub
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) – Elevate

Psychological Health & Safety
Psychological Safe Leadership (CPSL) – UNB

Facilitator/Trainer
Achieve Global
Alexrod Group Conference Model
Clear Leadership/Clear Partnership
Coaching Out of the Box
Brain Gym
Energy Management
HSD Praxis Partner
Leadership Embodiment Practitioner
Meditation Teacher Training
Narrative & Storytelling
ORSC Organization & Relationship Systems at Work
ORSC Alchemy: The Art & Magic of Creating from Relationship
Power + Systems Organizational Workshop
Schuitevoerder Advanced Group Facilitation
Self as Instrument Practitioner
Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hours
Clients

Our Diverse Client Portfolio

Includes Unionized and Non-Unionized Teams in Non-Profits, Community-Based Organizations, Government Organizations & Private Corporations


AIM Coaching
Actua
Board of Innovation
Canadian Forces
CGM Americas
Children’s & Women’s Health Centre
CoachHub
Coast Mental Health
Digital Science
Dollar General
First Nations Health Authority
Fraser Health Authority
Interior Health Authority
Heather Clayton Consulting
Halton Catholic School Board
Jefferson Health
St John Ravenscourt School

Kaia Health Software
Lonza Group
Nomura AMR Corporate
Northern Health Authority
Peel Regional Police Service
Platform
Providence Health Care
Provincial Health Services Authority
REACH Edmonton
Right Management
Sephora
Smartsheet
Stanford University
Terumo
Texas Tech University
Trinity College School
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Waterloo Catholic School Board
Wellington Catholic School Board
Woodward Foundation
WSIB Ontario

Additional Areas of Expertise:

  • Over 30 years of experience in project and program management.
  • Extensive background in human resources and labor relations.
  • Proven leadership in managing and leading teams, with a track record of overseeing up to 650 team members.

Publications and Appearances:

  • Keynote Speaker: BC Society of Laboratory Science Conference, 2019
    Topic: “Leading & Learning”

  • Co-Presenter: Canadian College of Health Care Leaders Conference, 2016
    Topic: “Engaging Leadership Shifts: From Surviving to THRIVEing”

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