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Executive Coach/ Author/Speaker, Ray Williams Associates
Ray Williams is a Master Executive Coach, Best Selling Author and Professional Speaker, and founder of his own leadership coaching/mentoring company, Ray Williams Associates. Along with his current experience he has been a CEO, senior HR Executive and Management Consultant for the past 35 years. He has clients in Fortune 500 companies, Best Managed Companies in Canada and small to medium sized businesses and non-profit organizations throughout the world in the areas of leadership, workplace culture, team development and peak performance. He is widely regarded as one of Canada's top executive coaches.
Ray’s clients describe him as “transformational,” “exceptional,” “inspirational,” “insightful,” “challenging,” and a “fantastic coach that changed my life.” Ray has written for or been interviewed by The Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today, NBC News, The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, MacLean’s, The Financial Post, Fulfillment Daily, Sivana East, Fast Company and Psychology Today, Salon, and dozens of other and other national and international publications having published more than 300 articles. He has written a books on leadership, The Leadership Edge, a personal growth book, Breaking Bad Habits, and was contributing author to Systemic Change, and the Best Seller, Ready, Aim, Influence.
"Ray's new book, examines in depth why leaders fail and how raising self-awareness can propel leaders to great heights of success and well-being. "Ray Williams makes a compelling case for self-awareness as the key to leader success. Using in-depth research, case studies and personal insights, Williams shows how current and aspiring leaders can better understand themselves and improve their performance by recognizing the importance of self-awareness and taking action to improve it for the benefit of their team and organization. The book is a must have book on your reference shelf.” -- Marshall Goldsmith, #1 Leadership Thinker in the world.
“Self-awareness is one of the most important leadership traits nobody talks about. And yet it is absolutely critical for emotional intelligence. I Know Myself and Neither Do You is a must-read for anyone looking to propel their leadership skills to the next level.” --Emma Seppälä, Associate Director for the Center for Compassion and Altruism, Research and Education, Stanford University School of Medicine; Co-Director of the Yale College Emotional Intelligence Project at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Faculty Director at the Yale School of Management’s Leadership Program; and author of the best seller, The Happiness Track.
His unique experience of having survived a POW camp in WWII as a prisoner of the Japanese has also enabled him to understand and assist his clients in overcoming obstacles and handling stress. Along with his current experience Ray has been a CEO, senior HR Executive and Management Consultant for the past 35 years. He has clients in Fortune 500 companies, Best Managed Companies in Canada and small to medium sized businesses and non-profit organizations throughout the world in the areas of leadership, workplace culture, team development and peak performance. He is widely regarded as one of Canada's top executive coaches.
RECENT PUBLICATION
I Know Myself And Neither Do You
I Know Myself and Neither Do You takes a deep dive into why so many aspiring and experience leaders fail, and how self-awareness is critical to leader success. The book includes practical strategies and useful case studies.
Ray is a true professional in his space. One of the best Executive Coaches out there.
Ray’s clients describe him as “transformational,” “exceptional,” “inspirational,” “insightful,” “challenging,” and a “fantastic coach that changed my life.” Ray has written for or been interviewed by The Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today, NBC News, The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, MacLean’s, The Financial Post, Fulfillment Daily, Sivana East, Fast Company and Psychology Today, Salon, and dozens of other and other national and international publications having published more than 300 articles. He has written a books on leadership, The Leadership Edge, a personal growth book, Breaking Bad Habits, and was contributing author to Systemic Change, and the Best Seller, Ready, Aim, Influence.
"Ray's new book, examines in depth why leaders fail and how raising self-awareness can propel leaders to great heights of success and well-being. "Ray Williams makes a compelling case for self-awareness as the key to leader success. Using in-depth research, case studies and personal insights, Williams shows how current and aspiring leaders can better understand themselves and improve their performance by recognizing the importance of self-awareness and taking action to improve it for the benefit of their team and organization. The book is a must have book on your reference shelf.” -- Marshall Goldsmith, #1 Leadership Thinker in the world.
“Self-awareness is one of the most important leadership traits nobody talks about. And yet it is absolutely critical for emotional intelligence. I Know Myself and Neither Do You is a must-read for anyone looking to propel their leadership skills to the next level.” --Emma Seppälä, Associate Director for the Center for Compassion and Altruism, Research and Education, Stanford University School of Medicine; Co-Director of the Yale College Emotional Intelligence Project at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Faculty Director at the Yale School of Management’s Leadership Program; and author of the best seller, The Happiness Track.
His unique experience of having survived a POW camp in WWII as a prisoner of the Japanese has also enabled him to understand and assist his clients in overcoming obstacles and handling stress. Along with his current experience Ray has been a CEO, senior HR Executive and Management Consultant for the past 35 years. He has clients in Fortune 500 companies, Best Managed Companies in Canada and small to medium sized businesses and non-profit organizations throughout the world in the areas of leadership, workplace culture, team development and peak performance. He is widely regarded as one of Canada's top executive coaches.
I Know Myself And Neither Do You
Ray is a true professional in his space. One of the best Executive Coaches out there.
— Michael Webb, Senior VP HR, Agrium Corp.
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