Leslie Copland

Region: U.S., Canada
YPO CFF: Yes

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Leslie Copland collaborates with you to help your Forum achieve and exceed its goals. Given the considerate investment in Forum, members desire maximum ROI. Whether launching a new Forum successfully, relaunching an existing Forum or taking a well-functioning Forum to new heights, Leslie optimizes your investment by designing and executing a powerful plan to get you on the best path.

Every Forum wants to be “the best,” but what does that mean? It means having experiences that add value, deepen connections, resolve conflict and challenges, and facilitate powerful learning and growth. Leslie ensures that what you learn in Forum today is directly transferrable to your business, personal and family lives tomorrow. Leslie works with Member, Spouse, Couples, YNG, Network, and Forums in Businesses to:

  • Build an unbreakable foundation for a new Forum so you bond quickly and deeply by employing the best Forum practices
  • Transform a troubled Forum into an effective one via training like Transformational Forums, Forum Super Charges, retreats or consulting
  • Deepen the connections among members - and members to themselves, their leadership, relationships and businesses
  • Learn through concepts, experiences, tools and significant conversations about approaching problems and issues that enable insight, growth, development and satisfaction in life.

Leslie launched Spouse Forums in the Oregon Chapter, has spoken at several GLCs, and is certified in Transformational Forum. She has inspired executives from WomenCare Global, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CEO, Columbia Sportwear, Qualcomm Life, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Nike and more. She lives in Portland Oregon with her husband, Marc, and their puppy, Ajax.


Specialties

Leslie specializes in creating relevant, engaging and powerful retreats, meetings and training for individuals, couples, teams and Forums. Her work is dedicated to leadership development and personal growth, cutting across industries (sectors, sizes, structures), ages and genders. Leslie focuses on “how” members successfully do “what” they do in the various aspects of their lives. Specialties include:

  • Forum Fundamentals, Moderator & Leadership Development, SuperCharges, and Transformational Forum
  • Emotional intelligence, interpersonal relationships, authentic communications, conflict resolution and coaching skills
  • Life purpose and planning for individuals and couples
  • Individual and organizational purpose, vision, values, and norms development
  • Individual and group coaching, including assessment tools

Qualifications

  • Former VP, Organizational Development and Learning at a worldwide strategic communications agency
  • Adjunct graduate professor of leadership and management
  • M.A., Applied Behavioral Science/Organizational Development, The Leadership Institute of Seattle
  • Certified Coach, New Ventures West
  • Certified Transformational Forum Facilitator
  • Started Spouse Forums in Oregon Chapter; former Moderator and member
  • Graduate of Harvard Art of Leadership program
  • Certified in Hogans, Insights, Couples Communication, Myers-Briggs, Thomas-Kilmann, 360s, and other inventories
  • Serve on non-profit and public company boards

Languages Spoken

  • English

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