Debbie Lis, BComm, ACC, is the principal at direction:GROWTH. She has partnered with a diverse range of organizations to create leadership development and team-building programs that enhance organizational performance and create cultural change.

Specializing in developing leaders, Debbie works with individuals and teams to help them develop the skills to take control of where they are going and who they want to be. She coaches them to lead themselves and others. She brings her unbridled energy, curiosity, compassion and humor to the coaching conversation and is recognized by her clients for helping them to make powerful changes leading to new levels of excellence and greater satisfaction.

Debbie is a professional coach, certified through the Adler School of Professional Coaching, University of Toronto/OISE, and the International Coaching Federation. Debbie brings 15 years of experience as a business leader with a background in marketing and advertising for leading organization such as Coca-Cola, Labatt, and Bell. She holds a BComm from McGill University, Faculty of Management and has advanced training in team coaching.

Debbie has been a leadership coach to executives and helped them build, hone, and craft leadership skills ranging from team-building and influencing people, to managing others and succession planning. Her passion for the potential of leadership development is endless.