Julian Humphreys is an Executive and Leadership Coach working with organizational leaders on leadership presence, strategic thinking, and sustainable productivity.

He has been coaching since 2013 and received the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) in 2023. The MCC credential is awarded to coaches demonstrating the highest standards of coaching competency and is held by only 3% of ICF-certified coaches worldwide.

Julian has coached leaders in the technology, legal, banking, energy, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics, and professional services industries. He has also coached leaders in the public sector, as well as many startup entrepreneurs. He began his coaching career working with family business owners, including one of the wealthiest families in Canada.

Julian uses the Leadership Circle Profile 360 and other assessments to gain insights into a leader’s strengths and opportunities for development and is known for asking challenging questions that prompt deep reflection. No one said leadership is easy!

Prior to becoming a coach Julian worked in HR, specializing in internal communications and culture change. He has a deep understanding of the challenges of leading people, especially through times of disruption and change.

In addition, he has been a philosophy professor and a performing jazz musician, and is a long-time practitioner of Buddhist meditation. This diverse background informs his coaching in the following ways:

  • As a philosopher, he is attuned to the assumptions at play in a coaching conversation and is able to challenge them for the purpose of bringing greater clarity to strategic planning and forecasting
  • As a musician, he listens deeply, and hears things in a coaching conversation - flickers in emotional intensity revealed through a momentary crack in the voice, for example - that provide significant insight into what's really going on below the surface
  • As a long-time meditator, he is able to stay focused, present and compassionate to whatever shows up

Recently Julian started coaching for INSEAD, a top 3 business school globally.

Julian was trained by the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and the Center for Right Relationship (CRR Global) and received his PhD from the University of Toronto in 2010.

Julian is originally from London, England. He moved to Canada in 1996 and currently lives in Toronto with his two children, Oliver and Zoe.

BILL R

-STRATEGist-

Julian was incredibly skilled in guiding me to my areas of greatest need and challenging me to work through difficult situations. 

jennifer s

-marketer-

It's seldom that the professional is completely detached from the personal, and Julian navigated both sides of my development with grace and compassion.

michael s

-entrepreneur-

Julian is, first and foremost, an excellent listener, and able to cut through a myriad of issues and concerns to get to the heart of the problem.

Published in Choice: The Magazine of Professional Coaching

Published in Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal

If you’re an organizational leader, startup entrepreneur or family business owner looking to take your leadership to the next level, book time on my calendar. We'll get on a call to see if we’re a good fit.

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