Kerry Christopher Pond

Overview and Strengths

An accomplished people and culture executive who transitioned to full time coaching and consulting, Kerry enables leaders and teams to improve individual and organizational effectiveness through human capital.  Known as an inspiring and collaborative coach and c-suite confidante, who thrives on relationship-driven approaches to solving leadership challenges. 

Coaching Philosophy

As a certified Gallup Strengths ™ coach, Kerry works with his clients to tap into their unique talents, and better understand the impact they bring to their roles.  He will work with his clients to explore their strengths, and those of the teams around them, to explore leadership synergies and develop deeper appreciation for what each leader brings to the table. 

This approach can help clients create a common language around leadership for their teams, to enable them to find more ways to leverage each other’s strengths to improve team dynamics and performance.

Kerry brings a unique combination of executive experience and coaching skills, enabling him to quickly establish trust and relatability with each client he supports.

Coaching Highlights

• Coaching for full c-suite and people/culture leadership team for a health care organization in Ontario. Supporting the CEO and executives to discover their unique individual and collective strengths, to enhance performance
• Individual and team coaching for all levels of leadership with a major Toronto hospital, from manager to c-suite executives. Building capacity and self-awareness among emerging and established leaders, to support stronger approaches to team development, and leadership cohesion
• Over 15 years’ experience as a people and culture executive, providing coaching to a wide range of leaders, from aspiring managers to c-suite executives in multiple large, complex, public sector organizations with employee bases ranging from 12k to 66k