Brenda Badiuk is passionate about leadership, in particular, the importance of leading self as foundational in leading others. Brenda describes herself as a servant leader who focuses on the needs of her team so that they can focus on the needs of the organization. Brenda values and actions the philosophy of ‘leader as coach’ and works to support leaders to grow their teams to feel safe, significant, and situated through planned and unplanned change events. Brenda believes that forming healthy relationships and having quality conversations are key pillars in building and sustaining trust, efficiently bringing clarity to sometimes chaotic situations, and activating the true potential in teams. Brenda has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare sector. Before she was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Brivia Consulting, Brenda was the President & and COO of Seven Oaks Hospital. Brenda also held senior leadership positions at St. Boniface Hospital and the Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg. Brenda holds a Master of Arts in Leadership (Health) from Royal Roads University as well as ICD.D certification.