Sharon Parker has demonstrated expertise in individual and organization development and change management, and has held a number of senior advisory positions within the Canadian federal public service and the private sector.
Sharon is the President of CoreShift Inc., specialists in supporting executives in leading individual and organizational change.

During her years with the federal government, Sharon successfully built two change management and leadership coaching practice groups.  Her key government clients have included Canadian International Development Agency, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Department of Justice, Public Health Agency of Canada, Human Resources and Skill Development Canada, Industry Canada, and the Canadian Public Service Agency.  Based on one of her very successful client engagements, Sharon recently co-authored an article titled “Overcoming Change Fatigue Through Focused Employee Engagement” for the OD Practitioner journal (Vol. 41, No. 4, Fall 2009).

Before joining the public service, Sharon worked with Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) providing change management consulting services to provincial and federal government departments in Canada and to the U.S. federal government.

A member of the Organization Development Network of Ottawa-Outaouais, Sharon’s key passions focus on helping teams and leaders unlock their possibilities to achieve success.

Sharon has completed her EQ-i certification and her OD Certificate from the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science.  She will complete her Coaching Certification with Integral Coaching Canada in 2011.  She holds an Honours B.A. (Psychology) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Queen’s University.

Sharon presents at the following IRC program(s): Change Management