GoalKeepers

Over the past thirty-five years Lois Raats has helped over 5000 individuals and organizations to achieve results by leveraging their strengths and abilities, using a solution-focused and collaborative approach. She is expert at helping managers, executives, and professionals transition to their next level.

Through skillful questioning and conversation, Lois quietly opens a space where the right change can emerge. She is especially talented at simplifying complex information into frameworks and steps that anyone can implement. As an employee assistance counselor, Lois coached individuals from virtually every size of s from virtually every size of company, every level of management, and many market sectors including insurance, financial services, tech, government, non-profit, manufacturing, and retail.

Lois has taught and served as a Program Advisor within the Ontario Community College system. She has served as a board member and change facilitator with several non-profit Boards of Directors. She has developed and taught a variety of business and leadership development programs with professional services associations such as Launchpad 50K and 1K, Project Management Institute, APICS, Communitech, and the Greater K-W Chamber of Commerce.

Lately Lois enjoys mentoring community leaders in two rural communities in northern Kenya and is always on the lookout for helpful ideas and connections.

In 2006, Lois founded Ready2Grow Associates (https://www.ready2grow.com) to better meet the development needs of small business clients. To this end she originated theoretical models and thinking tools including Roots & Fruits™ Leadership, 10x10™ Business Scorecards, and the GoalKeepers™ Business Accelerator Program (https://www.ready2grow.com/goalkeepers).