About

Real change happens through authentic dialogue. Coaching offers a safe space where you can be honest about your challenges, and find space to grow in a way that feels true to who you are.

Meaningful questions, deep listening, and careful guidance help reveal answers already waiting beneath the surface.

Paul, the founder of Element Three, hiking in the woods on a winter day.

What we do

A blend of international experience with a nature-inspired philosophy shapes our coaching approach. Think of how a tree grows: strong roots and expanding branches. Reflection, clarity, and meaningful action results in the same type of growth.

Coaching supports the process of uncovering the strengths you already have, clarifying direction, and aligning your choices with your values. You already have the answers—coaching just guides you towards them.

Explore

Explore your strengths, values, and the opportunities you already have available to you. Through honest conversation and reflection in a safe space, we help you to uncover insights about yourself which may be hidden.

Enlighten

We shed light on new perspectives. By asking the right questions, you can grow towards greater self-awareness.

Empower

Take action with confidence. Coaching isn’t just about reflection. It’s about developing the strategies needed to grow and build a path forward. Gain the courage to make decisions aligned with your goals and values, and find purpose in how you work and live.

Who we are

Paul, founder of Element Three, canoeing in the Canadian countryside.

Paul, MA

Founder and executive coach

Paul brings 38 years of public, private and non-profit-sector experience to coaching conversations. His work, tied by the common threads of language, internal/external communications, people-centred change, organizational learning, and leadership, has taken him to Europe, East Asia, Africa and Latin America, and includes five years in a leadership position in a Swiss-based international financial organization.

Currently, Paul leads a team of organizational effectiveness and financial communications specialists at the Bank of Canada. He plans to retire in 2025 and dedicate himself to assisting individuals and teams to realize their professional goals.

Professional interests:
  • Organizational complexity
  • Politics in the workplace
  • Change communications
  • Intercultural communication
  • Coaching/mentoring emerging leaders
  • Leading with authenticity

Let’s get in touch.

Whatever is making you feel stuck, you can find the space you need to reflect and grow with clarity. Get in touch to start the conversation.