Leadership – Learning – Life!
Inspiring personal, professional, and organizational wellbeing….
for leaders at work and in life.
Meet Eileen
Welcome! I’m Eileen Chadnick, principal of Big Cheese Coaching. I founded Big Cheese Coaching in 2003 to inspire greater personal, professional and organizational wellbeing. What is it to love your work and your life? To excel, flourish and….
What I Do
Career Coaching, Leadership Development, Executive Coaching; Workshops & Webinars; Assessments; Expertise in Emotional Intelligence, Conversational Intelligence, Positivity, Communications, Leadership – and more.
Eileen’s Book
What would it be like to experience more ease in your work and life? Check out Eileen’s book: Ease offering “ease-y” tips and strategies to manage overwhelm in times of “crazy busy”. Easy but backed by neuroscience and more.
Latest Blog Posts
The Whys and Ways of Assertiveness (with Webinar)
This article was originally written for Charity Village who has graciously invited me back to present another webinar on May 31 at 1pm ET. The topic is "The Whys and Ways of Assertiveness at Work and is complimentary. NOTE: spaces are limited for the 'live' event. The...
Networking: 5 Easy Ways to Break the Ice
5 Easy Ways to Bring Conversational Intelligence® to Your Professional Networking I had a coaching session with one of my clients this week. We'll call him "Jamal" for now. He is trying to change career paths and has been doing all the right things. Except for one...
Hub Talk: No More “Icky Networking”
Complimentary Hub Talk (via Zoom) - Brought to you by Big Cheese Coaching / Facilitated by Eileen Chadnick In an earlier post, I wrote about 10 Common Career-Limiting Mistakes You Want to Avoid. One of those mistakes relates to "networking blahs". I talk to a lot of...
What’s Your Intention (Word or Theme) for 2018? Here’s Mine….
UPDATE (December 10, 2020) -- a brand new set of questions are coming sooooon! Want in? Make sure to check back at my website -- or better yet, sign up for my newsletter and get them delivered right to your inbox. You'll be first in the queue to get them. --- Back...
Ten Common Career Limiting Mistakes
NOTE: a version of this article has also been published at Huffington Post (Canadian and South African versions). Here's the Huff Post SA story and a slightly shorter version at HuffPost Canada. I see a lot of people at various stages in their career: some at...
12 Questions to Complete the Year and Start Anew (2017/2018)
UPDATE (Dec 2020): There’s a brand new set of questions for Dec 2020/Jan 2021! Get them here: Before you kick 2020 to the curb ask these 12 Questions Original Post from Dec 2017) Now also posted on the Globe and Mail Careers site. Now also posted at Huffington Post....