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Doug Bouey was born and raised in Edmonton, a solid northern prairie city in Canada. Curious about the world, he traveled overseas at age 20 to experience life from other perspectives, before pursuing an education in the law. In his legal career, Doug developed a penchant for connecting with unconventional clients. He worked regularly with Native peoples of western Canada, helping reveal or address injustices, prosecute claims, and pioneer future development.Reaching mid-life, he decided to change things up and dove headlong into the then unheard of field of executive coaching. He helped bring The Executive Committee (TEC) and it's Executive Leadership Program to Canada (now known as Vistage). As a TEC/Vistage Chair, Doug introduced coaching, peer advisory groups, and the continent's best speakers to young Presidents of mid-market entrepreneurial companies. Building on this momentum, Doug began delivering workshops and mentoring Executive teams, helping them take their companies to new heights in the prosperous western North American economy.In 2014 Doug was diagnosed with cancer. During his long recovery he began writing in earnest, striving to document and share his deep knowledge of the difficult twists and turns of working life and what comes after.Today, Doug continues to write, paint, and explore the world around him. Never inactive for long, Doug delights in his life at home on the western Canadian prairie and coast, and free-wheels it in central Mexico. www.DougBouey.com Lois is a 'semi-retired' business consultant with a breadth and depth of experience earned in the trenches of corporate Canada. A born communicator, her career grew consistently alongside her ability to engage and encourage people to improve and change. A decently skilled writer and dogged technology wrangler, she has lately embarked on a grand egression from her as-built career to the on-spec path ahead ... one that's chock-full of shiny, fascinating things. Lois is an avid reader with special interest in history and culture, and enjoys travel, bold red wines, and urban gardening. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with her abiding husband of long standing, three entitled cats, and two-plus-one fine adult children who only mock her occasionally, with much love. Born in Torreon, Mexico, Alejandro Anaya has always been passionate about art, cinema, and telling stories through drawing, painting, engraving, and writing.His quest to constantly evolve his visual discourse has led him to experiment with various mixed media techniques, with which he seeks to reflect his fascination for human expression and the diversity of views on the world.Above all, Alejandro focuses on creating characters freely, and through spontaneous strokes, in order to express the imperfection and genius of the human imagination.Today he lives happily in San Miguel de Allende, working as an artist, writer, and creative director, dedicating most of his time to art and cultural promotion.Instagram: @alejandroanayavisualartist Facebook: Alejandro Anaya Art
In Fixing Fractures, Doug provides a clear and compelling roadmap for the needed conversation, not only to restore a relationship that fell off the cliff, but to greatly enrich it, improve it, deepen it. This book is for anyone - that would be you and me - who wants to resolve a difficult, daunting, persistent and occasionally volatile issue with someone important to their success and happiness. SUSAN SCOTT, author of Fierce Conversations A practical, powerful communication roadmap for every person's most important journey - the one we take with others. Share Doug's book with someone you love. GREG BUSTIN, author of Accountability: The Key to Driving a High-Performance Culture Fixing Fractures is an immediately usable handbook for doing relationship repair, whether at home or in the workplace. I highly recommend the book for anyone who has suffered from a fractured relationship and is ready to take simple yet powerful steps to repair it. NINA ATWOOD, Licensed Professional Counselor, Executive Coach, and Master Chair for Vistage International If you coach and mentor CEO's, Presidents or other business leaders, I guarantee Fixing Fractures will become an indispensable resource for you. I've seen this approach in action, and am absolutely amazed at the power it has to cut through the Gordian knot of a long standing feud. This little guidebook will help you deal with very contentious interpersonal situations; I know you'll find it extremely helpful. PETER BUCHANAN, preeminent leader and innovator in executive coaching, management, leadership development. Doug Bouey's Fixing Fractures' is the practical 'How To' field guide and roadmap to eliminating the destructive conflict that impedes our progress, and ultimately derails our dreams of a happy and productive life. If you are not eager to embark upon a meaningful journey of rebuilding trust and renewing critical relationships, you're better off staying home and wishing for divine intervention. SCOTT MORRIS, founder and former CEO of Results.com I love Fixing Fractures. This book contains the truth of relationships in a simple way. If you want a short cut, this isn't for you. Your wit is unique. I'm buying your book for my managers. DEREK BULLEN, President, Si Systems Ltd.
