Toad: What is your vision for Tree Toad?

LM: I want Tree Toad to be a relationship driven partnership with businesses and organizations that need help to move a piece of work or a project forward.

Toad: What type of businesses or organizations do you want to work with?

LM: I think my support would be most beneficial to small and medium sized businesses who don’t want to hire a new employee but who require a particular skill set or capacity. My general operations and project management experience can be applied to any industry.

Toad: What is your greatest skill?

LM: I think my greatest skill is taking someone’s idea and planning and executing steps to bring that idea to reality.

Toad: What is Tree Toad’s mission?

LM: Many years ago I worked through an in-depth process to identify my personal mission statement. The statement has 3 parts – one for my most important role as a Mom, one for my role as a friend and one as a professional. That statement has been my guiding direction ever since. My professional mission statement is:

As a Leader, I am on a journey creating the future with my colleagues. My goal is to make a difference to clients, staff and the system through the work that I do (what) and the way I bring myself to that work (how). I want to be a leader who is mindful of complexity, who honours past accomplishments and facilitates change happening in a generative and integrated way.

Toad: Where did the name Tree Toad come from?

LM: My son’s nickname is Toadie. Trees are a strong symbol for me representing roots and growth, past, present and future as well as connectedness and relationships.

Toad: What are you most proud of personally and professionally?

Personally I am proud to be the Momma of an extraordinary 9 year old boy who is kind, loving and full of light and life. Professionally I am proud of the relationships I have developed over the course of my career. I am still in regular contact with people from early in my career. There are many accomplishments I am also proud of but each accomplishment was successful because of the work and relationships with many people.

Toad: Is there something you want to say to anyone thinking of hiring Tree Toad Consulting?

LM: I would like to encourage anyone who has an idea they are mulling around to call me. I am happy to talk through possibilities and offer my help if it is needed. If I don’t think I can help then we will have a brainstormed together and hopefully made a connection.