Life at SAIT
Steve teaches in the BA and BBA Management streams and has been with SAIT since 2019.
Steve volunteers much of his time at SAIT as an academic advisor for the Management Student Association (MSAYYC), providing guidance and help to the club executive team when needed. As for Steve’s initiatives at SAIT, his goal is to introduce peer coaching to the students so they have the tools to help each other as they complete their education and beyond. The best part of his role as an instructor is helping students prepare for their organizational roles as leaders. The passion for learning from the students is infectious, and he looks forward to every class and sharing information about the skills and capabilities that help leaders be successful.
Education
Steve has a master's in leadership and holds the PCC (Professional Certified Coach) designation from the International Coach Federation. He has a SuccessFinder Expert Level Certificate and is a Certified SuccessFinder Practitioner and a certified facilitator for EQi 2.0 Emotional Intelligence.
Professional accomplishments
Steve has presented on pertinent topics, including How to Be a High Performer, Defining Your Purpose, Influencing Without Authority, and Psychological Safety for Leaders across several venues in the US and Canada.
Steve founded the Better Human Group, which publishes books and hosts conferences. He has co-authored two books, Being a Better Human Being in 2020 and Being a Better Human Teenager in 2021. His third book, Inspiring Better Humans, is in production and scheduled for release in 2023. Steve has also published a book titled How Dogs Make Us Better Humans, which was an Amazon bestseller in January 2022.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.