We work with business leaders to build more effective, productive and profitable work environments that attract, retain, develop and motivate their people. We have over 25 years experience successfully providing professional coaching, mentoring and Talent Management consulting services to corporations and individuals. 

TALENT MANAGEMENT & EXECUTIVE ADVISORY SERVICES:

We help companies overcome their management problems through the development of effective managers, leaders and teams.

We help successful managers to identify / improve interpersonal effectiveness and leadership skills.

We assist organizations to increase their return on their investments in PEOPLE by 10 to 20%.

We integrate managers / executives quickly into new roles / positions with a personal Success Strategy.

We develop high potential managers for succession / promotion purposes.

We audit organizations for stress and assist in reducing organization sources of stress.

We facilitate strategic planning, leverage competitive advantage and enhance team-building.

We assess Organization Effectiveness and assist with implementing improvements.

We deliver thought provoking, inspiring speeches at corporate functions.

COACHING: to improve performance and effectiveness in such areas as leadership; communication; conflict management; organization; planning; time management; team-building; performance management; stress management; career management, job search, EQ - Emotional Intelligence

TRAINING: Customized to fit your needs.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT / 360 DEGREE FEEDBACK PROCESS

RETIREMENT PLANNING: we can design and deliver customized programs for employers as a benefit for employees (typically, over the age of 45); also available as an individual Retirement Planning service for senior managers as part of a "Top Hat" package. We also work with individuals / families to guide clients in their personal retirement plans.

OD / CHANGE MANAGEMENT: surveys, strategic planning facilitation, team-building; organizational effectiveness assessment; change readiness audit; retention strategies and implementation; Human Capital Management strategies.

NEW TEAM LEADER INTEGRATION

MANAGEMENT / LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT

SPEAKING: Paul has extensive experience as a speaker. He has impressed and provoked thought as a seminar / conference speaker, corporate retreat speaker and inspiring keynote speaker on a variety of subjects including: Becoming a High Performance Organization; the Myths of Stress, Burnout and Work-Life Balance; Injecting Humour Into Corporate Life; There is No Such Thing as Time Management; Career-Life Management; Leadership is All About Influence; Resiliency and Living Longer; the Secrets of Great Communication.

EXECUTIVE  ADVISORY  SERVICE  SUMMARIES

COACHING TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE / EFFECTIVENESS / DEVELOPMENT
Aimed at assisting "adequately performing" and "high potential" managers who need to become better team "leaders." Of benefit to those managers who need accelerated enhancement of specific competencies / skills, style or "people" issues. Areas include: Leadership / Trust-Building Communication Relationship Building & Management Organization / Planning / Prioritizing / Goal-Setting Time Management Team-Building Performance Management Conflict Management / Resolution Meetings Management Stress / Burnout Career Management EQ (Emotional Intelligence)

Also used as an approach to assisting senior managers to deal with direct reports whose inadequate work performance and/or inappropriate behaviour have not responded to traditional methods.  An alternative and preventive approach to career blockage or termination of employment in which a third party professional is involved in an intervention which assists both the non- performing, dysfunctional, or "in trouble" employee and the senior manager / "boss", to arrive at a timely resolution to a critical performance problem. Managers work with the coach to re-focus, determine fit, sharpen skills, build relationships and credibility and to stabilize their career.

TRAINING, TEAM-BUILDING, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, SURVEYS & 360 DEGREE FEEDBACK PROCESS
Assistance in: conducting needs analysis; preparation and implementation of various leadership / management training and development initiatives; design and delivery of team building / development processes; the design and delivery of materials, seminars and/or workshop facilitation on a number of subjects including: Stress Management; Teambuilding; Retirement Planning; Coaching; Communication; Conflict Management; Effectiveness Improvement and Time Management; Meetings Effectiveness. PEOPLE SOLUTIONS INC IS CERTIFIED AS A TRAINING ORGANIZATION BY EMPLOYMENT QUEBEC.

Designing and conducting of computerized climate / attitude surveys; conducting 360 degree feedback processes; transfer of technology and training of internal resources for future applications of the 360 process. May be applied to small groups or entire organizations.  Assessment of Performance Management process.  Recommendations and assistance in implementation of improvements related to alignment with business plans, tracking, measuring, coaching, recognizing and rewarding performance.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT, OD, ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT, AND HR FUNCTION AUDIT

Assistance in the preparation of strategies, action plans, and, in the execution of various corporate change initiatives. 

Services include:Strategic Planning facilitation retreats Defining new corporate mission, vision, values and goals; Anticipating and minimizing key resistance; Designing related communications management; Conducting comprehensive surveys of employee attitude, change readiness and organizational effectiveness; Measuring and reducing organizational stress; Mergers & Acquisitions: Managing the "new" and/or "survivor" environment; Culture Audit and Change: making shifts in corporate culture; having a positive impact on the attitudes and behaviors of employees and team leaders; HR Audit: determining the contribution which the HR function is making; identifying areas for improvement.

NEW MANAGER INTEGRATION, RETENTION STRATEGIES, AND MANAGEMENT / LEADERSHIP EVALUATION. INTEGRATION: a highly effective process that will: Reduce the time it takes for managers / executives to become productive / effective in a new assignment or new organization; decrease the risks of failure; start teambuilding from "day one."

RETENTION: ensuring that strategies, policies and processes are in place to attract, motivate and retain valued employees; we also provide customized exit interview services.

MANAGEMENT / LEADERSHIP EVALUATION: assessing candidates for employment and promotions "FIT" by using a combination of in-depth interviewing, reference checking, and psychological / style assessment tools (attitudes, personality type, communication style, leadership style, emotional intelligence, resiliency etc.)