Creating Crystal Clear Strategies for Companies, Teams, and Individuals
You see opportunities beyond the mist. How will you line up your organization’s talent to reach them?
Maybe you’re in the fog, and see more challenges than opportunities.
How can you create opportunities from the challenges?
Create create crystal clear strategies for growth, no matter what the circumstances.
As a trusted advisor to Boards, executives, and leaders, I drive great results by providing fresh perspectives on issues. My broad and deep leadership experience in many industries and in very difficult situations are at leveraged to develop innovative solutions to both age-old and emerging issues. I also work with teams, enabling them to identify and implement solutions to their common issues, no matter how thorny.
From idea generation to execution planning, I can help you develop and drive your organization’s strategy. Using an innovative and inclusive approach which has been proven time and time again to be extremely effective and efficient, I make sure your organization’s full potential is leveraged.
Launching a new program, project, or product? Want to maximize the potential of an existing one? There is no one size fits all. I can establish a system that works for you. With proven expertise in developing, launching, and managing programs of all types, I know that there is no one size that fits all. A program management methodology that works for you will drive the results that you need.
Economic pressure does not change strategy.But it can reveal a lack thereof. When conditions tighten, organizations are forced to make choices that were previously deferred. What becomes visible very quickly is whether there was true clarity on priorities to begin…
M&A does not fail at closing.It fails much earlier—at the point of decision. In board discussions, the strategic rationale for a transaction is often well articulated. What is less clear is the downside: what would make the deal a poor…
Most boards don’t have a strategy problem.They have a clarity problem. In the past few years, I’ve seen the same pattern across very different organizations: The result?Not failure — something worse: slow drift. Good governance doesn’t mean more discussion. It…
Lesley’s excellent understanding of the fundamentals of intellectual property allowed her to work effectively with Senior Management in creating policies for strategic IP management …
Sathya Venkatasubramanian, Manager, Intellectual Property & Innovation.
(The) strategic planning sessions always impressed me — Lesley is such a strong leader and incredibly perceptive.
Alice Reed, Social Media Coordinator, Literacy Unlimited
Lesley co-led our Indigenous Outreach and Access Visioning Days. The planning was well thought out and she was responsive to our goals and needs.
Gillian Nycum, Registrar and Executive Director of Enrolment Services, McGill University
Lesley has excellent skills in process design, and facilitation. She helped us gain a deeper understanding of organizational issues and created a sense of unity between various stakeholders.
Veronica Amberg, Associate Director, McGill University
Lesley does amazing work and is great at engaging with employees!
Greg Horn, Chairman of the Board, Tewatohnhi’saktha
Lesley has the ability to “see the big picture” from a local as well as a global perspective…
Dave Roy, President, Natsco
As president of a non-profit organization preparing our strategic plan for the next three years, I was looking for someone to facilitate a cross-functional group in a brainstorming session. Lesley was recommended to me and we could not have found a better facilitator! From the planning sessions, where she posed thoughtful and direct questions that helped shape the brainstorming session, to her focused and timely management of the one-day session itself, and the post-session recap discussion, Lesley’s facilitation skills and expertise in strategic planning were evident. She kept us on point, made sure the right discussions were being had, and helped us derive and develop actionable strategic initiatives that we will carry forward into our strategic plan. I highly recommend Lesley to any organization looking to develop a strategic plan or conduct group brainstorming of any tough or challenging issues.
Mary Ann Mete, President of the Board, Literacy Unlimited
Lesley allowed us to clearly define our strategy thanks to her leadership, her dynamic nature and her rigor, but above all, thanks to her keen ability to use the right words at the right time to convey exactly the right message with the appropriate sense of urgency. She brings together ideas that seem scattered or very complex, into a tangible strategy.
Isabel Piraux, Senior Director, Real Estate, VIA Rail
Lesley has played a pivotal role in defining the strategy for the organization and keeping the board on track to achieve aggressive goals…
Laura MacIntosh, Venture Partner, adMare BioInnovations
Ce qui m’impressionnait chez Lesley, principalement son professionnalisme dans la médiation d’un groupe d’exécutif, la pertinence dans ses interventions et la résolution sans vague d’enjeux critiques…in challenging contexts and rapidly changing environments…Lesley has outstanding skills in making people converge into agreements, passing to actions and creating symbiosis…
Geneviève Robichaud, VP, Marketing, Polycor
