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"The tools she provided will enable us to bring what we’ve learned to life and provide ongoing value."
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Elaine worked within a short timeline to develop a Team Effectiveness workshop that met all my expectations. She put in a lot of upfront work to learn about our business and team dynamics. This resulted in a workshop that was customized to our team's needs vs a cookie cutter presentation. Her approach is engaging and resonated with everyone in the room. The tools she provided will enable us to bring what we’ve learned to life and provide ongoing value. Elaine has a wealth of knowledge in building effective teams and I am confident she would add value to any company that she works with. I look forward to working with Elaine and Dots Leadership again.
~Ann Van Duzen, Director of Services, MASS Engines |
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Elaine is an advocate and leader in finding your strength and honing in on your goals and passions. She truly gets to know a person and what they have to offer. Taking the time to connect, and understand someone's potential to help lift them up and guide them on taking that next step. Her years of experience combined with her empathetic approach helped me as I navigated returning to the workforce after years of caring for my family. She reminded me that the years in between don't change the impact you can have when the right organization chooses you. I am forever grateful for the time and care you took with helping me Elaine. Anyone who partners with you should know that they will be guided to achieve great things in the future.
~ Christine (confidential coaching client) |
"She takes the time to connect, and understand someone's potential to help lift them up and guide them on taking that next step."
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"She's not only a wealth of knowledge and an expert in training, but also an excellent partner for our leadership team when we are facing employee issues."
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Elaine delivered an outstanding training series tailored to meet Sweet Flour's needs. She went above and beyond to understand our culture and priorities to ensure the content and style of training were delivered in the most effective manner. She is not only a wealth of knowledge and an expert in training, but also is an excellent partner for our leadership team when we are facing employee issues. I would recommend her services to companies small and large.
~Kim Gans, CEO Sweet Flour Inc. |
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The virtual workshops Elaine ran for our team were excellent! It was a very positive experience for me and my team as well. I really appreciated her delivery style, flexibility and content…it all came together beautifully. I hope to conduct more workshops in the future.
~Lisa Titian, Principal, IT Connex |
" The virtual workshops Elaine ran for our team were excellent!"
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" It's clear that Elaine cares about the work she does and the people she supports"
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We invited Elaine to join as a panelist for Allstream’s CONNECT Webinar on Returning to the Office - How to Protect Your Team and Business Future. Elaine is a shining example of an ideal stakeholder! When she said she would do something, not only did she do it but she invested extra effort and put us all at ease, as we prepared. It’s clear that Elaine cares about the work she does and the people she supports. She has a genuine enthusiasm in finding ways to make every effort successful. Elaine is her own best marketer and brand ambassador. It was such a pleasure to work with her and we appreciated how she brought such work ethic, creativity, professionalism and knowledge to our webinar!
~Jennifer Gordon, Marketing Communications Manager, Allstream |
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Over the past six years, I have worked with Elaine on many initiatives. Most notably, Elaine developed and facilitated a custom leadership retreat for our growing North American consulting business that is comprised of 30 Partners, a Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer. Elaine engaged the team through thought provoking exercises that demonstrated how collaboration creates cohesion, particularly in times of change and disruption. She also provided expert group mentoring. The journey that Elaine led us through has helped to unify the business leaders and has had a very meaningful impact in improving collaboration and fostering support among the leadership team.
As a trusted partner and leadership coach, Elaine can always be relied on to provide objective and candid guidance to solve complex people and team issues. Results and wonderful collaboration are my key words to describe working with Elaine and her associates at Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. ~Bryon Smith, HR Director, RSM Canada |
"Results and wonderful collaboration are my key words to describe working with Elaine and her associates at Dots Leadership Solutions Inc."
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"I have made such great strides since we first met; I couldn't have done it on my own. Elaine gives you the courage to push through the tough stuff."
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Elaine's coaching has fundamentally changed the way I see myself and how I approach challenges. I have made such great strides since we first met; I couldn't have done it on my own. Elaine gives you the courage to push through the tough stuff.
~Michelle (confidential coaching client) |
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We brought Elaine in to do some team building with our global leadership team while they were in town. We're a tough crowd, but I was so pleased with the outcome. We each took part in the DiSC assessment which she debriefed with each person before the session. The workshop she created was thought-provoking, insightful and fun! I think we will work together better moving forward.
~Don C, VP, Insurance |
"Thank you for creating the session, Elaine. Excellent, thought-provoking, insightful and fun!"
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"Elaine is really talented and her knowledge is powerful."
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We contacted Elaine from Dots Leadership Solutions to host a session with our (global) team on 'How to Give Meaningful Feedback', and we were so happy with the outcome! Elaine is really talented and her knowledge is powerful. From the first interaction, Elaine was professional, yet fun to chat too and she was open to ideas and suggestions on how to customize the session according to our needs. Thanks again Elaine!
~Xandra le Roux, Team Wellness Manager, www.Conversio.com |
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I was recommended to reach out to Elaine for advice and guidance during a difficult job change. I wasn't sure what a coach may do for me but I have been pleasantly surprised. Her questions helped me think about my strengths, how my mindset may limit my success and how I might approach next steps. In addition she provided some valuable insights that helped me move forward. I would recommend her to anyone ready to change, she will help you push through the tough stuff. Thanks for your help Elaine.
~ David M, Sales Leader, Telecommunications |
"She provided some valuable insights that helped me move forward"
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"She has coached and guided me through a transformation"
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I've enjoyed working with Elaine for some time now. She has coached and guided me through a transformation – reorganizing teams for success and driving more accountability and ownership, leading through change and ambiguity and building a cohesive, high performing team. Elaine has also helped me to identify, define and communicate my unique strengths and capabilities and helped me to reinvent myself as I pivot from a risk transformation role in Wealth to a bank-wide distribution transformation role in Digital. I highly recommend working with Elaine, you'll grow more than you expect!
~ Amin Kermali, Associate Vice-President, TD Wealth Shared Services – Business Governance & Control |
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Elaine did a superb job helping us find the right fit for a growth position in our medical clinic(s). We have great confidence in her, would use her again and would recommend her to anyone!
~ Dr. Shaun Segal & Dr. Richard Chang, Principals GSH Medical |
"We have great confidence in Elaine, would use her again and would recommend her to anyone"
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"As a coach and adviser Elaine is someone I trust who has my very best interest and I feel quite comfortable to be myself with her. "
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As a coach and trusted adviser, I know Elaine has my very best interest and I feel quite comfortable to be myself with her. She is extremely supportive but she doesn’t let me get away with any crap. She pushes me to reach for the sky, while helping me reflect and think about next steps. Time with her has been invaluable, her guidance and advice always helps me gain focus. I have appreciated her numerous recommendations to articles, blogs and videos as she presents different perspectives and encourages me to consider other points of view. While she will use entrenched philosophies and modern techniques, she will encourage you to create your own approaches that you are comfortable with. I highly recommend working with her!
~ Mark Eklove, Director, Law & Privacy and General Counsel Allstream Inc. |
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Elaine worked with Panache Global Management Canada to support an important consulting engagement with a Global Financial Institution located in Canada. She was instrumental in the selection and set up of our consultant team of 28 people. She provided onsite oversight and relationship leadership with the client and helped us in building a cohesive and productive team who really enjoyed working together. I always relied on Elaine for her strong work ethic, as well as her pragmatic and straightforward thought leadership. We look forward to working with her more in the future!
~ Craig Mason, Partner Panache Global |
"I always relied on Elaine for her strong work ethic, as well as her pragmatic and straightforward thought leadership."
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"She truly understands how to bring the best out of people and teams and is quick to identify and help organizations overcome obstacles to success"
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Elaine partnered with me during my time as an executive at TD Bank Financial Group. Elaine led my team, among others, through a complex Transformation that involved bringing together five distinct functional areas, spread across five different businesses, to create a Shared Services Centre of Expertise. Elaine had a thoughtful, empathetic and practical approach to leading our team through this change. Her method, honed through years of leadership expertise, ensured that we crafted an agile & impactful organization with right people in the right roles, doing work that played to their strengths. She truly understands how to bring the best out of people and teams and is quick to identify and help organizations overcome obstacles to success. Any organization or executive will greatly benefit from Elaine's counsel and I would not hesitate to recommend her !
~ Vanessa Serra Iarocci, AVP TD Wealth |
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We would have failed without Elaine's thought leadership and contrarian approach to mobilizing the organization - developing a regulatory compliance strategy model, organizational design of a new regulatory compliance structure including the development of a target operating model of roles and responsibilities, a massive recruiting effort that included on-boarding 300 resources within a 12 month period of time, a people development strategy including training, performance measures, and talent management. Elaine executed all this hitting the ground running, while learning a new business.
~ C. Michael Raffa, Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Chief Anti Money Laundering Officer at Santander Bank N.A. |
"We would have failed without Elaine's thought leadership"
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"Thoughtful, knowledgeable and empathetic"
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Elaine is a thoughtful, knowledgeable and empathetic business partner that I rely on for sound advice - trusted by employees and management alike. Elaine executed some very tough assignments, flawlessly, and has earned a well deserved level of respect in our organization.
~ Dean Prevost, President Allstream |
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People say change is hard. It is, but it is much more achievable when you have Elaine Adamson as your coach and mentor to guide you. Elaine is intuitive, smart and applies the right balance of challenge and support to help you tackle any challenge or obstacle in your way. I've learned a lot, and will keep learning from Elaine on dealing with leadership challenges, building a high-performing team, and providing a vision to guide and unify the team.
~ Karen Calder, M.Ed. VP Talent Management & Development, Walmart |
"Intuitive, smart and applies the right balance and support..."
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"Strong & conscientious"
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Elaine is a strong and conscientious professional. I had the honour of working with her over 2 years and in all situations Elaine was a joy to work with and a class act.
~ Mark Wickware, VP Professional Services |
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Elaine is an exceptional business professional that delivers high quality results. She possesses a genuine care for what she does and understands how to achieve the perfect balance between company and employee interests. She is strategic, well spoken and a trusted business partner to have on your side. I hope to work with her again in the future and would highly recommend her.
~ Mike Vamvarakis, VP Managed Cyber Security Zayo Group |
"Exceptional business professional"
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"Very Professional"
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Elaine was always very professional in dealing with issues and extremely responsive when asked for assistance. I had the pleasure of working closely with Elaine on a strategic organization re-alignment and was very impressed with her insight and contributions to the direction and success of that initiative.
~ Ron Hoseman, Director Service Operations Allstream |
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Elaine is a very experienced professional who understands the true value of people to an organization. She has the rare talent of being able to make tough business decisions that strike the right balance between business needs and employee needs.
~ Gord Haynes, EVP Business Transformation MTS Allstream |
"Understands the true value of people"
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