Expert partners to enhance your efforts.

Our consultants have graduate degrees and advanced certifications, coupled with decades of practical experience in talent management. We keep up to date on the latest best practices and know how to implement these methods in ‘the real world’.

We are true long-term partners to our clients, working as an extension of your team to enhance your talent management function, save you time and effort, and fill a gap where your organization may not have in-house capacity or capabilities.

Large-firm experience, small-firm service.

Our unique structure and business model means we can handle projects of any size, expanding headcount as needed, whether it’s for a single assessment or a large-scale development program.

This allows us to work with organizations that typically contract to bigger firms, while providing the personalized attention and service of an independent consultant. It also ensures we can offer services at a reasonable cost (i.e., unlike a larger agency, we don’t have the overhead or relentless focus on maximizing billable hours).

Customized support.

There are many talent management platforms, assessments and other services on the market that provide a standard method for hiring, assessing and developing employees - many of which are designed to be used without much training or consideration for an organization’s unique needs and circumstances. Unfortunately, this means that organizations often end up with a generic ‘one size fits all’ approach that can’t sufficiently inform critical recruitment and development decisions.

Our needs evaluations and discussions with key stakeholders are an essential part of any client intervention, ensuring that we provide the most appropriate, impactful and cost-effective level of support. This gives us the ability to tailor programs to your specific needs and situation, including creating and administering custom programs and surveys that use your organization’s language and terminology.

Senior human resources specialists.

Rather than employing generalists or junior consultants, we work in cooperation with a range of experienced HR leaders and professionals. This includes senior practitioners with specific expertise in recruitment, development, assessment and competency modeling; and certified coaches and training providers like Haskayne Executive Education.

This means that we can ‘plug and play’ experts into our programs where there is a particular need, and ensure participants not only get a valid, targeted assessment and development plan, but also consult and discuss their specific needs with those who can offer the most relevant advice and support (e.g., a change management expert to help a participant foster buy-in for an innovative project).

Chad Hayward, M.A.Sc.

Chad Hayward is a management consultant with over 20 years of experience in employee recruitment, development, and succession planning. Throughout his career, he has held positions with leading human resources consulting firms and has worked with clients of all sizes, across a wide range of industries. His primary role has been to help improve their approach to sourcing, selecting, developing and engaging successful employees.

Chad obtained his Masters of Applied Science degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Waterloo. He has published in academic journals and mainstream media, and is active in regional, national and international professional associations.

Avra Davidoff, M.C., R.Psych.

Avra is a Workplace Psychologist, Consultant, and Coach with over 15 years of experience in the areas of leadership assessment, development planning, training and facilitation, career growth and coaching. She takes the time to understand the unique needs of each organization and individual, and is known for her ability to listen, challenge and motivate others towards action by identifying creative yet practical solutions. Avra holds a Master’s in Counselling Psychology, with a Career Counselling specialization. She is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists and is also a member of the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta.

Joel Wilkinson, M.Sc., R.Psych., PCC.

Joel Wilkinson is an Executive Coach, Consultant, and Registered Psychologist. Joel has worked with thousands of leaders, executives, and other individuals – helping them achieve personal, career and business success. He brings his background as an elite athlete, coach and sport psychologist to support the development of individual, team and organizational potential.

Joel’s approach is to fully understand the unique needs of each organization or individual, to create strong collaborative relationships, and to implement practical and effective solutions to create desired results.

Fred Jacques, Ph.D

Fred Jacques is an organizational development consultant and leadership educator with over 30 years of experience in both the public and the private sectors. His consulting practice focuses on leadership development, executive coaching and change management with clients across Canada, and was launched following a successful career as an internal consultant and HR manager for several large organizations. He has designed and delivered leadership development programs that incorporate best practices in seminar-style instruction, experiential exercises, 360-degree feedback and individualized coaching. Fred is a sought-after facilitator and coach known for his attention to client needs and his sense of humour.

Colleen Lucas, Ph.D., R. Psych.

Colleen Lucas has over 15 years of experience consulting in the area of organizational development, collaborating with clients to create innovative solutions to meet their needs; both as an internal and external consultant in diverse organizational contexts.

Colleen is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists and Psychologists’ Association of Alberta, and a member of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She is currently chairing the Psychology Healthy Workplace Committee (a subcommittee of the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta).

Diane Locke, M.A., PCC.

Diane Locke is a seasoned talent management professional with over twenty years of leadership development experience including executive coaching, assessment, consulting, team facilitation and training.

Diane is an ICF Accredited Professional Certified Coach who obtained her Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University, and is a member of the faculty at Queen’s University IRC and the Schulich Executive Education Centre. She is an invited speaker and facilitator at various conferences and a member of several professional associations.