Quotations
"Understanding is continuous and dynamic. What one understood yesterday may not be relevant today"
"The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn." “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come”
Victor Hugo "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."
Henry Ford
"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life."
Sandra Carey "Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly."
Stephen R. Covey
"The most difficult problem to solve is employee indifference: people closing their eyes and choosing to do nothing."
Katsuvoshi Ishihara "No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess."
Isaac Newton
"Control without action is simply a hobby."
Kauru Ishikawa
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Aristotle “The source of real discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes”
Marcel Proust “They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel”
Carl W. Buechner "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world."
Albert Einstein
"Individuals, by sharing the same belief, form a collective consciousness that can shape the world”
Harry Palmer "Success is a process, a quality of mind and way of being, an outgoing affirmation of life."
Alex Noble “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”
Jack Welch “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution;
it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” William A. Foster "Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something, or getting something from them. That is only valid for information sharing. Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes"
Peter Senge "knowledge is the "force within" the organization"
"Knowledge is power but knowledge shared is power squared" "Intellectual Capital must be converted into working capital – otherwise, it is nothing more than goodwill on a Balance Sheet" ”Trust is the bandwidth of communication” (Karl Eric Sveiby)
”Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It is the life-blood of an organization.
When people have a high degree of trust in each other - they work together extremely effectively” (Stephen Covey) "Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them" Albert Einstein "Impossibilities are merely things which have not yet learnt" Charles W. Chestnutt "A stumble may prevent a fall" Proverb
Who we are
Our team consists of alliances between companies and highly professional and knowledgeable consultants whose multi-functional work experience in a variety of organizations and/or institutions has cemented their ability to identify and appreciate each customers' unique strengths, and to deal with the multitude of environments, structures, cultures, and challenges facing the modern workplace.
We bring best-practice knowledge and subject matter expertise in the following fields:
- Human and Organizational Development, including Change Management and communication
- Strategic execution, and Performance Management
- Process Management, Lean and Six Sigma, EFQM, and ISO series implementation
- Process modeling and simulation
- Project Management
- Operations Management
- Innovative technology solutions evaluation and implementation (PLM, BI, ERP)
- Industrial, Software, and System Engineering
Through our network and affiliations, we have access to and support of other experts and consultants with similar and complementary skill set to support our team.
Our Team
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Marjaneh (Marsha) Pourmand is a senior project manager and consultant specializing in process management and re-engineering, and related organizational development. She has over 25 years of professional experience including implementation and management of change and improvement initiatives using Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen as well as recognized international Quality standards. Marjaneh applies strategic and systems thinking to grasp the big picture and define micro level actions that are required for sustained organizational improvement and growth.
Ms. Pourmand holds a degree in electrical engineering, as well as a management certificate from McGill University, Canada. Ms. Pourmand is a Six Sigma Black Belt (trained by Smarter solutions) and received Master Black Belt training by Dr. Mikel Harry of the Six Sigma Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ms.Pourmand has worked in large and medium Canadian organizations in the Aeronautical, Military and Space industries, for international multi-system programs, and has established effective quality management systems enhancing productivity, safety, and quality both internally and for major subcontractors. As a change leader and consultant, Marjaneh has led and delivered improvement initiatives for the following major organizations:
Bombardier Corporate; Bombardier Aerospace, and Bombardier Transportation
Spar Aerospace (NASA, ESA, Matra Marconi, Cdn Gouvernment/DND)
Oerlikon Aerospace (Cdn Gouvernment/DND, Oerlikon Buehrle, Contraves Italiana, Contraves Zurich, McDonald Dettweiler, Litton Systems, Martin Marietta, and Loral space
CMC Electronics/Esterline, Nordx, SC Johnson, Saffron group, and many other smaller organizations
Her comprehensive and integrated approach and practical know-how have resulted in the successful results of many projects, with significant cost savings, and focus on:
o Cycle time reduction in transactional and manufacturing processes
o Organizational assessment and evaluations for execution of strategic vision and alignment of departments
o Capacity and space improvements
o Up-to-date and dynamic Performance management
o Questionnaire design and analysis to better measure and satisfy Customers
o Process Benchmarking and improvement of configuration management system
o Root cause analysis, error proofing and corrective and preventive action system implementation
o Customer Relationship Management CRM diagnostic and improvement
o Balanced scorecard and integrated metrics (KPI) implementation
o Data/document management system implementation
o Quality management system implementation, audit and evaluation (ISO 9001, AS9100)
Ms. Pourmand is the president of 7S Knowledge Express Inc. providing integrated solutions to improve Processes, Products and Systems with improved stakeholder engagement and satisfaction. |
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Paul has over 30 years experience in Human Resources Management, Consulting & Coaching in management with some of the world's leading firms including: Nortel; Touche Ross (Principal); The Cooper Group (Vice-President); Drake, Beam, Morin (Vice-President). Paul has worked at the strategic level for over 20 years and has applied his expertise in both the public and private sectors. In addition, he has been a professional counsellor and coach for over 25 years, assisting clients with a variety of life and career management issues. He has served as an Expert Witness in court cases involving employment (wrongful and constructive dismissal; employability; and burnout).
His involvement in professional associations and community includes: member of the International Society for Performance Improvement; member of the International Association of Coaches; past member of the Board of AIESEC (the International Association of Commerce and Economics Students); past member of the Board of Administrators of Junior Achievement (Jeunes Enterprises) Quebec; Account Executive for Centraide Montreal (United Way) ; fund-raiser for the West Island YMCA; past Vice-President and member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Retirement Planners and the Quebec Association of Human Resources Professionals; founder and former President of the Quebec Association of Retirement Planners; fund-raiser / volunteer - West Island Community Shares; member of the Board of Directors, Dyslexiability Inc; member of the Board of Directors, Concordia University Alumni Association (SGWU).
Mr. Reisman has written for reference texts on Management, published articles in Human Resources journals and newspapers, has designed and conducted many seminars and work-shops for numerous organizations across Canada, is a frequent speaker at corporate and association functions/events, has been interviewed often for radio broadcasts, newspaper and magazine articles; was a guest lecturer (graduate level) in Organizational Stress and Leadership at McGill University and Concordia University, and was a course leader at the McGill Management Institute. Paul has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Concordia University.
Paul is a bilingual (English / French) consultant and is currently the President of PEOPLE SOLUTIONS INC. that provides Executive Advisory Services related to Organizational & Individual Effectiveness Improvement.
SPECIALTIES: OD; M & A Human Capital Due Diligence; Strategic HR; Executive / Management Coaching; Talent Management; 360 Degree Feedback Process; Change Management; Leadership Training; Stress Management; Team Conflict Management / Resolution; Onboarding (New Manager/Leader Integration); Organization Effectiveness Audit; Facilitation of Strategic Planning Process; Performance Management; Career Management; Down-sizing / Restructuring; Stress / Burnout; Teambuilding.
SAMPLE MANDATES: Worked with a global leader in Engineering Consulting (Bechtel Canada) where he delivered coaching to management team; facilitated Strategic Planning session; provided Executive Advisory services to President; conducted 360 feedback processes for senior managers requiring performance improvement.
Worked with Pharma/Biotechnology groups (BioChem/Neorochem/Shire/Innodia) where he designed and facilitated Values Clarification process; conducted Organization Effectiveness Audit; provided Executive Advisory services to President; conducted Management Training in areas of Leadership, Communication, Coaching and Performance Management; and provided Integration process for a new executive.
Paul is known for delivering high need, high impact solutions to business leaders and their teams to build more effective, productive and profitable work cultures that attract, retain, develop, and motivate their people.
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Mathilde has Master's degrees in Mathematics and Physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship (business administration) from the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
She has been a researcher, lecturer, consultant, and has done many publications in scientific journals and international conferences. Her special interests are in numerical modeling and optimization. She has developed numerous programs to facilitate modeling and simulation. Her experience ranges from simulating electron teleportation in semiconductor quantum wells and modeling the evolution of ancient manuscripts to optimizing chemical plants. Her support is used in various process modeling and simulation as required to complement our services to our clients.
Mathilde speaks fluent French, English, German, and Japanese.
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