“The Beacon Group’s program proved
to be a transformational experience for our staff, and has
created a new, more open culture of creativity and collaboration
that has given The Globe and Mail a marked and measurable
competitive advantage.”
— Phillip Crawley Publisher & C.E.O. The Globe & Mail
“The Beacon Group was able to handle our
360 reviews across 9 offices in a manner that brought
significant value to our partners, the firm and ultimately our
clients.”
— Judson Whiteside Partner Miller Thomson LLP
“The human capital programs provided by
The Beacon Group are best in class.”
— Tye Burt President & C.E.O. (Retired) Kinross Gold Corp.
“The Beacon Group approaches very
serious and difficult topics in an accessible and insightful
way.”
— Eric Siegel President & C.E.O. (Retired) Export Development Canada
“The Beacon Group’s thought
provoking curriculum utilizes best practice tools and
interactive media for evaluation, assessment and overall
learning. It has helped us raise the bar on our calibre of
talent.”
— Ernst Lieb President & C.E.O. (Retired) Mercedes-Benz USA LLC
“The Beacon Group delivered cutting
edge perspectives on many human capital topics that were
tailored and customized to our company in a way that we could
not have obtained at more generic, cookie-cutter advising
shops.”
— Doug Lord President of United States Solutions Group (Retired) Xerox Corp.
“The Beacon Group acted as a
strategic partner and was instrumental in helping us raise the
bar on candid dialogue and team performance.”
— Robert Courteau President (Retired) SAP North America
“We engaged The Beacon Group when we
needed to bring two cultures together after our first major
international acquisition: the evidence of their success lies in
both the subsequent growth in our business and our presence in
more than twelve countries on five continents.”
— Rupert Duchesne President & CEO Aimia (formerly Groupe Aeroplan Inc.)
“The Beacon Group excels in facilitating
open & candid dialogue that has fostered superior team
performance.”
— Mary Ellen Carlyle Senior Vice President & General Manager Dome Productions
“Top-level thought leadership, combined
with practical, cost-effective solutions—that’s the
real value the Beacon Group team brings to bear on Foresters
talent challenges.”
“Doug Williamson and his team were of
invaluable assistance in helping our organization navigate
through a completely new strategic planning process and emerge
with a three year plan resoundingly endorsed by our Board.
Doug’s global perspectives and ability to drive consensus
was an integral part of our success.”
— Don Forgeron President & CEO Insurance Bureau of Canada
“The Global HR & Communications
senior team engaged the Beacon Group in shepherding us through a
unique strategic planning process that involved an outside-in
view of our current and future workforce and how this aligns to
our business strategy. Thanks to Doug and his team it was a
thought provoking process that sharpened our strategic thinking
and, in the end, made our strategy stronger.”
— Sylvia Chrominska Group Head Global Human Resources & Communications
“The Beacon Group’s customized and
personalized approach fit our needs perfectly. From the initial
self-discovery phase all the way to recommending solutions, the
work they have done has been consistently world-class. They
combine strong analytics with a wealth of real world experience.
They are focused, targeted and are experts at taking theoretic
concepts and making them real. We look forward to working with
Doug and his team as we continue to elevate our business and
improve our internal performance.”
— Don Romano President (Retired) Mazda Canada Inc.
