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Presidents Club Achievement Meetings in Nassau 2010
Relaxing on a swing with John Lobraico on a private island at Sandals.... drinks, no worries in the world!
Best darn Private Butler in Sandals...( Just ask Dillon...his name)
PI Canada meets PI Italy and Mr. Paolo Bonelli, Associate PI Worldwide
On July 23, PI Canada met with PI Italy for a mini summit to discuss strategic business opportunities for PI Europe ( Italy ). Mr. Palo Bonelli, the PI leader in Italy and a guest lecturer at the local university in Milan met with Dave Lahey , President of Predictive Success in Toronto, Canada. Paolo and Dave discussed new opportunities and a few international accounts they work with presently at their meetings. Paolo is a strong consultant in the hospitality industry where he is seen as a national expert in Italy. PI Europe and PI Canada have worked on several international projects in the last four years with strong success for our worldwide clients. Work in the past has included IKEA, a major reinsurance company, Microsoft and Hertz.
John Watson Cup Golf Day
This year the day was a great one, not a cloud in the sky with Coppinwood playing at a very tough level and the Toronto part of the Predictive Success team taking a well deserved day to relax.
The low score for the day was fielded by Rob Friday and the longest drive attained by John Lobraico. Alan from Coppinwood presented the John Watson Trophy to the winning group pictured above.
Dan Kasaboski, CA officiated and the winning scores were verified. Roger Banting was hitting a long ball all day long and might be ready for the Nationwide!
Dave Lahey President of Predictive Success presents sales awards to John Lobraico Managing Principal, David Osborne Vice President Business Development and Doug McCann Managing Principal, British Columbia, at our annual sales meeting in June 2010.
Dave Lahey joins Carl Heim and Sharon Alton from Foresters for Safety Village Charity Golf Event with Mike St Armant Canidate for Provincial Conservative Party Brantford Riding
Predictive Success Vice President, Dave Osborne, presents Crystal Lockhart, Director of Training and Development with Cooke Aquaculture with the Atlantic Canada MVP Award over a busy working lunch on May 10th 2010 in Moncton New Brunswick.
The recipients of the MVP awards are key drivers of the success in their organizations and have strategically used the power of the PI Program to create outstanding results. Crystal has been committed to leverage the power of Predictive Index since she was trained by Dave in early 2008. Crystal and the rest of the PI Trained Management Teams and use the PI program for Succession Planning, Leadership Development, Talent Management and ensuring they have the right people in the right places with the important Recruitment and Selection applications as well.
From your PI Worldwide, Predictive Success Corporation and your dedicated PI Consultant Dave Osborne, CONGRATULATIONS CRYSTAL!
Maximizing employee potential: Data-driven tool shows the way
One of the most important decisions any organization can make is hiring the right people to help run it. With so much at stake it’s a wonder many employers, including those in healthcare, still rely so heavily on the traditional job interview to determine who to bring on board. The trouble with using this one single method is that it’s an inherently unscientific and subjective approach, laden with possibilities for error. Increasingly, smart organizations are moving beyond traditional hiring methods by incorporating more reliable, data-driven tools in their recruitment practices, tools such as personality assessments. This type of tool can also be used to help maximize the contribution of existing employees. Read more
Senior managers graduate as Certified PI Analysts at Oxford University Press May 2010
Gerard Montocchio VP HR at Flynn Canada accepts 2009 Client MVP Award for excellence in Predictive index use to grow his business across Canada
Doug McCann from our Vancouver office leads a talk to potential new clients at the BCHR show this week in Vancouver to rave reviews 
When Canada won the Gold medal for mens hockey a gentlemens bet was won by Dave Lahey. PI Group Arizona's Mike Stewart CEO agrees to wear a Team Canada jersey at the Global Summit in Boston April 14 to 18
Nancy Martini PI Worldwide CE0 officiated the event
Each year our 300 plus PI associates from around the world gather for training, research and knowledge exchange. This year the event was held in Boston MA
2009 Predictive Success MVP Award Winners
The 2009 Predictive Success MVP Awards are now here and ready to hand out to the winners!!!
To honour our leaders in best practices, Predictive Success would like to announce our second annual Excellence in Growth Founder's Club Awards. The recipients of the MVP awards have been key driver's of the success of their organizations and PI. We would like to thank them for their dedication to their people and to the success of their workplace. Each leader below has been instrumental in their use of Predictive Index® in Canada to grow the productivity of their people and in the process the brand for Predictive Success across Canada.
We are happy to announce the Recipients for the 2009 year are:
- Gerrard Montocchio, Flynn Canada, Mississauga, ON
- Crystal Lockhart, Cooke Acquaculture
- Janice Vandenburg, Protus IP Solutions, Ottawa, ON
- Debra Bugeja, Toromount , Toronto, ON
- Bernadine Galway, John Wiley & sons Ltd, Toronto, ON
- Rick Romeril, Shaw GMC, Calgary, AB
- Jamie Duncan, Nicola Wealth Management, Vancouver, BC
Congratulations! Each award will be hand delivered to each receipent by the local Predictive Success Managing Principal
Way to go Canada!
01/31/10
HR Professional - Largest HR magazine in Canada profiles PI® and Predictive Success Corporation with testimonial from Wells Fargo. "Its an approach shared by Wells Fargo Financial Canada with its use of Predictive Index® testing for sales hires"....Read More
Chronical Herold Business Section Thursday November 19, 2009
By BRUCE ERSKINE Business Reporter
Management consultant helps skater improve chances of going to Games
A LONG-DISTANCE skater from Dartmouth is using personal assessment tools designed to help businesses in his effort to make the Canadian Olympic team.
"There are a lot of parallels between the business world and elite sports," said Andrew Godbout in an interview from Calgary.
Mr. Godbout, 29, skated with the Dartmouth Speedskating Club as a youth and competed in the 1999 Canada Winter Games, where he was named top Nova Scotia male competitor. Read more
11/20/09
Drawing door prize with Bill Bayles new President SAHRA in October in Saskatoon SK
11/04/09 Predictive Success Nominated by RBC to compete for the CIX Top 20
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) is a must-attend event for key players in the innovation economy. Taking place December 2nd at the Design Exchange in Toronto, CIX will see a who’s who of investors, innovative corporations and entrepreneurs looking to meet to interact with other leaders in innovation economy, exchange ideas, and be inspired to foster new business relationships. Read more...
10/30/09
Sharon Davis , Strategic Planning & Staffing Manager at Sask Tel was the award winner at our SAHRA Show in October accepts the Saskatchewan Rough Rider clothing prize. Predictive Success was selected to deliver a guest lecture to the HR professionals from across the province at their formal conference in Saskatoon.
10/30/09
Recession unofficially ends as economy grows 3.5 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in a year, beating market expectations, as consumer spending and new home-building rebounded, signaling the end of the worst recession in 70 years. By By Lucia Mutikani Read more...
10/30/09
Large Regina Company Goes with PI –" Young’s Equipment" of Regina, SK top employers.
Tim Young GM of Young’s Equipment in Regina, SK recently brought the PI management program into this large Case IH company. Tim’s team were all trained in PI in October and now using PI to manage, coach and grow their business. They see a significant return from having the onsite PI instructor work with their management team to learn and grow. Congratulations to the new PI certified analysts at Young’s Equipment!
09/09/09
We are happy to announce the Predictive Success Client MVP Awards for 2009. All our clients are MVPS. However some have grown the community for Predictive index in special ways. We recently presented the awards to this year's crew in individual ceremonies. Seen above is Doug McCann in our Vancouver office presenting the MVP award to Kathy Poon from Neptune Foods, Other winners included; Mr. Neil Vosbourg, President Imago Restaurants ( Duke Pubs Toronto) Mr. Ray Adamson from Great West Life, Mr. Robin Wood Chairman of PI Europe, Ms. Robin Howlings President Danamark WaterCare and from Newfoundland Mr. Ron Ryan, VP Sales of Newcap Radio. Our thanks to all these folks for the extra work to promote Predictive index in their communities across Canada in the past 12 months!
08/17/09
Presidents Club Award meeting in California a huge success
Each year our top managing principals are selected to spend time in a secluded geography for more in-depth training and development. This year the trip was to San Francisco and then to the Meritage Resort in Napa Valley. The group included David Osborne, who covers the Maritime provinces , John Lobraico who covers Greater Toronto and Bob Woodcock who covers the Oakville region. The group enjoyed a guest lecture by Scott Lappin from our PI San Francisco offices and were able to also send some time visiting local sites. Congratulations to this year’s Presidents Club winners.
07/09/09
Well the winning Predictive Success team received their cup at Coppinwood Golf Club in Uxbridge, ON with Managing Principals from the left Bob Moore, Bob Woodcock, and John Lobraico taking the cup this year. The trophy was presented by Al (3rd from left) in the PRO shop at Coppinwood to the group. The day caps off another most successful year of growth for our clients and our business in what was a challenging economic year. We look forward to another year of fun and growth for all!
07/09/09
Also our MVP’s for longest drive were our Chartered Accountant, Dan Kasaboski (right) with a huge drive on 14 and Doug McCann who even with a sore arm won closest to the pin in extra innings in the playoff hole.
05/24/09
In today's downturn humankind, it's tempting for managers to reassign the work of terminated employees to those closest to them. However, Future Match HR Consultancy considers that a manager's job after layoffs is to improve performance by increasing the energy, focus and morale of those that remain. This requires shifting people into positions that match their skills and strengths, rather than forcing them into roles where they are less likely to succeed.
Future Match HRC helps organizations to align their people with their business strategies using most effectual HR products and services such as Predictive Index®, Selling Skills Assessment Tool™ and Customer Focused Selling™. Read More
03/18/09
World’s most admired companies 2009 - These companies all have taken innovation to the next level. We are happy to also mention that in this group, Disney, Marriott, Exxon all are Predictive index clients…. The Marriott Reservation Center has recently been flagged as one of the best managed call centers in the world in Saskatoon, Regina, in not what you may think of as a place for innovation. The call center has been using the Predictive index program for over five years with great success. They have amongst the lowest turnover in the call center industry. Admired through innovative solutions to people management. Read more
03/06/09
Ben Casnocha is the author of the best selling business book My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley. .Ben's internet blog , a blog about entrepreneurship, books, current affairs and intellectual life, recently featured the Predictive Index test. "Yesterday I took the Predicative Index test. Frederic Lucas-Conwell studied all the various tests for his PhD and now administers and consults around the Predictive Index, which he believes is the best. He was kind enough to do my test ..."
02/27/09
Last night I was very fortunate to have had the chance to share an hour with the renowned Canadian and author of the Canadian Establishment one of the top selling business books of all time in Canada , Mr. Peter Neumann, This was another great networking event for the EO group at the Thomson Gallery in Toronto.
Peter spoke about the future of Canada and spoke with passion that we must be more proud to be Canadian. We need to have more risk taking to work our way out of the mess we are in.
He spoke highly of Obama and also likes the new leader of the Canadian liberal party and stated that Stephen Harper will never reach a majority because he "cannot connect" with the people in particular he will not look ladies "in the eyes" . Peter is a wonderful man and owner of the Order of Canada ( see his lapel pin), thanks to the EO group for securing such a wonderful speaker! Well done Lori!
On a fun note: The gallery had a great AY Jackson painting in it for $175,000 that is a steal in the present market and sure to be worth twice that in 3 years!!! It was a lot of fun and I thank Lori from the EO office for shooting this shot, I will treasure it.
01/29/09
Dave Stein, ES Research Group CEO, is a recognized expert in the field of Sales Training and Performance Measurement. Dave’s internet blog recently featured Todd Harris, Ph.D., Director of Research at PI Worldwide®. The interview highlights the validity and value of assessment tools in identifying traits of successful sales people. It also speaks to the impact of Predictive Index®, Selling Skills Assessment Tool™ (SSAT), and Customer-Focused Selling™ (CFS) in building a high-performance sales team.
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