We Share

• a deep commitment to strengthened post-secondary leadership and
  management practices

• a dedication to:

• custom-designing approaches that address the special needs, cultures and interests of our clients,
• maximizing opportunities for individual, team and organizational learning,
• collaborative problem definition and solution,
• effective implementation.

We Bring

• Complementary skills and experience: We have held senior leadership positions at several prestigious Canadian universities and have provided consulting services to many colleges, universities and government agencies.  We draw on extensive experience in the management, development and restructuring of whole institutions as well as units within.  Our client list extends across the country.
   
• Academic and administrative perspectives: We take advantage of the full range of our academic and administrative perspectives and expertise. We are intimately acquainted with the different functions and cultures within post secondary institutions.  We recognize the opportunities they represent, as well as the ways in which they can be barriers and a source of conflict.
   
• A capacity for complexity:  We have developed the insight, processes and tools needed to perform effectively in the notoriously complex environment of the post-secondary administrator.
   
• Commitment:  We are deeply committed to education and personal development, and to the ways, they transform organizational culture and enhance the effectiveness of our institutions.

• Experience:  We have worked with 21 universities and colleges, 2 Provincial Higher Education Organizations, and 3 National Organizations over the past 8 years.  Our work has been exclusively generated through recommendations from those we have worked with and through  invitations to work on further projects by satisfied clients.

We are:

Glenn Harris 

·         Senior post-secondary administrator (Vice President Finance and administration at the University of Alberta and The University of Western Ontario) recognized for his thoughtful and effective leadership by colleagues across the country.

·         Provider of educational services to post-secondary administrators for many years, including course director of CHERD's highly regarded Senior University Administrators Course. 

Alice Mansell

·         Senior post-secondary academic administrator (President, Vice President Academic, Department Chair, and Professor) recognized for her visionary leadership and effective management of renewal in programs and organizations across the country.

·         Extensive experience in program and course development and delivery as faculty and program leader.

We have:

·         Breadth of knowledge and experience that embraces a full range of administrative processes and support services. 

·         Deep understanding of post-secondary leadership issues and organizational cultures.

·         Capacity to analyze complex problems, envision new models and develop effective implementation strategies. 

·         Extensive experience with customized professional development workshops and programs.

·         Proven success in developing effective collaborative processes and workflow to enable renewal, and in several cases development of institutions and departments from the ‘ground up.’ 

·         Thorough understanding of academic cultures and the complex constraints of post secondary structures, processes, facilities and traditions, including collective agreements. 

·         Experience with a full range of university and college programs, as well as transfer relationships and program quality assurance processes in several provinces. 

·          Extensive experience in new media, elearning, and new learning models as well as research and practices related to emerging program and services needs and trends