EFFICIENCY CONSULTING

We analyze the processes and physical movements of employees in your business, observe operations, interview some of the personnel involved, and come up with recommendations on how to improve how you physically conduct your business in Canada. The idea is not just to remove steps, but to enhance the work environment and improve the ability of the workers to achieve the tasks put to them. A better flow enhances the bottom line as well as morale. From Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler in British Columbia, to Edmonton, Calgary and Banff in Alberta, to Toronto and the rest of the GTA, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Ottawa in Ontario, and Montreal and Mont Tremblant in Quebec, THEY have you covered!

TEAM BUILDING CORPORATE TRAINING

EFFICIENCY CONSULTING FOR BUSINESSES

IMPROVING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND THE BOTTOM LINE

Looking into production processes, office space, assembly lines, warehouse flow, we look to identify the bottlenecks and wasted efforts to improve the efficiency. The more efficient a work group, the better the profitability.

TEAM BUILDING

HR often is called upon for team building events. We provide a wide range of team building services. The work group that functions smoothly is much more efficient. You can access that information on our Team Building Page.

There is a lot more to efficiency consulting than just time and motion studies. We try to take a simpler and more practical approach. We look for the unhappy employees and those that are not productive. Sometimes it is as simple as swapping a few desks around. Other times, it might just be adding a holding area for supplies. We are more focused on finding unneeded redundancy, waste, bottlenecks, automation and unused resources.

UNNEEDED REDUNDANCY

Redundancy can be very important. It makes certain that you do not have disruptions and it helps with quality control. Sometimes, though, there is unneeded redundancy. This is where there are few or no benefits. We help identify such situations and come up with appropriate recommendations. The possibility exists that could even recommend additional redundancy if we see it lacking.

WASTE

Waste takes many forms. There is the waste that is the byproduct of production. We can try to find ways to repurpose such materials or even find other companies that might purchase the byproducts. There are inefficiencies in ordering supplies. This can be simply purchasing more than you need, but it is more often overlap provided by the supplier that you pay for. We could also look for alternative sourcing. And, recycling, of course.

BOTTLENECKS

The concept of a bottleneck is one part of the process that takes longer than others resulting in everyone else slowing down to accommodate the slowest element. This time could be used productively. We can help identify the bottlenecks in your organization and either come up with ways to overcome them, speed them up, or suggest changes to have that downtime to be productive in alternative ways.

AUTOMATION

There is a lot more to automation than robots. It's about finding small changes that can make your employees more efficient. It's not about removing the human element, but making the human element less physical. We can look at your processes and see if part of it can be automated to enhance the speed of the employees.

UNUSED RESOURCES

Some companies become hoarders. This is an inefficient use of space and makes finding things that are used more difficult. We find unused equipment and find ways to utilize or eliminate it. Just because one day you might want to make a mimeograph when your copier isn't working doesn't mean that it is worthwhile to keep it. Don't know what a mimeograph machine is? Exactly!

You are our client! We try to take ownership of our activities and statements, but you are the one that decides on what actions should be taken. We are there to serve you and abide by your decision. Give us the opportunity to discuss how we could help make your organization more successful. There is never an obligation for a phone call.

Our facilitators have years of experience in the business world. They bring the benefits of their experience to your company. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing our various facilitators. We have standard facilitators and heavy hitters with a lot more experience depending on your needs and budget. We can come up with a plan that will match both.

WE COME TO YOU !
We come to whatever venue that you choose. This can include any conference or meeting space, area restaurant, hotel, convention hall or even someone's home. Often, this might be in the office, but could be in a more social setting. We want you comfortable for potential difficult conversations or suggestions that may be more or less outside the box.

THEY improv can provide for business consulting services to enhance efficiency throughout Canada in The GTA (Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton), the rest of the Golden Horseshoe (Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and St. Catharines), the rest of Ontario (Ottawa, Waterloo Region, Windsor and London), Alberta (Banff, Medicine Hat, Calgary and Edmonton), British Columbia (Vancouver, North Van, West Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, Victoria, Kamloops, and Whistler), Quebec (Quebec City, Mont Tremblant, Gatineau, and Montreal), Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Maritimes (Halifax in Nova Scotia, New Bruswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador), and many other locations. Likewise, our professionals can travel for an additional fee to other parts of the country.

ALBERTA

With Banff as a major destination for corporate retreats, we can provide a wide range of services. We also serve Calgary and Edmonton.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Whistler is a major destination for corporate retreats and is within range of our Vancouver regional HQ. We also serve the rest of the area and Victoria.

MANITOBA

We can help the companies and clients in Winnipeg as well as through the larger area as needed.

NOVA SCOTIA

We are proud to provide our programs from our regional HQ in Halifax. This allows for major consulting for local companies.

ONTARIO

Toronto is our regional HQ for Ontario, but we are proud to serve Niagara Falls, Mississauga, Ottawa, London and Windsor.

QUEBEC

While focused on our English-speaking clients, we provide our programs in Montreal, Quebec City and throughout the province. We serve the market with less providers.

CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION

WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE IN THE PEOPLE ATTENDING TO ACHIEVE YOUR SUCCESS? WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? WHERE IS YOUR ROI COMING FROM AND WHAT KPIs WOULD YOU CONSIDER PROOF OF SUCCESS?

The first step is to determine your overall needs for the whole event as well as more specifically the part of your gathering that you would be hiring us for. This includes potential goals, desires and concerns for the organization. The more we know about what has already been decided can allow us to narrow the conversation to approaches that interest you the most. We will discuss with you different options to achieve the results you are looking for and how to see that success. Challenge us! We can then challenge your team to take their abilities to the next level!

WHAT ARE THE DETAILS? WHERE? WHEN? HOW MANY PEOPLE?

We need to know the city where the event will be as well as what kind of venue might be used. A date, or date range, for when you would like to have this and what time frame you are looking for will help to determine our commitment and availability. Knowing the size of your group, though that will likely just be an estimate, will allow us to choose appropriate options and have a better feel for the resources required.

DO YOU HAVE A BUDGET IN MIND?

If you know budget limitations, that can allow us to restrict the conversations to those options that will be within your financial constraints. This works in both directions. We don't want to overbuild and propose options that can't be done. Also, we don't want to provide less than we could realizing the resources that could be made available to better achieve your goals.

CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE

We want to hear from you. Call us at 866.219.4386 or email info@theyimprovcanada.com.

EFFICIENCY

Looking into production processes, paperwork and internal communications, we look to identify the bottlenecks and improve the efficiency of the workforce along with the methods of supervision. The more efficient a work group, the better the profitability.

STRUCTURE

Analyzing the corporate structure of your organization, we look to reduce duplication and find ways to improve processes. This is not always about efficiency or speed of operation. It's about corporate culture. This is usually more about enhancing productivity and quality as well as fighting silo mentality.

DIVERSITY

We can identify shortcomings in diversity hiring and advancement. We can help to change corporate culture and create methods for enticing minority applications for employment. This is to create more of an inclusive work environment.

SAFETY

We assess potential areas of safety concerns that may exist in facilities, equipment, industry specific, employee limitations and procedures. We can meet with staff in a neutral and safe environment to bring up issues. We can also teach assertiveness to help employees to address concerns in the moment.

PERSONALITY ASSESSMENTS

We use a variety of assessment techniques, with or without employee participation, to determine strengths and weaknesses. This can be used to assess people as to their best functions or to identify areas that need improvement. We can then make recommendations based on your goals.

MARKETING

We have a suite of programs to help with marketing efforts. With Video Production, Brainstorming Sessions, Brand Ambassador Programs, Experiential Marketing and Online Marketing, we can help take your marketing plan to the next level to meet your customers in favorable conditions.

Inefficiency happens. The trick is to be efficient in correcting the problems!

Some of Our Clients

We have worked with over half of the Fortune 500. These are just a few of our high-profile clients that have improved their ability to do business by utilizing THEY improv.

EFFICIENCY CONSULTING