STRUCTURE CONSULTING

We analyze the processes and structure of your business in Canada, interview some of the personnel involved, and come up with recommendations on how to improve how you conduct business. 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. 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

STRUCTURE CONSULTING FOR BUSINESSES

IMPROVING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND THE BOTTOM LINE

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.

TEAM BUILDING

HR often is called upon for team building events. We provide a wide range of team building services. A company with a solid corporate culture and morale operates a lot more cost effectively. You can access that information on our Team Building Page.

The difference between efficiency consulting and structure consulting is that efficiency is about problems on a small scale, while structure is more about process across the organization chart. So, for Structure Consulting, we are not focused on an assembly line and trying to find out how many widgets can be made per hour. We are more focused on finding unneeded redundancy, conflicts, bottlenecks, islands and cloaking.

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.

CONFLICTS

Sometimes different work groups can operate at cross-purposes. This makes both groups have to work harder simply to counteract the operations of the other. Uncovering the conflicts in an organization, as opposed to personal conflicts, is the key to enhancing the efficiency of overall operations. Through changing a few responsibilities, we can improve both work groups as well as enhance morale.

BOTTLENECKS

The concept of a bottleneck is often misunderstood. More specifically that the assumption, it is really about any part of a business that results in other parts of the company waiting. Idle time spent waiting for supplies, approval, or review, is time that could be used productively. We can help identify the bottlenecks in your organization and either come up with ways to overcome them or suggest changes to have that downtime to be productive.

ISLANDS

Islands are where groups or individuals are separated from the rest of an organization. The people on that island operate without interacting with the main company and inefficiencies due to poor communication exist. In the worst cases, islands can operate without outside supervision or accountability. We can look at your islands and determine if the situation is causing problems and reducing efficiency and recommend changes.

CLOAKING

Cloaking is a little-used term for a common problem. Cloaking is where individual workers, or even whole departments, simply disappear off of the radar from management. Sometimes such groups simply provide no productivity whatsoever and are just happy to be flying below the radar. In other cases, cloaking simply results in mistakes becoming institutionalized.

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 structure business consulting services 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.

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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

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.

Decisions are made early in the corporate process. These decisions can have long-term ramifications to the smooth operation of the business. We can come in with fresh eyes and find the structural inefficiencies that can be remedied.

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.

STRUCTURE CONSULTING