Addressing Low Workplace Satisfaction
This department underwent an extensive annual workplace assessment ranking much lower than other provincial departments. They had recently undergone some large changes in staffing and leadership, and staff reported feeling a lack of value and recognition, a lack of vision and a great deal of mistrust and uncertainty. Our team assisted in addressing these results with professional analysis and facilitation sessions...
Designing Large-Scale, International Incentive Trip to Whistler, Canada
Our team designed an all-inclusive, once-in-a-lifetime, Canadian themed, competitive day at the snowy Whistler Olympic Park for retail owners on an Incentive trip to Canada for hitting sales targets...
Overcoming Cultural Differences In An Evolving Workplace
Our team created a customized experience that addressed and resolved significant challenges with employees from varying cultural backgrounds. The group dynamics experienced communication barriers, cliques, misunderstandings, disharmony and divisiveness. Disagreements and negative behavior among had become toxic with personal health & safety, production results and product quality were at risk...
UrbaCity Challenge, Victoria: Creating an annual city wide race
Since 2014, Pinnacle Pursuits has partnered with MAXIMUS Canada to create the UrbaCity Challenge. This urban-based team adventure race comprises of up to 25 unique challenges that involve downtown Victoria businesses and over 500 racers and volunteers with the purpose of bonding the community and raising significant funds for the Island Prostate Centre...
The Trailblaze Challenge launch with Make-A-Wish BC & Yukon
n 2019, Make-a-Wish decided to launch the inaugural Trailblaze Challenge in Canada. Given the success of similar events in the US, it was Canada’s turn to take this endurance fundraiser to new heights. For Pinnacle Pursuits, it was an incredible honor to enter into partnership with Make-a-Wish and provide as much expertise and energy to the project as possible...
What one change can I make to improve my staff team performance? (4.5min read)
Team performance and success is dependent on numerous factors of varying importance but it appears that one may stand above the others. This is the view of both Harvard professor Amy Edmondson and, more recently, Google’s Project Aristotle which studied... View Article
Remote Meetings: How do I lead my team? – Part 2 (4min read)
In part 2 we draw attention to the practicalities of leading remote meetings. Many of these suggestions are applicable to standard in-person meetings and aim to mitigate the popular disillusionment’s often experienced. Part 1 of this blog covered the compassionate... View Article