President, Ellen Silverstein Associates
Ellen Silverstein, MSW, is a senior management consultant who specializes in the development of leaders and teams. She brings over 25 years of practical corporate consulting experience. Prior to that she was a senior leader at the Oshawa Group Ltd.Ellen’s leadership workshops are customized to the organization, highly practical and interactive. She builds on the organization’s ‘values’ and her philosophy in the classroom is to learn, practice and apply.Ellen works with teams to help them drive to maximum performance. She facilitates them to reach consensus on their goals, roles and the development of team norms that create clear lines of accountability. Ellen quickly grasps the organizational culture and the unique needs of each team and helps them create action-oriented solutions. She often creates specialized interventions designed to meet the specific targets of the group. Ellen also works with organizational leaders to inspire them to lead teams in more effective ways.She is a master coach and has coached hundreds of leaders, helping them to develop professionally. Ellen’s style is a unique blend of ‘straight talk’ and consistent management principles. Clients appreciate her frankness, humor, insight and encouragement.
President, Coleagues Consulting Corp
Dr. M. Cole Cohen headed up the Training and Development function at Corporate Health Consultants a national EAP service provider from 1987 until 2001. During that tenure, he consulted with, trained, educated and coached thousands of managers and employees. Prior to that, Cole worked as an HR Director at the Oshawa Group, providing in-house training and coaching to the company's 25,000 employees across Canada. Cole brings insights from over twenty years of corporate experience as a manager and human relations consultant.