We were pleased to be able to work closely with Heather and Sage Consulting as we took a deeper dive into a leadership program we were exploring with other community partners. We wanted to engage a variety of audiences to better understand their perspectives on the initiative. Heather was able to customize her research methodology to meet our needs and was able to put together a concise, though thorough, report that provided insights that would have taken us months to capture on our own. It was a pleasure to work with Heather as she listened closely to our needs prior to undertaking the work and her professional approach and respectful demeanour ensured clear communications throughout the project. It was also a bonus that she was able to work within our limited budget, delivering positive results.
We had the pleasure of often working with Sage Transitions over the past 14 years, starting in 2006 when Heather Stewart facilitated the development of our seminal strategic plan. Since then, Heather and Ian have managed the revision of that plan, which included conducting a new environmental scan and conducting more than 50 consultation sessions, as well as working with the Board of Governors, senior leadership, and employees to develop a shared mission, vision, values, key directions, and performance indicators. Those documents have provided much of the strategic direction that has allowed Okanagan College to mature into one of BC’s largest and, arguably, best public colleges. In addition, Sage Transitions has worked with our Foundation, our Alumni Association, and our Continuing Students department on key planning exercises. We have always found them to be attentive to our needs, very professional in their conduct, highly collaborative, and able to work within budget and deadlines.
I have had the pleasure of working with both Ian MacRae and Heather Stewart for several years on an array of training and research initiatives. I have always been impressed with the quality of their training services and ability to customize it to a variety of settings including corporate and post-secondary environments. Their collaborative and professional approach exceeded my expectations and I have been impressed with how they facilitate in an interactive and innovative way while infusing their work with cutting edge research to ensure it exceeds clients’ expectations. I have been fortunate to partner with both Ian and Heather on training, research, consulting and writing projects and I have found them to always act with integrity, meet deadlines, be accountable and creative and really care about the work they deliver and the impact it creates for the individuals and organizations they serve. I look forward to continuing to learn from, and partner with both Ian and Heather into the future.
