Project Management
Keep the Plan on Track
This is the second project that I have been involved with where we used CornerStone Dynamics. The facilitator’s professionalism and ability to keep the plan on track always continues to impress me.
Logical Business Strategies and Techniques
Adriana shared her knowledge and experiences on ‘working smarter, not harder’ at a recent PMI seminar. Her passion for enhancing project management through improving efficiency was clear and insightful. Adriana’s business strategies and techniques are logical and can be applied in ‘the real world’, regardless of industry. Her ability to focus is extremely impressive and motivating. I would highly recommend Adriana to anyone interested in getting things done the smart way, both personally and professionally.
Six Sigma – Improving An Internal Process
CSD made a significant contribution to Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. as the project lead on a project aimed at improving an internal process used by most employees every month. The process had time consuming and rated unsatisfactory by users for a long time. CSD was able to motivate a project team to develop a superior future state process, implement quick wins during the project phase to show users short term benefits before the launch of the actual process. CSD showed an amazing energy and commitment during the project to keep the project team on the right track, asking the sensitive questions, challenging the team to go further, but mostly, is a great mentor for what can be done. The project team is now working on their own to automate the developed manual process which was an idea that came up by the team during the project meetings. Thanks to CSD for bringing Six Sigma to Novo Nordisk Canada – you showed us the way to be successful.
Enhance My Skill-Set As A Project Manager
I recently received some coaching sessions from Adriana as I’ve been looking at ways to enhance my skill-set as a Project Manager. I am so glad I spent the money to get Adriana’s coaching as she provided many great insights, exposed me to tools that I could benefit from, and gave great advice and feedback. It is rare that you get an opportunity to spend some 1-1 time with someone so impressive and I’m grateful for the opportunity. I highly recommend Adriana’s services to anyone looking to optimize the way they work.
Delivering on the Starting Objective
Adriana Girdler and CornerStone Dynamics were introduced to me and Boehringer Ingelheim Canada during a recent project that required outside resources to help manage a project team, a project timeline and the overall deliverables of an intricate assignment. Adriana’s attention to detail, consistent and thorough follow-up as well as reliable professionalism enabled us to deliver on a project that had considerable timeline challenges. Her ability to grasp our business needs, understand the overall project and facilitate the interaction between different stakeholders, both internal and external, was instrumental in delivering on our end goal. Adriana did this all with a high level of energy making our meetings run smoothly, making sure our individual deadlines were met, and ultimately delivering on the starting objective.
Will Get the Project Completed
Using ‘out of the box’ methodology, CornerStone Dynamics will get the project completed while adapting the process to meet even tight timelines.
Great Outcome for Moving Forward
Thanks for keeping the team centered and focused to accomplish a great outcome for moving forward. Look forward to working with you again soon!
Transformed Organizational Thinking
CornerStone Dynamics has transformed organizational thinking by breaking through corporate clutter, streamlining processes and improving efficiencies all the while involving key stakeholders in the process. They enable corporate commitment upfront, which ensures smooth implementation of ideas. They are responsive to organizational needs and nothing ever falls through the cracks leading to successful outcomes.
Attention to Detail is Incredible
I think Adriana is a fantastic Project Manager. Her ability to walk into an organization and to quickly understand their business and the team is incredible. In order for a project to be successful you need to hold each person responsible and accountable and Adriana does this in a very professional and effective manner. Her attention to detail is incredible as is her ability to be on top of every key and critical aspect of the project. Any project is successful because of its participants and its leader and time and time again Adriana demonstrated her ability to lead and to manage a very complex and lengthy project. We were thrilled to have her as part of our team for the duration of this project.
Planning and Prioritizing
Adriana really knows her stuff. As a new Project Manager, I found myself working a lot of evenings sorting through email and getting prepared for the next day. Adriana, through her one on one coaching, has shown me with good planning and prioritizing, most of the job can be done during core business hours. My organizational systems have been upgraded and I am now more confident that I am spending my time on the most important tasks during my work day and daily planning is now a breeze. This has resulted in a greater sense of organization, more time with my family, and less overall stress.
SLAY Project Management
Plethora of Practical Applications
I found the course (SLAY Project Management) to include a plethora of practical applications that help guide the Project Manager to successful execution of any project, simple or complex. The templates are worth their weight in gold!
A Must for Any Organization or Team
Adriana, I just want to say that I am almost finished taking your course. I love how it’s so practical, love the templates, and your course content explanation. This course is a must for any organization or team that executes or leads projects. It takes complex principles and applies them in a way that just makes sense for anyone to be successful. Thanks Adriana for pulling together your expertise and sharing it with us!
I’m Stoked to Keep the Training Rolling
One semester down with the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Project Management. I’m loving it. I’m loving is so much that I decided to join #projectslayer with Adriana Girdler, CET, PMP! I’m stoked to keep the #proejctmanagement training rolling.
Templates for Each Stage
This was a great course that was very helpful in learning how to be a good project manager. Templates for each stage of a project were provided and insight on typical challenges/ways of overcoming project roadblocks are very useful!
Full of Positive Energy
Well I really enjoyed that short, crisp and power packed great session of yours full of positive energy and confidence!
Most Comprehensive Project Management System
As a former university director and new business owner I thought I knew what project management was until I took the SLAY Program. Adriana’s SLAY Program is the most comprehensive project management system I have ever come across in my professional career. From the initial stages of a project to closing it out, the SLAY system is designed for one thing, your organization’s success. I especially appreciate all of the resources and templates that make project management so much easier and even FUN. I highly recommend the SLAY Program to leaders and managers wanting to up level their organizational efficiency and productivity. Thank you very much Adriana! Your SLAY system is fantastic and is helping me achieve my company’s mission!
Preparing for PM Job
I have recently purchased your course and have been genuinely enjoying studying it. I obtained my PMP certification in June and am currently preparing for a potential interview while transitioning into a pure PM job after being an Engineer/PM for a while.
Become a Great Project Manager
Adriana Girdler is thorough and clear when guiding you through the different stages of Project Management. She provides excellent templates and works through examples to help you understand how to apply the templates for your projects. The SLAY Project Management Course can help you become a great project manager.
Well Designed and Fits Seamlessly into Everyday Business Needs
Adriana’s SLAY Project Management course is well designed and fits seamlessly into everyday business needs. I have seen many PM courses in my time, but this one takes the theory and streamlines it to a practical level that makes sense in today’s business world. The framework and templates provide great guidance on what to do to ensure your project success. I would recommend this course to anyone seeking to improve their skills as having excellent project management skills is a critical selling feature for any professional.
An Amazing 101
Slay Project Management course is an amazing 101 to provide you the confidence to deploy a Project for your Organization as well as a great refresher on concepts you may be previously equipped with!
I would highly recommend this as a standard for organizations to promote the concepts of accountability which ultimately drives results!
Training Extremely Beneficial
This training was extremely beneficial to me as a young professional who is just starting their career. The demonstration and delivery of the project management topics helps to enforce the tools used throughout the course which can be applied in everyday work life. Thank you, Adriana!
Excellent Refresher
Thanks for such a wonderfully organized and comprehensive course. I’m a PMP but have been out of the workforce for some time and this is serving as an excellent refresher!
Powerful Course
Thank you for this powerful course. I have learned so much and I am so fired-up to face my next big project.
Very Hands On and Practical
I took the SLAY Project Management course and found it easy to follow and very helpful. It’s very hands on and practical! A great course for new PMs or a refresher for PMs everywhere.
Excellent Foundation
As someone with minimal Project Management experience, the SLAY PM course really sets an excellent foundation to build off of by providing adaptable templates for any project that are not only easy to use, but also hold great value to new and veteran Project Managers alike.
Well Presented Learning Experience
Easily understood well presented learning experience with well thought out tools to guide subsequent implementation.
I found it Relevant and Valuable
Slay Project Management is a very interesting course and I enjoyed the course thoroughly and have gained some valuable insight. Adriana is a very good instructor, very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and explains this well. I really liked how she went through in detail and completed the templates and it was nice that we can download the templates for future use. I found it relevant and valuable.
Thanks for Your Program and Awesome Templates
This SLAY Program is amazing and I highly, highly recommend it. I thought I was organized as a teacher but I realized that project management brings organization to a whole new level. I have taken these PM concepts and tweaked them to make it work for me, my students, my curriculum and my working groups. Thanks you so much Adriana for your program and your awesome templates!
Straightforward and Practical
I highly recommend this course, as it is straightforward and practical. There are tools and templates included which I think will help project managers to stay on track on their projects and to stay organized as well as some email templates, to facilitate and expedite the process of communication! It also includes good knowledge on project management. Thank you!
Process Improvements
Success Driven
What I most appreciate about CSD is the fact that they really care about and want to see their clients succeed.
Knowledgeable, Professional and Passionate
I found the CSD team knowledgeable, professional, and passionate around their work. They were very detailed and competent around the task that was assigned to them to perform. I would recommend their services!
Energizes People to Act
CornerStone Dynamics understands what needs to change in order to allow improvement. But more so how to make this palatable so that it’s received, and it energizes people to act.
Brings a Skill Set that is Unique
Special thanks to CornerStone Dynamics for getting us through the last six months regarding our major process improvement project. Adriana and her team are truly gifted at what they do. We would never have been able to get things accomplished so quickly and with clarity, without you and your team. CSD brings a skill set that is unique. Their collaborative approach makes a difference as it creates the needed buy-in to ensure project success. Thank you CornerStone Dynamics.
Professionalism and Attention to Detail to See Us Succeed
We hired Adriana and her team to assist our process gap identification work as we prepared to launch a new business management software program. After our second meeting (and some important discoveries), we expanded the scope of the CSD project to include ‘lead the process gap identification’ work and to create the detail training documents needed to ensure success. Adriana and her team where extremely knowledgeable and friendly. This created a level of trust and confidence with our staff which assisted in the process mapping and training execution/support they conducted. CornerStone Dynamics involvement in the project was of immense value to the site. Their professionalism, attention to detail and genuine concern to see us succeed was amazing. They truly were our strategic partners in the project and we would hire them again without hesitation.
Highly Observant and Extremely Knowledgeable
I was extremely impressed with the efficiency of the CSD team. The process flow charts were definitely a “wow” factor, and to assimilate that much information in such a short time speaks volumes for your team. Overall, you achieved buy-in from the staff very quickly. Overall, I am a very satisfied client. I was extremely impressed with CSD’s professionalism and obvious passion for the project. The CSD staff are very dedicated, amiable, highly observant and extremely knowledgeable.
Job Well Done!
Adriana brought the idea of “Process Mapping” to a “Ground Truth Level”. Practical methodologies that we can implement immediately. Job Well Done!
Speaking Engagements
Reflects Positively on All of the Attendees
Adriana, it was a pleasure meeting you. Thank you for a great session. You are a great speaker and have great energy that reflects positively on all of the attendees. It was well worth chasing you for our PMI Lakeshore session!
Knowledgeable and an Exceptional Speaker
Adriana was very knowledgeable and was an exceptional speaker. I typically struggle with long training sessions. She was very engaging and kept the material moving.
Engaging Speaker
Very knowledgeable, relevant experience. Can easily go toe-to-toe with operations leaders! Engaging speaker!
You Hit Home More Than Once!
Thank you for the morning presentation. Very well done, I was captured by not only your personal energy but the content and the context of your presentation. Thank you, you hit home more than once!
Fix Professional and Personal Inefficiency
Adriana’s presentation was very direct & gave wonderful insight into not only the ‘why’ but more importantly ‘how to’ move forward & fix professional and personal inefficiency! As a result, the week after hearing Adriana’s presentation we implemented some of her tips in the office! So exciting—then of course we got off track too. But we made a commitment that efficiency matters & we are working on sustaining our improvements! Thank you.
Knack for Drilling Down to the Important Points
I have the pleasure of knowing Adriana and I am a fan of her ideas and content. Adriana has the knack for drilling down to the important points, using great examples, making content very applicable and not to mention, so much more interesting! She has the ability to bridge the LEFT brain (strategy/action) and RIGHT brain (vision) thinking. She also looks at things from a holistic perspective which allows for deeper meaning in her advice. Her energy and presentation style is so engaging! If you don’t subscribe to her YouTube Channel or follow her on social media…you should!
She Brings So Much Value To The Table
In an hour workshop with Adriana, my company and personal vision is clear, my core values have been identified and much of my time and energy has been freed up because the decision of what to do is simply based on whether it aligns with these or not. She brings so much value to the table and I would highly recommend her.
Experience and Interest to Help
I really enjoyed Adriana’s presentation and wanted to share that I thought she was a great speaker. It’s nice to attend sessions lead by someone that has the experiences and interest to help those of us needing some reminders in ways to improve productivity and overall efficiency.
Passionate Delivery Made for a Dynamic Event
Adriana was tremendous as our Key Note Speaker at WEtech Alliance Productivity Through Innovation session. Feedback from the attendees has been constant and extremely positive. Her knowledge and passionate delivery made for a dynamic event. I would highly recommend Adriana and CornerStone Dynamics for any corporate event.
Informative and Entertaining
I really enjoyed your presentation on ‘Why Nothing Gets Done’. It was informative and entertaining. You have one of those voices that I could listen to all day, which is a wonderful and rare quality in a presenter.
Captivating the Audiences While Delivering Great Information
Adriana Girdler is an outstanding speaker. Her ability to captivate the audiences while delivering great information that can be applied immediately is critical to the development of more effective, efficient workplaces and positive corporate cultures that drive results. More than one of Canada’s top business process experts, Ms. Girdler is an ombudsman and champion for a living, learning and thriving workplace.
Professional Coaching
Planning and Prioritizing
Adriana really knows her stuff. As a new Project Manager, I found myself working a lot of evenings sorting through email and getting prepared for the next day. Adriana, through her one on one coaching, has shown me with good planning and prioritizing, most of the job can be done during core business hours. My organizational systems have been upgraded and I am now more confident that I am spending my time on the most important tasks during my work day and daily planning is now a breeze. This has resulted in a greater sense of organization, more time with my family, and less overall stress.
On Task to Produce Quality Output
CSD was able to run a workshop with the most intimate knowledge of our departmental issues – it was as if she was an employee as well. Adriana was engaging and able to keep us focused and on task to produce quality output at the end of a very long workshop. EXCELLENT!
The Energy and Experience to Motivate and Inspire
We chose to call on the services of CornerStone Dynamics (CSD) to help us to revitalise an otherwise stagnant 5S program. CSD brought the energy and experience to motivate and inspire change on the production floor, and our employees have been thrilled and supportive of the advances.
Bridge Business Experiences to Education
CornerStone delivered on their promise and tailored their presentation to our unique needs. They honoured our unique knowledge and aligned with our skill set to move forward. They were able to bridge business experiences to education.
Enhance My Skill-Set As A Project Manager
I recently received some coaching sessions from Adriana as I’ve been looking at ways to enhance my skill-set as a Project Manager. I am so glad I spent the money to get Adriana’s coaching as she provided many great insights, exposed me to tools that I could benefit from, and gave great advice and feedback. It is rare that you get an opportunity to spend some 1-1 time with someone so impressive and I’m grateful for the opportunity. I highly recommend Adriana’s services to anyone looking to optimize the way they work.
A Thoroughly Positive Experience
Adriana is a caring and insightful healing touch coach. She clearly cares about her clients and is excited by the healing process. Adriana is purposeful about creating a comfortable environment. She thoroughly explains every step of the session, and I always left feeling better than when I came in. Working with Adriana was a thoroughly positive experience. Thank you again.
High Priestess of LEAN
Adriana is the high priestess of LEAN and her energy and knowledge is contagious.
An Intuitive Life Coach
I have worked with Adriana for about 2 years and she has been instrumental in many changes I have made in my life. She has coached me intuitively and assisted me in opening up and understanding issues. She is very easy to work with, understands and can tap into my vibration and situation immediately to help unravel or shed clarity on the situation. The mediation homework helps to ensure change happens and remains constant. I would strongly recommend Adriana as an intuitive life coach as she is by far one of the best empowerment as well as business coaches in the industry.
Immense Knowledge, Diverse Perspective and Experience
Adriana is a fabulous Trainer, she comes with a different style which is unique to herself – i.e. she is more a personal coach than a typical trainer. I attended a couple of her sessions and those were useful to the group, her unique style is quite mesmerizing and you cannot loose attention & I remained glued to her session…as a trainer this is a unique skill and as a attendee you gain a lot. She comes with immense knowledge, diverse perspective and experience, that makes her a special coach.
I Love This Idea and My “Gut Feeling”
I LOVE this idea and my “gut feeling” is that it will prove to be an especially treasured vehicle to reach your intended audience. I have little doubt that it will bring you even more success than you already enjoy and offer your readers validation and peace of mind. When I don’t follow my intuition, utilize my emotional IQ to its fullest, or otherwise ignore either, my efforts suffer the consequences. I’ve always felt blessed to have at my disposal and recognize the voice of my inner self — my “voice of reason.” I know yours is loud and clear, as well!
Facilitation & Workshops
She Brings So Much Value To The Table
In an hour workshop with Adriana, my company and personal vision is clear, my core values have been identified and much of my time and energy has been freed up because the decision of what to do is simply based on whether it aligns with these or not. She brings so much value to the table and I would highly recommend her.
Engaging Facilitation
Adriana has a great appreciation for all styles of adult learning combined with engaging facilitation made for a productive day.
Growth Mindset
Top notch facilitation, our team was able to drive dynamic change, create clarity, and support a growth mindset while working remotely via Video Conferencing tools. Well done!
The Energy and Experience to Motivate and Inspire
We chose to call on the services of CornerStone Dynamics (CSD) to help us to revitalise an otherwise stagnant 5S program. CSD brought the energy and experience to motivate and inspire change on the production floor, and our employees have been thrilled and supportive of the advances.
Out of the Box Thinking
Thank you Adriana for running an ‘out of the box thinking’ workshop! The meeting planning and implementation were impeccable and as a result the meeting objectives were met.
Leading Us to the Options and Conclusions
Adriana was instrumental in facilitating the discussion and leading us to the options and conclusions.
Have an Impact on My Life
This workshop was very useful for me to identify how I can actually have an impact on my life. I knew it but it made it more concrete. Thanks again.
Made Me Stop To Realize…
Excellent program. Made me stop to realize what is most important to me in my job and personal life and prioritize accordingly.
Challenging Task Delivered Flawlessly
I wanted to say another big thank you for a great facilitation of our Medical Affairs Inspirational Statement workshop. This challenging task has been delivered flawlessly and a great outcome was achieved!
Fantastic Framework Structure and Guidance
CornerStone Dynamics provides a fantastic framework structure and guidance to facilitate a successful change of process as well as providing guidance and support to make cultural changes. I would highly recommend CornerStone Dynamics.
All Teams Should Employ This Process
All teams – big and small – should employ this process (Visual Vision Workshop). It’s not only excellent in developing an amazing vision statement, but it also is an insightful look into your team and their incredible capacity to create.
Experience and Interest to Help
I really enjoyed Adriana’s presentation and wanted to share that I thought she was a great speaker. It’s nice to attend sessions lead by someone that has the experiences and interest to help those of us needing some reminders in ways to improve productivity and overall efficiency.
From Vision to Reality
Adriana helped us move from vision to reality using passion, process and a people inclusive approach.
On Task to Produce Quality Output
CSD was able to run a workshop with the most intimate knowledge of our departmental issues – it was as if she was an employee as well. Adriana was engaging and able to keep us focused and on task to produce quality output at the end of a very long workshop. EXCELLENT!
Skill to “Speak To” and not “Speak At”
Adriana and CornerStone helped our organization during a crucial time in our project to engage both our committee and other participants in this initiative. Adriana’s skill to “speak to” and not “speak at” our attendees is a rare and welcomed trait. I highly recommend CornerStone Dynamics for workshop development & facilitation and keynote events.
High Priestess of LEAN
Adriana is the high priestess of LEAN and her energy and knowledge is contagious.
Good Control and Direction
Many things were accomplished in a short amount of time due to Adriana’s good control and direction throughout the presentation and workshop.
The Most Productive Work Sessions
The sessions were very well done. These were some of the most productive work sessions I have attended in a long time. I am leaving with a real sense of accomplishment. Very well done!
Helping Us Achieve the Course Correction
I want to thank you and Mike for the effort, energy and passion you poured into the work you did with us. The work you did was pivotal in helping us achieve the course correction we needed. It is quite amazing how things are starting to come together. I am beginning to see the MC3 I dreamt about.
Great Work
Very successful workshop with taking all the various inputs from the team and seeing the whole picture come together – great work.
Vision Statements
I Feel Blessed to Have Been Given this Chance
Adriana made finding my souls purpose a path worth following. Every session is comfortable, safe and extremely insightful. Whether it is getting guidance on small things or major life changing events Adriana is able to intuitively guide you in the right direction. She has truly made me travel on the path that was destined for me and I feel blessed to have been given this chance.
Challenging task has been delivered flawlessly
I wanted to say another big thank you for a great facilitation of our Medical Affairs Inspirational Statement workshop. This challenging task has been delivered flawlessly and a great outcome was achieved!
Developing the Visual Vision was extremely valuable
The process of developing the Visual Vision was extremely valuable. For the first time we have a very clear definition of exactly what MC3 stands for and the visual format is a great way to communicate it so that we actually use it to guide day-to-day decision making.
All teams – big and small – should employ this process
All teams – big and small – should employ this process (Visual Vision Workshop). It’s not only excellent in developing an amazing vision statement, but it also is an insightful look into your team and their incredible capacity to create.