Testimonials

"I needed to get organized! Both in my personal life and in my Real Estate Business in order to be successful in both my career and as a wife and mother. I had the opportunity to work with Ann Max over several months and it's hard for me to come up with the words to tell her Thank You and to tell others what an amazing experience it was. The lessons and implementation of the systems needed to organize my life and my business that Ann brought to the table, are priceless. Ann helped me learn right from the basics with a very personalized program and had me motivated and the results coming faster then expected. I admit now, 3 months later, that I was worse off then I had thought. Today, I am organized, there are groceries in the house, I get some time off during the week, and I am happy."

Jenna Swinwood
Real Estate Broker
Re\Max Affilates Realty, Broker

"I have been benefiting from the coaching and time management expertise of Ann Max for the past twelve (12) months. During that time period, my professional life has been filled with challenges including a high staff turnover and many stressful projects to manage. I also have been promoted to a director from a manager's position.

After 6 months in my new position, I feel I have a better control over my professional life. I'm surrounded by competent people and a team that supports and helps me achieve my corporate objectives. I also seem to have grown well into my new responsibilities.

There is no doubt in my mind that the professional help and support from Ann Max have been pivotal to my current level of achievement. Ann's services varied from instilling new methods of time, project management and work processes, cleansing and reorganization of filing systems and human resource counsel and support, to name only a few.

I do not think that I would be the director I am without having benefited from the counsel and support of Ann Max. Hiring her has been one, if not the best professional decision I have made during this last challenging year. I would strongly recommend her professional services to whoever wants to become a better leader and a better person as a whole."

“I wanted to commend you and your team for a superb job of helping our sector reorganize its paper and electronic documentation and the accompanying procedures. We have taken your recommendations to heart and have implemented many of them. The Sector is running more smoothly now that the clutter has been cleared and the processes improved. Our email processes have also improved as a direct result of the training your firm provided.

Your team was up to the challenge and conducted themselves in a thoroughly professional manner. Our people are still talking about how much better things are now that we are organized. We can certainly recommend your services to other organizations who are considering making improvements to their internal organization.”

Kathryn Lapensee
Executive Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Comptrollership and Administration Sector, Industry Canada

“I wanted to write and thank you for your assistance with some productivity and workload management challenges with which I struggled for quite some time before we met.  

Your help over the past several months has made a huge difference in the way I plan and manage my work on a day-to-day basis.  I can now deal much more efficiently with the high volume of information I receive and need to process and this, in turn, has had a positive impact on the work of the entire team.  

Thanks to your expert advice and guidance, I have also learned how – in my role as manager – being organized is very much about effective leadership.  A cohesive, focused and motivated team is indeed an essential ingredient to maximize efficiency and productivity, and to achieve excellence in the workplace.

Once again, my sincere appreciation for your help in getting me ‘Productive to the Max’!”

Rodrigue Hurtubise
Manager, Public Affairs
Canada Foundation for Innovation

"The facilitator was excellent, very dynamic and not only made the course interesting but fun as well. It was probably one of the best courses that I have ever taken. Ann was very knowledgeable ."

“We just had to write and thank you for being the key note speaker at the launch of our organizations Women's Network. We've received numerous enthusiastic responses to your presentation. The topic and delivery exceeded our expectations by far and your key messages certainly hit home with the audience. We're certain that your methods and strategies are being applied in both professional and personal lives as we speak. Thanks again!”

Lori Ciani, Deputy Ombudsman and Complaints Officer
Amex Bank of Canada

“I have been meaning to e-mail you to say how much I enjoyed meeting you as well as attending your sessions- they were excellent as well as lots of fun!

Thank you very much Ann.

I really enjoyed both sessions, and we have taken your advice to heart already!”

Canadian Society of Association Executives
(CSAE)

"She was an excellent facilitator. She made us feel very comfortable and made us work."

“Ann Max presented at the IPM National Spring Conference at the Radisson Toronto East Hotel in Toronto on May 13, 2009. The 90-minute closing keynote was on Partner with Productivity-The Ongoing Challenge and Ann did an excellent job with it. She customized the material to meet the needs of our senior HR and administrative audience.

Feedback from participants was outstanding. Many have already communicated to us that they are implementing her strategies and processes with success and visible results.

Ann is truly a professional and a pleasure to work with. She is dynamic, engaging and knows her material inside out. I would not hesitate to recommend her to any organization looking for improving their skills. I personally look forward to working with her again next year.

Comments from participants included:

• great ideas, energetic speaker-helpful
• great speaker, good tips
• good speaker, interactive session
• good refresher on time mgmt & work/life balance
• high energy, helpful presentation
• passionate speaker
• upbeat session, great way to end the day
• learned much about my major weakness
• applies to certain personality types-not everyone
• engaging presentation-enjoyed humour”

Nathaly Pinchuk, RPR, CMP
Executive Director
IPM- Institute of Professional Management

"Really enjoyed the interactive format. Had meaningful conversations in the small group discussions."

"Out of all the courses which I have taken, this has been the most useful and fun. I am not just giving perfect marks to be agreeable."

"It was more interesting than I expected. The facilitator was fun, had everyone engaged and was easy to communicate with."

"I like how Ann uses personal anecdotes during the session. It makes the course more interesting."

"Such a great speaker"

"Good presenter, lively, focused, informative"

"Motivational, encouraging"

Ottawa Hospital

"One of the best speakers we have had"

International Association of Administrative Professionals

"Once again thanks for the productive morning. You wouldn't believe how much I got done this afternoon. Your strategies are so easy to implement. Best money our company could spend.
Thanks again,"

Merle Michael, Manager
T. Moscone & Bros Grounds Maintenance Ltd.
CanWest Horticultural Show

“Thank you for presenting, "Stress Minimus and Life Maximus", on Sep 29th to our audience at Canada Post. We truly appreciate it.

The Lunch and Learn session was well attended. The event went smoothly and your delivery style was amazing,. We all have something to learn from your delivery style. You interact very well with the audience. Well done.”

The WIN Committee
Canada Post

“I met Ann Max initially in her role as Professional Organizer. She was instrumental in helping me organize three separate work spaces and made several excellent recommendations to improve my work efficiency.

I was so impressed by Ann’s recommendations and assistance that I asked her to provide a workshop to our physiatry trainees (doctors specializing in Physiatry). This session opened the academic year. I wanted a fun, interactive and practical session that would assist my trainees in organizing their work spaces. The session exceeded my expectations.

Ann was an engaging facilitator. She used real and numerous examples to highlight her messages. She incorporated several learning methods (Large group interactive, small group interactive and a learning carousel). Her message was clear and direct. The handout was an excellent adjunct to the presentation.

The workshop feedback was very positive from the trainees. Since the workshop, several trainees have made specific changes to their practice. For example:

As an educator, I know how rare it is to see behaviour changes from a relatively short educational intervention. But, Ann’s talk clearly hit the mark and gave these trainees (and myself) the permission and the catalyst to begin making small changes in their lives.

Since that time, I have referred Ann to several of my colleagues to assist them with their professional organization needs but also to provide them with workshops related to her areas of productivity.

I will certainly bring Ann back for further sessions with my trainees. Often a second invitation to present is the true reflection of the success of your initial presentation.”

Sue Dojeiji MD Med FRPC
Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program
The Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa
Clinician-Educator, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

“Gold Medal!

Your presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Million Dollar Round Table held in the beautiful Olympic City of Vancouver was superb.  Thank you for a well-thought-out and equally well-presented program.

Your commitment truly enhanced MDRT's caring and sharing reality!”

John J. Prast, CAE, LLIF
Chief Executive Officer
Million Dollar Round Table

Thanks so much for your quick response, Ann - much appreciated!  Having attended your workshop at the CPA conference, and since then having started working on beginning my own business, your tips have been a wonderful reminder of a better way to work and get things done.  Wonderful.

Nickki Phillips

"What a great newsletter today.  Actually your "What took you so long" was amazing.  I have been in a quandary for quite some time and I am taking these steps and moving forward TODAY. "

June Sym
Toronto Blue Jays

"I go to your website when I feel I'm at a stand-still and read up on your archived Tips."

Catherine Brown, Administrative Assistant
Health Canada