Testimonials
“Thanks Nowshad for helping our diverse group construct a focused strategic plan to host the 2007 Juno Awards in Saskatoon. We are now in full implementation mode and using the plan to guide us. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in Toronto are pleased with the progress we are making, and our focus around our plan.”
“I have had several points of contact with On Purpose Leadership and have benefitted form a variety of strategic services provided by the company. In each experience with the company I become ever more impressed with leadership, commitment, integrity and knowledge of the principals and staff.
I have complete confidence that my strategic consulting service needs will always be met by On Purpose Leadership. Whether the task has been small or complex, or at a busy time your company has always made me feel my needs were of utmost importance and interest to you. Each contract has been delivered well beyond my expectations and I have learned much with each contact with the company.”
"As a client I have found On Purpose very responsive to our needs. They are able to supply senior levels of advice, when needed, but flexible enough to be able to staff up with more junior operational staff, when for example, we have a large opening or event. This means we get the level of service we need when we need it."
“Our affiliation with OPLI goes back to the first months Saskatoon Overnight Shelter began efforts to increase the number of emergency shelter beds for homeless families and individuals in our community. Since then, SOS has gone from a grass roots movement to a well known and respected charitable non-profit and homelessness advocate. CEO Shad Ali made a personal contribution to this process through his past participation as an SOS board member. He continues to be a great resource and advisor.”
“Saskatoon’s Centennial Celebration Committee has been pleased to work with Shad Ali and his excellent team from On-Purpose Leadership in a number of aspects of the overall centennial plan – from conceptualizing our key mission to the implementation of all the events. Shad Ali’s special talent in bringing together multiple stakeholders in support of a common vision was particularly evident in two of the activities that I was close to. The first was the planning of our fundraising strategy in which Shad’s ideas helped the Committee in designing a strategy that focused on ways in which different sponsors could take “ownership and pride” in being associated with the celebrations. The second was in conceptualizing the Business Fusion event that was to draw new stakeholders from the business community, particularly the young entrepreneurs and professionals to be part of an activity that would be collaborative, visionary and action-oriented. Saskatoon is lucky to have such a talented team within its community!”
“I thought this was great. There is so much I have learned. I am looking forward to using it. Our team was very engaged and shared their ideas without hesitation. The thing I feel I will benefit from most in my role is learning about my natural style and how my behaviour style adapts and why there was such a discrepancy between both. Also what I can do to adjust my behaviour to work with other behaviour styles.”
“The things I value most about this session and the assessments are: The exercises and also the report that was sent as PDF; learning about the different styles and how to be proactive about using the report; the wheel and knowing how to interact with my team. Being new, this was very insightful into how my team reacts to problem solving. I enjoyed speaking in the open circle. It helped to reinforce the “Team” effort.”
“This was an Interesting well paced session. Shad was able to modify the course content to adapt to the changing needs of the team.”
“On Purpose has contributed a great deal to the community. Examples I can think of include the Association of Fundraising Professionals board, co-chair of the Canadian Society of Association Executives Conference, Saskatoon Overnight Shelter, Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers and Big Sisters and Meewasin. “
“I believe this session will help me progress in the management direction I would like to go in. I thought it was very insightful and will help me not only in my job but my personal life. It was excellent the facilitator did an amazing job.”