“FOCUS helps us decide what work is most important. They ask: What should we start doing? What should we stop doing? The questions are simple but the answers can be profound. You need to understand what’s real and what’s not. FOCUS helps us cut to the chase.”
Frank Buck
Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, Brampton Brick
“The FOCUS approach is practical, action-oriented and well-defined from a planning perspective. They hold management accountable and prework is an expectation. They have the ability to move the agenda along, and capture the information in a way we can operationalize.”
George Croft
President, Brick Brewing
“With FOCUS Management, we accomplish more. When we’re done, the goals are clearer and we’ve got action plans. We know where we’re going, and how to get there. Our results are significantly better than similar organizations. We trust FOCUS.”
Paul O’Krafka
Executive Director, St. Joseph’s Villa
“The process FOCUS takes us through develops crisp objectives and action plans at all levels. Delivery timelines are met because bonuses are tied to meeting those timelines. Without the FOCUS “guidebook” it would be difficult to meet our objectives. Their process gets everybody to buy in and be accountable for the outcomes. That creates success.”
Ian Collins
President, Atria Networks
“FOCUS is able to hone in on the most important strategic initiatives and gain a level of engagement and alignment across the organization. They deliver real results. I believe in the people. I believe in the product.”
Craig Gilpin
CCO, North West
“I’m not interested in the consultants that take off your watch and tell you what time it is. The vast majority of management consultants do this. It’s not helpful. I like FOCUS because they bring to the table a willingness to listen. There’s no BS.”
Dave Dobbin
CEO, DAVE Wireless (Mobilicity)
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Our Success Stories
Our Sucess Stories
FOCUS Management gets results. To learn more about what we’ve been able to do for our clients, take a look at the success stories featured in our Case Studies.
Sobeys
With more than 1,300 stores in 10 provinces and thousands of wholesale customers, Sobeys is a leading national grocery retailer and food distributor in Canada.
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Fibrewired
A provider of fibre optic-based broadband telecommunications and Internet services, Fibrewired was established in 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Hamilton Utilities Corporation.
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TBAYTel
TBAYTel provides high quality, reliable and affordable local telephone service, continuous cellular coverage across Northwestern Ontario and fast, affordable and reliable High Speed Internet telephone and Internet service.
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Hamilton Utilities Corporation
Hamilton Utilities Corporation is in the Business of Public Service™ and is committed to providing essential public services in a way that balances environmental and social responsibility with commercial discipline.
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FOCUS Helps Floor Care Company SHINE
A well-known floor care company was losing market share at every turn. They tried everything to get it back – from operational cost cutting to consumer price slashing. Nothing was working. FOCUS helped the organization apply fresh thinking to re-focus energies on more innovative and marketable customer floor care solutions. It wasn’t long before the organization recorded a whopping 15 percent growth in internal capacity. Here’s what the President had to say:
“After years of leading consumer product organizations, you learn how to spot a 10-15% opportunity to increase capacity by getting an organization better aligned to the strategy. It meant eliminating non-strategic work, reducing job overlaps, minimizing accountability gaps, re-aligning planning processes and re-allocating resource. We started with my leadership team and cascaded a process of accountability alignment throughout the organization. We used FOCUS to facilitate this process. This is not a DIY kind of task. FOCUS has the right tools and they know how to use them. We needed fast results and we got them.”
Dan Clifford, President, Electrolux, US Floor Care Division
2002-2003
FOCUS Helps Power Up Toronto Hydro
In 2008 Toronto Hydro, sold their Telecom Division to a large cable company for seven times more than it was evaluated at in 2005. Here’s what the President had to say:
“After I joined Toronto Hydro, I soon realized the enormity of the challenge we faced. We needed a new strategy, and leadership team reorganization. With the right senior team on board, we engaged FOCUS to facilitate the development of a powerful new strategic plan. FOCUS helped ensure everyone understood the new direction and more importantly their role in bringing our strategy to life. In just three years we sold the company for seven times the price. The sale was testament to how well the strategic alignment process worked.”
Dave Dobbins, CEO, Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc.
2006-2008
