Dial Solutions

Dave has helped our company in executive strategy sessions, executive recruiting and operational overview meetings. On the strategy side, what sets Dave apart is his ability to move executive teams to critical issues quickly. He has an ability to synthesize information coming from the group and feed it back in a way that makes it easier for the group to assimilate, act on and to move forward. His approach allows for open communication between executives and helps align strategies that go to improvements in overall performance of their team and the company. On the operational side, Dave has helped our organization focus on training our line managers to take ownership over their roles for short-term results and long-term growth. Lastly - and importantly - with regard to attracting the right talent to our team Dave brings a toolbox approach that help us define the needed talent and match it to the role, the team and the culture of our company. Over the years I have worked with a significant number of Executive Consulting, Coaching and Recruiting firms. Dave understands not only how to do these things well but to also help do them in a way that maximizes enterprise value.

David Dial is an excellent facilitator. David takes your desired end results and works backwards to make them a reality. David has a skill set that enables he and the group he is working with to really reach deep into the dynamics of the group to ensure participation and buy in from all participants. I would recommend Dial Solutions very highly to any organization, of any size.

Dave worked with our senior leadership and management team for a number of years in leadership development,and cultural change work. His facilitation, guidance, and support is of the highest calibre. Dave demonstrated effective, professional, and integrity based practice. Our management and leadership is in a much stronger and proactive place. I highly recommend Dave as an outstanding facilitator and leader in the human resource field.

David represents the next wave of professionals in the management of human capital. His career has covered the evolution of talent as a competitive advantage and as a source of both unique and compelling add-value in business. I've worked with David as a service provider a number of times in my career, and have found his contributions to be both practical and forward-thinking. I've have worked closely with David on the strategic level, witnessed his work with teams, and had the chance to hear him speak. When it comes to attracting, engaging and harnessing the capabilities of leading talent - David Dial is leading where we all need to follow. The only question left to ask yourself is ... will you?

The Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors (CAGC) is the Trade Association that represents seismic in the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry. On behalf of the CAGC, I would like to acknowledge the recent Human Resources projects that you have completed for us. Firstly, our Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act (POARA) Submission to the Alberta Government was professionally managed and executed by yourself in a timely and cost effective manner. You worked closely with the CAGC in modifying the product and acted as a communication liaison to Government representatives in order to deliver a product that met both our needs and that of the Government's. Secondly Dial Solutions has recently completed a discussion paper for the creation of a Youth Strategy for the Oil and Gas Industry. This paper represents a very important first step for our industry on an extremely complex issue. Your input and grasp of the "big picture" was instrumental in delivering a clear discussion framework for our industry. I would like to take this opportunity to recommend your services in the HR field. Your professional work coupled with a high level of cooperation and commitment to the product makes Dial Solutions a leader in the HR Consultant field.

The YWCA of Calgary has had the pleasure of working with Dial Solutions Group on a variety of assignments over the past year, all of which had the outcome of exceeding our contractual agreements and expectations. We retained Dial initially to assist with the planning the integration of 90 new staff members who became YWCA employees through the acquisition of a related not-for-profit agency. Dial provided the YWCA with the tools and strategies required to meld the two distinct organizational cultures, to build an effective new staffing model based on the strengths of new and existing staff, and to garner the buy in necessary to set a path toward the continued achievement of organizational goals. Dial also provided measurement tools that enabled progress to be monitored and adjustments made during this exciting but turbulent time. At the end of six months, the YWCA had retained all the acquired staff. We consider this a significant success and acknowledge Dial's expertise and guidance as a significant factor in this achievement. With growth often comes restructuring. We chose Dial Solutions as our recruiting company when faced with finding exceptional individuals to fill two important new roles. Dial provided the YWCA of Calgary with a number of highly qualified applicants and made the hiring process administratively easy. Their attention to the requirements of the positions, in terms of both soft and hard skills, was clearly evident in the calibre of clients they referred. We were able to fill the positions quickly and with confidence. I was so impressed by the wisdom, experience and professionalism of Dial Solutions Group that I retained David Dial as a Business Coach. His guidance was critical in helping me to manage conflicting priorities and to focus my time and expertise where it would have the greatest impact. Dial Solutions Group offers exceptional quality services - on time, on budget and on target.

David brings so much to a small business owner like myself. I have been burned by consultants in the past, promising the world and delivering little. David, on the other hand, helped develop our team to the next level, providing me with support and expertise where I needed it most. He created true value for my business. I think the greatest value was David's ability to coach himself out of a job. He is not too proud to teach you his methods and tools, so that you need him less and less as time goes on. Ultimately, we will continue to utilize his talents as the need arises from here on. He is a valuable asset that truly understands the plight of the entrepreneur and one I would highly recommend.

David's real talent, beyond his expertise in human capital development and team building, is his positive attitude and his ability to communicate across all levels of an organization. With this talent, he can really role model excellent leadership attributes. I have learned a great deal from David and would not hesitate to recommend him to any entrepreneur or company leader who wants to take their team performance to a new level.

On behalf of the Calgary CEC Sales team, I would like to thank you for your assistance in bringing our team to the realization of a common goal. At the time of enlisting the services of Dial Solutions Group, our team was segmented, having difficulties realizing the benefits of adopting best practices from each other and in general, communicating with each other in an effort to clearly understand and respect each others unique characteristics. Through the workshop sessions, the group has moved in a direction, which is essential to our fiscal and cultural development. The sessions opened the door to underlying issues that had been manifesting "below the line" behaviours. Uncovering these issues, discussing them in an open forum, having individuals take responsibility for their behaviours, as well as below the line behaviours of their team-mates while keeping a open communication policy active and setting standards, has brought consistency and energy to our offices environment. Should potential customers of the Dial Solutions Group wish to discuss my thoughts in further detail, I would be more then happy to share my perspective and highly recommend your service. Thank you David!