Kenrick Sproul, Director, Learning & Development | Global HR
OpenText is a leading global software company and we believe that our success lies in our people. In partnership with ICE Leadership – an innovative and award-winning Leadership Development and Strategic Planning company—we have recently implemented a very interactive and globally accessible Leadership Webinar Series. This program is delivered through dynamic and engaging quick-hit leadership sessions for over 1000 of our leaders world-wide! This successful program has been important in the development of the OpenText employees both personally and professionally.
Shaun Tinline-Jones, Senior Consultant, Microsoft
Within minutes of arriving I was saving lives…by the end of the day I had learned many useful mission critical leadership skills that I could immediately begin to apply! Fun while learning, it doesn’t get any better. This session was one of the best I have attended in a while!
Plant Manager, Campbell Soup Company of Canada
Angela provides a fun and innovative method of engaging participants in learning about traditional managerial subjects. Her course is not about lecturing or taking notes – it’s about active participation in scenarios devised outside of typical manufacturing examples, which makes the training content more interesting, but which have direct application to our daily work environment. This course is a great alternative to the “same ol” way of teaching managerial skills!
Kelly Nicol, CMA, MBA, Marketing Manager for Canadian Tire Financial Services
Angela Mondou’s ‘Mission Critical’ workshop is equivalent to spending a day on ‘The Apprentice’. The hands-on learning quickly highlights the key skills needed to be a successful leader in today’s fast paced environment. Participants leave the course with the ability to hit the ground leading supported by the practical tools taught in the course and reinforced by Angela Mondou’s book ‘Hit the Ground Leading!
Nancy Howden, BA, RMT, Registered Massage Therapist, private practice
I came in the door with blurry ideas about my business that had been sitting in my head getting stale. By the end of the two-hour workshop, I had my 30-60-90 day objectives in the form of a fun and manageable ‘to-do’ list, co-written and validated by one of the top minds in the biz – the executive marketing director of a software firm who just happened to be sitting next to me. I still have her card and she remains my biggest peer support to this day. Not only that, but my new practice is thriving – I’m already booking patients into next year!
Kathe Johnston, VP of Sales for OE Business Imaging
Anyone committed to changing any aspect of his or her life should take this workshop.Angela’s format and tools are simple to implement and her delivery and style are inspiring.She helps you dig in, face your fears, and believe!
Frank Mangano, CINTAS
ICE Leadership ROCKS This was the most HIGH-ENERGY, mind-bending team-building session I have ever experienced! The energy level of our entire team changed in literally minutes – employees were in the hallways re-living the ‘be bold – break thru!’ experience! Eight hours later we still had grins on our faces – and I know this experience has taken our team commitment to a new level. If you are looking at challenging your team to new levels of personal and professional success, to look at challenge differently and to ‘break thru’ to a whole new level, you have got to get these guys in!
Tom Beatty, Vice President Supply Chain Management, ATS
In today’s mission critical environment the companies that mobilize and execute effectively will be market leaders. Angela’s message, focusing on ‘execution’, is very timely considering the globally competitive nature of today’s business environment. Angela’s unique leadership insight, combined with a simple ‘make it happen’ and ‘here’s how’ message, was inspirational and delivered with an energetic “we can do this” style. Her powerful keynote tips combined with a practical leadership action plan’ ‘Hit the Ground Leading!’ are already having the desired impact! Angela’s message is to challenge the leadership capabilities within us.
The book is a must read!
Ginny Dybenko, Dean of WLU’s School of Business and Economics
My lifestyle just doesn’t lend itself to long evenings curled up with my favourite book beside a roaring fire…But for any of you with a similarly crushing schedule and ambitions to change the world, Hit the Ground Leading! is a MUST read. Honestly, once you start, you’ll have difficulty putting it down. Mondou has cleverly applied the essence of lessons learned in a stint in the Canadian Air Force to the complex and exacting role of transformational leadership in business. Delivered in plain-speak and professionally formatted, her points literally jump off the page and invite you to read more and consider the relevancy to your unique situation.
Rowena List, Senior Director, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Angela is an extremely passionate woman on leadership. She walks the talk and is very knowledgeable. I was most inspired listening to her workshop and can hardly wait to read her book. Her personal stories of leadership make her come across as the expert she is.I admire her energy and skills.
Karen Gallant, Associate Director, Operations and Outreach Programs, UW CBET
Angela’s Mission-Critical Leadership course is always well-received by participants. The blend of high-energy, participatory and interactive exercises makes the learning enjoyable while driving home the key messages. With the integration of her new book into the materials, participants come away with a set of truly useful tools to enhance their leadership abilities.
Merrill Hoge, ESPN Sports Analyst, NFL Running back, 1986-1995
Angela is at the top of her game with this exciting and powerful leadership playbook that will help anyone get the most out of their team and career.
Jeff Rolke, Branch Manager, TD Investment Services Inc
Angela speaks candidly about the challenges faced by today’s leaders and shares real tactics for overcoming these challenges. Her passion and energy will drive you to take your leadership to the next level. Hit the Ground Leading! will bring out the leader in you.
Dean Wakefield, Acting Lieutenant, Vernon Fire Department
I am a fulltime firefighter for the City of Vernon Fire Department in Vernon BC. Being as I am an acting officer of a shift I always search for books in our local library on leadership to help me become a better fire officer. I came across Angela’s book in our library and couldn’t believe my luck. Here was a Canadian book on leadership! Her leadership program is based on the military and being that the fire service is a para military organization I could instantly relate to her book. Her book is easy to read and her leadership principles are easy to understand and use. Once I read it I had to get my own copy of it for reference. Her leadership strategies are excellent! You can use her system in any organization not just in the board room setting. That is what makes it such a good system to follow. I highly recommend her book to anyone desiring to better themselves for a supervisor role or just to better themselves in life.
John Miller, Director of Purchasing, City of Waterloo-OPBA
Angela’s keynote was a highlight of this year’s annual conference and exactly what we needed! Her unique and energizing leadership messages take advantage of her incredible leadership background. With informative tips like “Seek the Early Adopters”, “Exercise Your Swagger” or “Practice the 3C’s- Communicate, Choreograph and Collaborate”- Angela motivated 200 Ontario Public Buyers to approach their mandates during tough economic times in a whole new way! As an added bonus, ICE Leadership believes in practical programs, providing all participants with a one page action plan take-away.