Life Strategies Ltd.
Aldergrove, British Columbia
Canada

PHONE: 604-856-2386
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Roberta Neault, PhD, CCC, RRP
President

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Dr. Roberta Neault, PhD, CCC, RRP, GCDF: President

Dr. Roberta Neault has over three decades of eclectic professional experiences, which include career counselling and coaching, corporate consulting, and counsellor education.

Roberta’s strengths lie in her professionalism, infectious enthusiasm for empowering individuals and organizations, and “hands-on” experience working with diverse groups of people. Her pragmatic “can do” attitude ensures that customized solutions are innovative and affordable. Equally comfortable with leadership/executive teams and those just entering the workplace, Roberta has worked with individuals and groups from diverse cultures, educational levels, and employment experiences, across all stages of life. She brings vivid anecdotes, practical examples, and a wealth of resources to her workshops and consultations.

In 2002, Roberta was honoured to receive the Canadian Career Development Foundation’s prestigious Stu Conger Award for Leadership in Career Counselling and Career Development in Canada. Roberta is Co-Executive Coordinator of ENET (a professional association for career practitioners) and the editor of the Journal of Employment Counseling.

Frequently invited to speak at conferences and seminars (both local and international), Roberta’s most requested topics include lifelong career management; international and global careers; individual and organizational sustainability; work-life balance; professional ethics; advocacy; and strategic recruitment, retention, and employee engagement. She teaches at several universities, both online and in-person, and has developed countless courses and programs. Author of Career Strategies for a Lifetime of Success, That Elusive Work-Life Balance, Beyond the Basics: Real World Skills for Career Practitioners, and several training "toolkits" for Personality Dimensions™. Roberta continues to research and write extensively about topics related to career and life management.

As President of Life Strategies Ltd., Roberta is available to clients for consulting services, workshops, conference keynotes, and presentations. Her areas of expertise include career management, psychometric assessment, change and transition, teambuilding, recruitment and retention, employee engagement, work-life balance, and curriculum development, including e-learning initiatives.

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Links to articles and presentations by Dr. Neault
Recently released:

• That's Just Plain Silly! Channeling Outrage to Champion Change
• Sustaining Employee Wellbeing in Stressful Times
• The Ethics of Advocacy: A Canadian Perspective
• Sustainability: Building Organizational Capacity Through People
• Tools to Support Group Facilitation(co-authored with Cassie Saunders, BA, and Fiona Glendinning, BA)
• The Ethics of Advocacy: Channelling Outrage to Champion Change
• A Summary of Making the Case: Demonstrating the Impact of Career Services
• Strategic Recruitment: When Hiring “Just Anyone” Isn’t Enough(co-authored with Deirdre Pickerell)
• Do You Have to Be One to Help One? Being Culturally Relevant in the Midst of Diversity
• Ring Roads and Roundabouts: Navigating Careers in the 21st Century
• Build Your Business Through e-Networking
• Consulting as a Retirement Option: The Myths and Realities
• Counsellor Education: Taking it Online
• Food For Thought: Building a Working Alliance Online
• That Elusive Work-Life Balance!
• That Elusive Work-Life Balance! - From HR Voice (co-authored with Deirdre Pickerell)

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Gerry Neault: Vice President

Gerry Neault has been actively involved in the management of Life Strategies since its incorporation in 1993. As a Professional Financial Planner, Gerry also offers workshops and consultations to help individual and corporate clients with their financial management challenges.

Gerry brings the Life Strategies team over 25 years experience working in the financial industry with diverse business and individual clients. Gerry has assisted a wide range of Canadian and international clients with their personal banking, investment planning and retirement/estate planning concerns. Gerry's extensive international travel experience has provided him with a unique appreciation of cultural diversity and the challenges involved in conducting business abroad and investing in a global economy.

Gerry offers solid management expertise in both the corporate and small business sectors. He also has a comprehensive understanding of the financial management needs of small businesses and individuals.

Gerry is comfortable adapting his presentation style to suit a wide variety of people. His calm and pragmatic approach makes discussing money a safe and comfortable experience. Gerry is a good listener and an analytical thinker who tailors his financial management consultations to meet the unique needs of his clients.

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Deirdre Pickerell, MEd, CHRP: Senior Consultant

Deirdre Pickerell has close to fifteen years experience as an educator, manager, and career management professional. She has made significant differences within the field of career development – locally, nationally, and internationally – through innovative program design, leading-edge education for career practitioners, inspiring facilitation and career coaching, and selfless leadership and mentoring throughout the sector.

Deirdre’s day to day work includes teaching, program development, facilitating seminars and workshops, and assessing/coaching private clients. In each of these areas, Deirdre “pushes the envelope” in the field – seeing needs, championing change, measuring outcomes, evaluating progress, and tirelessly working to ensure that her clients’ and colleagues expectations are constantly exceeded.

Deirdre chairs the BC Career Information Partnership (BCCIP) where she recently reconvened the BC Pan-Canadian Symposium team, inspiring other leaders in the field to move forward several of the BC Action Plan projects. She also participates on BCCIP’s Canadian Standards & Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners Sub-committee whose current focus is the development and implementation of a certification model for career development practitioners.

With a background in both career development and human resources management, Deirdre is working to create a stronger bridge between the career management and HR sectors. She is passionate about fully integrating career management principles within an organization’s HR strategy. Effective recruitment, retention, and talent management are all linked to the same core principle – the importance of a good career fit…getting the right people into the right jobs at the right time.

In recognition of her work, Deirdre was recently honoured with a 2006 Award of Excellence; presented by the BC Human Resources Management Association.

Deirdre inspires through her leadership but also through her respect – as one student said, “You’ve never made me feel silly for asking questions and you’ve responded as though you have discerned wisdom in our comments that we weren’t even aware of…”

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Articles:

• A Summary of Making the Case: Demonstrating the Impact of Career Services
• Strategic Recruitment: When Hiring “Just Anyone” Isn’t Enough (co-authored with Dr. Roberta Neault)
• Career Management as an Employee Engagement Strategy (co-authored with Dr. Roberta Neault)
• Effective Use of Psychological Tests for Employee and Leadership Development (co-authored with Dr. Roberta Neault)
• Effective Use of Psychological Tests for Recruitment and Selection (co-authored with Dr. Roberta Neault)
• That Elusive Work-Life Balance HRMA (co-authored with Dr. Roberta Neault)
• Taking it Online: Is Facilitated e-Learning an Option for your Organization? (co-authored with Dr. Roberta Neault)

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