capabilityconnections@shaw.com

Esther Wilcox Hudson, is the president and lead consultant of Capability Connections, a firm specializing in human resource and organization development. Capability Connections helps organizations to "link people's skills to breakthrough business results." Services include assisting in hiring, training, developing, and maintaining a skilled workforce. To provide these services, Esther often develops new performance management and development systems, improves existing training systems, facilitates the redesign of work processes, and delivers training sessions. Management training is a particular specialty. Taking a systems approach to managing change is central to all that she does.

Esther's experience includes freelance broadcasting and 12 years of consulting prior to spending five years heading up corporate training and development at Alberta Power Ltd. (now ATCO Electric). Today, her consulting practice includes partnering with other professionals, allowing Capability Connections to offer a full range of training and development, HR management, heath and safety, and organization development services.

Esther received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. She holds a Master of Adult Education degree from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and is a Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP). She also has diplomas in Speech Arts from both Trinity College in London and the Royal Conservatory of Toronto.

Capability Connections

We help organizations align the skills of people with the direction and needs of the organization creating outstanding employee performance and breakthrough business results. We deliver products and services for hiring, training, and retaining people, a company's competitive edge. "Linking people's skills to breakthrough business results".

Capability Connections has put together a network of skilled Human Resource experts. These individuals team up flexibly to meet the needs of complex change projects. These associates deliver compensation, employee relations, policy, communication, and safety services with Esther Wilcox Hudson as project requirements demand. Our consultation process ensures a systems approach to human performance and capability development. We provide practical and integrated solutions to complex problems of change. We do this through a collaborative process, delivering agreed upon results that meet specific requirements.

LTL Program Courses Taken

Esther has taken the following LTL courses:

• Learning Styles
• Action Learning
• Systems Thinking
• Reflexive Practice

Miller Zerr Heidi, a facilitator and organizational development consultant, is a founder and managing partner of BDD Artifex Corporation. Her specialty lies in working with organizations to recognize, evaluate and bridge the gaps between operations, strategy development and execution within a framework of organizational development – supporting individuals and organizations to build on their experience and expertise in the fluid business environment in the world today. Her research has centered on factors that achieve quality and sustain change in organizations. Heidi has a BA in Fine Arts, a Diploma in Voluntary and Non-profit Sector Management, and a Master of Continuing Education degree in Leadership and Development.

E-Mail:  heidi@bdda.ca

Website:  www.bdda.ca

LTL Program Courses Taken

Heidi has taken the following LTL courses:

• Learning Styles and Course Design
• Systems Thinking
• Reflexive Practice
• Strategic Practice