At Solution Development Group, we’re experts in creating energizing and engaging experiences that motivate people to achieve outstanding results. We believe that organizations thrive when their people come together to connect, learn and grow. Our range of services help our clients embrace change, develop new skills and create stronger relationships at work. And we make it fun too.
Our Services
Speaking & Events
We help organizations engage, motivate and inspire their people by delivering interactive keynotes and facilitating at conferences, leadership forums and corporate events.
Virtual Learning Programs
We deliver engaging programs to groups of 5-500 that cover a wide array of topics including resilience, negotiation, conflict resolution, facilitation, change management and leadership.
Coaching
We help leaders, managers and professionals increase their confidence and improve their leadership abilities with personalized coaching and 1:1 training programs.
“We have worked with Randall many times in our RBC leadership conferences and training, and he never ceases to amaze or wow us. He is incredibly engaging, knowledgeable, fun and always has the ability to really connect with audiences.
Add on top of that he is one of the most collaborative speakers in the industry and always a conference favourite. It seems each time we work with him he brings something new and surprises us. We love working with Randall and look forward to our continued partnership!”
–Ava Herman, National Leadership Coach, RBC
Our Learning Programs
Effective Negotiation Skills
Our skilled and experienced negotiation skills facilitator(s) will use interactive exercises, role-plays, case studies, discussions and videos where appropriate to give you the skills, tools, and a powerful framework to become a more confident and successful negotiator.
Virtual Facilitation and Presentation Skills
You have the tools and technology to run meetings and trainings virtually. Let our partners in virtual facilitation help build the expertise to make them effective. This program offers practical tips and techniques to ensure the virtual facilitation experience is as powerful as it would be in person.
Strengthening Resilience
Everyone needs resilience. Over 50 years of scientific research has powerfully demonstrated that resilience is the key to success at work and in life. In today’s environment of constant change, leaders and contributors need opportunities to strengthen their resilience, their ability to persevere and adapt to change. We offer proven approaches and practical tools to build team and individual resilience, improving ones emotional and psychological strength.
“Randall Vickerson is the facilitator of our Management Development Program. His exceptional facilitation skills are one of the reasons our program has been as successful as it is today. Randall is very well known within our organization as our MDP facilitator and participants comment that this program is of a superior level because of Randall’s involvement and we echo those sentiments.”
–Natalie Chan, Vice President, Human Resources
Ardele Karaganis, Manager, Learning & Development
Richardson International
Randall Vickerson, Founder
Randall is a seasoned speaker, facilitator, and an expert coach. His core skill is engaging virtual and live audiences, from senior executives, sales people to front-line employees. He is a magician at motivating and helping individuals build skills to be more competent and more confident. Randall is a well-travelled Solution-Focus guru whose work has taken him across North America, Europe, and Asia, working with audiences from 10 to 1000 people.
Randall’s focus and passion includes Resiliency, Wellness, Unconscious Bias, Collaboration and Managing Change.
The quality of Randall’s work is grounded in a series of professional designations – Certified Solution Focused Coach (University of Toronto), Certified Training & Development Professional, Member of the International Association of Coaching. Not surprisingly, Randall brings a diverse set of experiences to his practice – from currency trader and on-staff coach to professional actor.
Janelle Van Halst, Associate
Janelle is intrigued by diverse ideas and perceptions. Her greatest reward is creating a safe environment so as to facilitate provocative and challenging discussions. Janelle is a trainer, facilitator and executive coach. She specializes in custom-designed classroom training and webinars as well as 1:1 coaching in leadership, interpersonal communication, sales and service. She has a gift for listening to her clients, building trust and delivering training programs tailored to their specific needs and objectives. The keystone to Janelle’s practice is transforming the client’s vision into measurable results With a wealth of experience and knowledge, Janelle’s roster of clients includes over 350 companies from a cross-section of industries. She has amassed over 3,400 days delivering world-class workshops, all designed using proven Adult Education methodology. Janelle’s extensive practical experience complements her Major in Marketing, Adult Education Diplomas as well as her Canadian Sales Professional certification with distinction. Janelle firmly believes in the power of human skills to elevate people and organizations.
Peter Hiddema, Associate
Peter is an expert in strategic negotiation, collaboration and conflict management. Building on his association with the renowned research centre, The Harvard Negotiation Project, he has taught and consulted across four continents for over 20 years. His forte is showing clients how to arrive at mutually beneficial agreements within a framework of cooperation. Peter has taught executives from Global 1000 companies the skills they need to successfully drive business performance. He also has extensive experience working with organizations in the public sector, including the World Health Organization, the Inter-American Development Bank, and international non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) such as Mercy Corps. Internationally recognized, Peter has lectured at leading educational institutions including Queen’s University (Canada and UK), Harvard University, and has been a Visiting Professor in France and Singapore at INSEAD business school. Peter’s affinity for managing relationships and negotiation emerged early in his career. During the recession of the early ‘90’s, he was a Corporate Banker with Royal Bank of Canada, handling financial restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings within a framework of cooperation and mutual respect. Peter holds an Honours Commerce Degree from McMaster University and an MBA from Queen’s University (Canada), an Executive Master’s Degree in Consulting and Coaching for Change from INSEAD (France). He speaks four languages, has lived in 6 countries on 4 continents, and travelled to over 50 countries. Curious by nature, Peter considers himself a perpetual student in the school of life.
What Our Clients Say!
