"Vicki’s success comes from a combination of her expertise in recruitment and hiring, and her ability to develop and retain talent. She is able to balance good business sense with a desire to create a supportive and stimulating career environment."
John Cieslowski
Vice President Marketing and Sales, Philips Canada
"Vicki's diverse business, sales and human resource background enables her to engage her audience on many levels. She has an ability to draw people out and to help them make solid connections between their personal role and the needs of the business. This is a skill not often found in those who have pursued just one stream in business."
Anne Elsley Swan
Business Unit Director, Roche
“Excellent coach and mentor...through her exceptional organizational development skills and her understanding of different business cultures, she is able to guide those who she mentors in a positive direction. (She) is a skilled presenter who is able to capture and hold attention easily. Her warm personality helps her to connect with many different individuals. Vicki is an expert facilitator, skilled in steering discussion towards a result-oriented outcome.”
Miyoshi Irizawa, Director Sales Operations, Philips Canada
“Vicki has been a significant mentor throughout my career. Through her coaching, she has provided meaningful insight and honest feedback that has helped me learn and develop. As a result, I feel that my performance continues to grow”
Susan Jankus, Regional Business Manager/Product Manager
Vicki inspired me to be one of the best! Her training and coaching abilities are second to none as her desire to have people succeed is compelling.
Helen Elliott, Manager Sales Training and Development
I have had the pleasure of partnering with Vicki Dickson from both a vendor and a facilitator perspective. Her attention to detail and drive to understand her audience is clearly a key success factor in building strong and lasting relationships with her clients. I have observed and benefited from her chameleon like ability to make any audience believe she has walked in their shoes. Typical feedback consistently includes her humour and passion in the classroom. Learning is effortless and applicable in a program led by Vicki Dickson.
Marnie O'Neil
Training Assistant
Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
Vicki was wonderful, the group seemed to 'open up' immediately. she was able to make us feel extremely comfortable from the 1st minute - had our attention - very easy to understand - exciting - can relate to both work & personal - Vicki was right "this is the best course I was ever on!"
Participant in Self Management
I liked the sincerity and the humanity in the examples given. The instructor had the ability to bring the group in, and gained the confidence of the group immediately.
Participant in Self Management
I would highly recommend this course for Administrative Assistants.
