The Refinery honoured as 1 of Top 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned Companies in North America!

Huge congratulations to our President, Barbara Ross-Denroche for ranking one of the top fifty thriving women entrepreneurs in North America! We are thrilled to be honoured by the The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) as one of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned companies in its annual program sponsored by American Express OPEN.

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The Refinery Leadership Partners announces Structural Changes

homeSept 11, 2012 – Vancouver, Canada
The Refinery Leadership Partners Inc. announces key changes to their leadership roles in order to facilitate and manage the accelerated growth of the company. The company saw strong growth in 2011, then doubled in size during the 2012 fiscal year.

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Global Recognition for The Refinery

We’re excited to share some great news with all of you. The Refinery, once again this year, has been recognized as being among the Top 30 Independent Leadership Consulting Firms Globally by Leadership Excellence. Gaining this recognition was no small feat; it required fantastic work from the whole team here at The Refinery along with the support of all of our partner clients to deliver such progressive and impactful work.

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Austin 1.0 by Mark Frein, Partner

This is the first in a series of blogs I will write in the coming months about opening a Refinery branch in Austin, Texas. I am in the thick of both the business and operational considerations for doing this, and the personal realities of uprooting my home, moving my family, and opening business relationships in Texas.

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Gestión y Evaluación del Desempeño by Juan (Paco) Castellanos

Recientemente estuve en México, involucrado el proceso de inducción e implementación de un programa encaminado a gestionar el desempeño de los empleados de una corporación  transnacional. Durante dos meses y medio, tuve la oportunidad de aprender sobre la cultura e interactuar con empleados de dicha organización en México.

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Being a Good Leader: Lessons from Alain Vigneault by Krysty Wideen

Like many Vancouverites, I am an avid hockey fan. I watch almost every game and I live and breathe for Canucks hockey. I assume that some of you can identify with my enjoyment of watching the first game of the season, when anything is possible.

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Reflexiones sobre desarrollo de negocios en México por Paco Castellanos

Hace algunos días después de una serie de reuniones con clientes potenciales, en el Centro y Norte del país, reflexionaba sobre como un cliente potencial determina o decide que nuestra firma, es la mejor opción y la mas adecuada para cubrir sus necesidades en desarrollo organizacional y liderazgo.

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The true value of networking by Krysty Wideen

Networking. The word was drilled into my brain from the time I began my Business degree at Simon Fraser University. We held networking events. We held workshops that taught students how to dress, or eat, or behave at networking events.

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