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Erica Groschler MA, Educational Technology, BA, Industrial Relations.
Erica Groschler, MA, Educational Technology brings fifteen years of experience working with organizations to help improve human performance in the workplace. Erica has made working with people and organizations the focus of her career and she is playing a key role in helping companies define and develop their culture and high performance capability.
She is a past Principal of an organizational effectiveness and change management firm, past Director of Western North America and HR/Operations for an International Training & Performance Consulting firm and currently is the founder and President of TPS Consulting Ltd.
Erica brings vast industry experience, having worked with healthcare, transportation, automotive, high technology, real estate, banking, metallurgy, government, non profit, and utilities. She has worked successfully on large-scale initiatives internationally for Fortune 500 clients, including developing capabilities of front-line employees and management and in some cases, working with the intricacies of unionized environments. Underscoring all these functions is what Erica sees as her most critical role – “culture keeper and catalyst”. “I have always attached importance to taking care of the health, learning and development of people and helping to identify what the organization and its people need to prosper,” says Groschler. “ My goal is to ensure we create a sense of urgency and respond to the client’s needs to create high performance and develop individual and organizational capability.”
Erica is known for her enthusiastic approach and her commitment to ensuring appropriate resources, tools and training are integrated to ensure individuals can perform optimally in their jobs. She is passionate about supporting her clients in facilitating authentic communication, stronger and more vibrant teams and overall, higher work performance. Erica has worked with companies such as Alcan, BC Hydro, BC Lottery, Creo, Cominco, Fraser Health Authority, Pivotal, Sun Microsystems, Business Development Bank of Canada, CP Railway, BC Ferries, Worker’s Compensation Board, TELUS, Prudential Real Estate and the Ministry of Children and Family Services.
Erica holds a Masters degree in Educational Technology (Concordia, Montreal) and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations (McGill University). She is also Myers Briggs qualified.
Professional Associations:
Erica is President for Vancouver’s International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI), past VP Conference Chair for ISPI’s local chapter role in hosting the 2005’s International Conference in Vancouver and past V.P. Programs for B.C.’s Organizational Development Network (BCODN). Because of Erica’s contribution to the Vancouver ISPI chapter, she is an honorary life-member. Erica is also a member of the Human Resource Management Association (HRMA)’s Training Roundtable. |