Business Services
Talent Development PROGRAMS
A variety of training programs are available to small businesses, such as
- EQ and communication skills
- Leadership development
- Sales conversations
- Team development
Business Consulting Services
Business consulting for small and medium-sized businesses
- General HR Consulting
- Recruitment Consulting
- Talent Development and Training
- Business Growth Consulting
Customized In-house Training
- In-house talent development and technical* training programs
- Creation of an In-house university training programs
*when recruitment of trained personnel is limited.
Entrepreneur Coaching and Mentoring
- Entrepreneur coaching - support for solopreneur clients in business strategy, planning and achievement of business goals
- Business process coaching for business processes, critical business systems, and digital system recommendations
- On-Call Mentoring for business owners. When reflection and perspective with critical thinking discussion are required (i.e. new business ideas, or handling difficult situations)
New service: On-call mentoring is now available. (some conditions apply)
Change Management Services for Business
- Change Management services
- Melissa Dunkley is certified in Prosci. Has working knowledge of Levvel's Balanced Change model and has decades of experience in business transformations
- Change management services are often incorporated into business consulting work, but can be available separately for contracted Change Management projects.
Personal Coaching for Individuals
- Achieving your goals and having a great mindset and the right tools can make ALL the difference to success
- Starting a new venture but want to ensure success with experienced coaching
- Change can be scary without the right support
- Relationships can be difficult without reflection, perspective, and conflict management tools
What clients have to say about my services
"Melissa with your help our workplace is a happy, positive environment, one where we are all proud to be part of our success."
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"Melissa’s expertise in strategic leadership and development of people has made a tremendous impact in our personal & professional lives but also contributed to adding an additional 15% to our revenues while increasing profitability by at least 300%. "
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Melissa was my executive coach for approximately five years. I was a senior executive at a large financial institution here in Alberta at the time. I found her very easy to work with. She helped me immensely. I would have no hesitation in recommending her.
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“Melissa always strives for excellence, takes personal ownership, and creates a culture where it is acceptable to make a mistake, but expects we must own it, learn and grow from it."
Ensure YOU succeed
Seeking a strategic partner /coach with expertise in training, coaching people, navigating change, and talent development?
Call (780) 803-2467 Today! You will be happy that you did.
Melissa Dunkley
Melissa Dunkley’s twenty-four years of expertise, include leadership development and training, HR functions, sales and project coaching, and strategic planning.
Melissa Dunkley’s personable, effective, and accountable authoritative style will result in your personnel and business excellence.
Types of Clients and Industries worked with:
IT, banking, wealth management, government - provincial and municipal, construction, adult learning & education, engineering, architecture, call centres, postal, plumbing, art gallery, IT, dentistry, oil & gas, indigenous organizations, and digital marketing, online education, colleges and universities.
Alberta Order of Excellence, Diamond Valley, ATB, National Bank Financial, Angus Watt Advisory Group, Kasian Architecture, FOCUS Engineering, Pals Geomatics, RED the agency, Telsco Security, Select Call centres, CCI Industries, Arrow Engineering, Alberta Prion Research Institute, University of Alberta, Siksika First Nation, Elite Marketing Pro, Highline Electrical, Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council, Lightfoot Media, Ottawa Sports And Social Club, Omell Financial, ProMonetize, Edmonton Space & Science Centre and many other start-up and individual clients.
Why my clients choose to work with me
Beyond reputation for excellence, passion for people, performance and results...
Results were achieved because of my great clients, my combined mental health education, and the creation of unique tools and change management competencies. My years of experience have enabled me to make a career of developing people and organizations for excellence.
- Entrepreneur businesses - alignment of strategy with results and higher bottom-line profits.
- Bank and wealth management clients build succession and better business performance.
- Digital and IT clients solutions for their hyper-growth challenges.
- Government, not-for-profit and indigenous organizations prevention of burnout and more collaboration with community-facing departments.
- Family-run small businesses and medium-sized clients - employee engagement, stronger relationships with partners and higher bottom-line performance.
Comments from a few past Clients
"Melissa with your help our workplace is a happy, positive environment, one where we are all proud to be part of our success."
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"Melissa’s expertise in strategic leadership and development of people has made a tremendous impact in our personal & professional lives, but also contributed to adding an additional 15% to our revenues, while increasing profitability by at least 300%. "
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Melissa was my executive coach for approximately five years. I was a senior executive at a financial institution here in Alberta at the time. I found her very easy to work with. She helped me immensely. I would have no hesitation in recommend her for an executive coaching role.
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“Melissa always strives for excellence, takes personal ownership, and creates a culture where it is acceptable to make a mistake, but expects we must own it, learn and grow from it."
I am passionate about making a difference!
I love working with entrepreneurs and business owners who are passionate driven people that dream to achieve
exceptional results in their businesses and professional pursuits.
“Small businesses contribute to 98% of employment and contributes over 50% to the GDP in Canada and similar in the USA. Helping small businesses succeed not only supports the economy but also the lives and families of those who small businesses employ."
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 33-10-0661-01 Canadian Business Counts, with employees, December 2022
Coaching and Training Programs
*Funding may be available for you and your employees. Contact us for more information.