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About Us

Denise McIntyre - Founder &  President, The Learning Edge
Denise McIntyre - Founder & President, The Learning Edge Inc.

The Learning Edge Inc. is a Canadian based learning and development firm. The Learning Edge's training programs are presented to organizations who wish to have a solution customized to meet their specific needs. Our firm offers a broad range of business solutions through an extensive network of professionals qualified in their related work field. They have the expertise and experience that offers our clients the best possible learning and development solutions.

Denise McIntyre is the Founder and President of The Learning Edge. Denise started this business in 1994, and has worked extensively with clients in North America. The Learning Edge’s model is brokering learning and development solutions through a network of professionals. She also facilitates training and coaching sessions. With almost 36 years experience in the learning and development industry, Denise and her team are positioned to address a broad range of business solutions.

In addition to her formal education, Denise continues to enhance her business and facilitation skills through new certification programs. Her priority is to always be at the edge of innovative solutions available in the marketplace.

Being an entrepreneur is a great fit for Denise in that she can partner with a diverse client group on a long term basis to really understand their needs and recommend timely interventions. Denise’s 8 year term as a Manager, Business Training and Consulting with Business Development Bank of Canada gave her a great springboard to launch her own business with confidence.

Denise is passionate about making a positive difference for individuals and organizations. She is committed to being a reliable partner to assist leaders, team members and the organization realize its full potential.

Certifications:

Everything DiSC
The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team
363 for Leaders
Connections Leadership Journey - 8 Module Program
Front Line Leadership
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 4 Roles of Leadership
The Heart of Coaching
Integro Leadership Institute

36+ years experience facilitating leadership development programs and coaching leaders .


Specialties: Leadership, Teambuilding, Management, Supervisory, 363 Assessments and Employee Engagement Surveys.

Testimonials For The Learning Edge

  • Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team is an excellent course to bring teams together and build the foundations of a high performing team. Denise is a wonderful facilitator.

    Jennifer McGill General Manager, Masonite
  • Very well prepared material that is personalized to each person along the difficult steps of the training.

    Denis Chiasson Plant Manager, Masonite
  • This brought a lot of honesty, allowing us to grow together into a better functioning team.

    Trevis Cooney Manager, Seabee, SSR Mining
  • An experience we want to replicate within teams in the organization.

    Cameron Chapman General Manager, SSR Mining
  • A very helpful training session to help our team become more successful.

    Anita Marois HR Supervisor, Masonite

Solutions

  • The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team®

    Based on the work of Patrick Lencioni’s international best-seller The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team® Powered by Everything DiSC® helps teams apply The Five Behaviors™ model of Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, and Results to drive team effectiveness and productivity. The program uses Everything DiSC, a tool that helps build effective team communication and relationships, to help participants understand their individual DiSC® style and discover how each style brings value to the team.


    The program includes:

    Flexible Facilitation: 7 modules with over 40 minutes of video and annotated facilitator reports.
    Choose the One-Day Facilitation Program or Three-Day Facilitation Program
    Individual Profiles, participant handouts, take-away cards and activities
    Podcasts, online resources, and a research report
    Progress Reports and an Annotated Team Report for the Facilitator

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    The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team
  • Five Behaviors Personal Development

    It’s Time for a New Approach to Teamwork. In the modern workplace, team members must navigate an environment that is constantly changing, and they must be flexible and relationship-savvy to navigate these everyday challenges. Creating a culture of effective teamwork is important to your organization’s success but it doesn’t happen overnight. Teamwork skills must be learned and practiced in order to thrive. The Five Behaviors® Personal Development can be your solution for building effective teamwork within your organization.

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    The Five Behaviors Personal Development for Promotional Use
  • Unleash The Power of Teamwork

    Based on best-selling author Patrick Lencioni’s ground-breaking model, The Five Behaviors Personal Development builds high-performing teams by emphasizing five key behaviors: Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, and Results. By providing personalized insights, the solution teaches participants the behaviors and interpersonal skills they need to be effective on any team. The solution empowers team members to shape new behaviors, increase productivity,

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    Unleash The Power of Teamwork
  • The Five Behaviors for Virtual Teams

    If you use The Five Behaviors® to manage your team, you might be wondering how to apply the model differently during this time of isolation and virtual work. Should I try to offer my team the stability of “business as usual,” or should I recalibrate team expectations? Should video meetings be maximized for efficiency or empathy? Do we have the same goals we had six weeks ago? Should we?

    Adapt to the needs of today by implementing the five behaviors in a virtual setting.

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    The Five Behaviors for Virtual Teams