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»TESTIMONIALCooperatives Public health and community organisations
Conference evaluations by participants:
“Mrs. Desrosiers is a person you really need to meet. She knows psychology very well, but her true strength certainly lies in her ability to explain it to us. Her ability to popularize, her just-right humour touches us in all the right places. She makes us realize all of life’s simple truths; essentially, how to be happy in our lives, how to improve our relationships with others, but most importantly, with ourselves! Now with her HOLSTEIN method where she presents the HOLSTEIN© profile of the breeder of the future, Mrs. Desrosiers moves up a step. Well beyond our Intellectual Quotient, our Emotional Quotient clearly defines the ingredients in the recipe of true happiness and our success in life. During her presentation Mrs. Desrosiers leaves no one indifferent. On the contrary, she has the gift to shake up emotions we would prefer to ignore.
Thank you Pierrette for sharing your knowledge in your own way.” Germain Lehoux President Holstein Canada Quebec, Qc
“During the Meeting of the Minds at the National Holstein Convention Canada, I was lucky enough to receive a rather unique presentation by Mrs. Pierrette Desrosiers. This professional and experienced speaker was able to adapt to her audience. Many praising remarks from the participants showed us that as organisers, we must go beyond technique. More and more, people need to hear about subjects that touch the very center of our farm enterprises, the human element. The unconventional content and unique approach of this psycoach were much appreciated for this kind of an event. I use the strategies Mrs. Desrosiers touched upon every day. Thank you Mrs. Desrosiers for this exceptional presentation.” James Peel Holstein Quebec
“I had the pleasure of assisting to Pierrette Desorsiers’ presentation on emotional intelligence. It was a moment of pure pleasure for me. Discovering that the difference between leaders can be measured by the way our emotions are managed. Setting goals, respecting ourselves, knowing how to surround ourselves with valuable people, to listen to ourselves and communicate, that was part of the message she delivered to us with humour and emotion. Her presentation is for all ages. She dares touch on a subject that sometimes forces us to think and helps us make changes in our lives. I told myself I had made a good choice in public speaker. Thanks Pierrette!” Barbara Paquet Presidente Holstein Quebec
“During Holstein Canada’s Meeting of the Minds, Pierrette Desrosiers was invited to speak about why emotional intelligence is an essential quality of future dairy farm managers. In her dynamic and humorous style, she made 650 participants realize the importance of managing one’s own emotions before being able to interact efficiently with industry workers, employees and family members. The organizing committee thanks Mrs. Desrosiers for having contributed towards making of this event an exceptional success.” Dr Jean Durocher DMV, MSc Coordinator of the dairy herd health, R&D team Valacta Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
“Once more, during Holstein Canada’s convention, Pierrette grabbed my attention with pertinent remarks addressing my own reality. I increase my understanding of human relations each time I hear her. She makes us think so much that she motivates us to act, to implement her advice and thus better our self-management. I invite you to listen to her to better understand the human element. You will then be able to apply one of her concepts, which will make a difference in your daily life.” Claire Désaulniers Ferme Pittet Inc. St-Tite, Qc
This workshop « Better understand the farming clientele to better intervene » is a major and indispensable tool for all service workers in the farming sector. It prepares us to better approach an increasingly complex and distressed clientele. I recommend it to all. Normand Marcoux CFE Desjardins Arthabaska
"Business decision or decision from hell" makes us revisit our interventions as a farming partner. This is an essential conference for those who hold our agriculture near and dear to their hearts. Rachel Lebeau Agronomist and Accounts Director CFE Desjardins des Samares
We could hear your high level of competence in the subject and your experience in the farming community. I have but one regret – that this conference was not offered to the whole agricultural community in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, for they would have all benefited enormously. In closing, I confess that I appreciated your high level of professional competence as well as your talents of vulgarisation. Bertrand Doré Agronomist, Intervention Counsellor Credit Services, Saguenay, Lac St-Jean, Charlevoix, Côte-Nord Fédération des caisses populaires Desjardins du Québec
Her conference was most interesting and motivating. She captured our attention and we embarked with her in a world of vision and a new way of seeing the impact of stress in our lives. […] Jean-Noël and Diane Groleau farm Canada’s young farmers Elite Compton, QC
“I allowed my team of 19 to attend Pierrette Desrosiers’ training session. This isn’t an expense, but a short-, medium- and long-term investment. I can now reinforce certain points in our approach to our clientele, relating certainly to the content (tools) of your presentation. The agricultural class deserves the best workers possible for the resolution of their problems. Your approach is pragmatic, which adds a participatory element, we are never bored and your experience as a farmer’s wife plays in your favour and reinforces the psychological element of your interventions throughout this training day. We all appreciated our day and who knows, perhaps there will be follow-up to this training?” Pascal-André Bisson Chief executive Centre d'expertise en production ovine du Québec (Expertise centre in sheep production) La Pocatière, Qc
“The training on Fragile Entrepreneurs, Businesses at risk that I received from Pierrette Desrosiers was one of the best I ever had. Mrs. Desrosiers is very dynamic and truly interesting to hear. The content is adapted to the reality of the agricultural sector and she had concrete examples. As an accountant, I was trained for numbers but not for client relations, especially those who are not standard. I recommend this training to all those who need to be in direct contact with producers or entrepreneurs so they can have the tools needed in case they need to deal with difficult clients.” Nancy Biron CGA, Assistant Director SCF - UPA Mauricie
Pierrette, I very much liked your presentation during the Managing Excellence in Agriculture Conference in Saskatoon, since it is very focused on the factor PEOPLE. PEOPLE are the key to success, which in my opinion is often not emphasized well enough. PEOPLE also include the leader, who first of all needs to know himself before he can direct other people. Your presentation helps people to become leaders. Joerg Zimmermann Ph.D., International Account Executives AGI (AG Growth International) Winnipeg, MB
Pierrette provides farm families the scientific tools to resolve the emotional issues of farm transition. Jim Snyder National Director Agriculture Practice Development BDO Canada LLP
Finally – a practical and sophisticated guide that addresses both the head and the heart. Robert L. Ross Associate, George Morris Centre Ontario
I would like to thank you for your inspiring presentation at the CFBMC Farm Succession conference. Your passion and expertise combined with an element of humor made your session an impressionable, touching experience. I am certain each one of us walked away with a different perspective in one area of our emotional self. Arlene S. Kennedy
I enjoyed your presentation tremendously. You have a beautiful way of expressing yourself. You also used practical examples and your experience to put your message across. There is so much to take into consideration when transferring a family farm or any other business and I believe that you did an excellent job of pointing out to us how our emotions can become our best friends or worst enemies during a business transfer. Thank you so much. Conrad Toner CSAC, Life coach Keynoter and columnist Manitoba
Our “Éleveur Élite 2002” evening will be archived till this day, for having been the most successful evening and it’s largely thanks to your conference presentation. Martin Léonard Ph. D. Agronomist Ruminants groups Director Agribrands Purina Canada inc.
Super! Your presentation is rock-solid! Somewhere, during the presentation, you eventually always touch somebody with one of your examples. The way you portray the whole situation, leaves no doubt that you are familiar with your subject matter and that you believe in it! Louis Labrèche Farmer
Relevant examples helped us to understand and gave us the tools to manage stress. You knew how to trigger the interest of all! Normand and Céline Brunette Farmers St-Eugène, ON
Your stress management conference is fantastic. Delivered with professionalism, reinforced by visual content, filled with anecdotes and humour, you have given us many practical tips and tricks for our work and personal lives. You enthusiasm and joie-de-vivre made this conference a success on all fronts. Frédéric Audet Assistant Director in Pork Production Alfred Couture ltée St-Anselme, QC Your workshop helped me learn on a personal level as much as on a professional one. Keep up the good work! Julie Pelletier Farm Transfer Advisor CRÉA Bas-Saint-Laurent
Wow! The least we can say is that Pierrette leaves no one indifferent. Enthusiastic, passionate, and possessed of exemplary communication skills, Pierrette is a professional whose credibility is non-debatable! She has, to say the least, both feet firmly on the ground. “Know your client better, the better to choose and act” is, for service workers in the agricultural sector, a pertinent, enriching and refreshing workshop. Easily exchanging her three hats of psychologist, business coach and speaker, Pierrette helps us demystify human psychology by giving us the tools that allow us to better understand and help our increasingly needy agricultural clientele. Pierrette is a little like our Dr. Phil of the farming world. Philippe Forestier, Agr. Fédération de l'UPA Centre-Du-Québec Nicolet, QC
Mrs. Desrosiers shares her expertise in the field of human resources management, with great professionalism. Furthermore, her enthusiasm and her savoir-faire create an ideal environment for sharing and learning new concepts. The participants always point out their great appreciation for the workshops she performs for us. Adrienne Gagnon Program director of AgriSuccès Farm Credit Canada
The members appreciated Mrs. Desrosiers’ speaking abilities. These examples are practical, pertinent and pulled from actual cases. We can all find something in them. Being from the agricultural world, we rapidly understand we’re dealing with someone who understands the special conditions of the profession. Alphonse Pitet Member of the GestHumain group
[…] Mrs. Pierrette Desrosiers, a work psychology consultant, has met with the Gesthumain group on many occasions […] She is a skilled and dynamic person. She responded to and satisfied our expectations. We strongly recommend her to you… Gilles Gauthier President Gesthumain group
It was very comforting and very profitable. I think we need more and more of this kind of conference, as much in agriculture as in other sectors. You are an excellent speaker, articulate and you know how to gain the trust of a crowd. You are a source of inspiration and an example to follow in this field. Congratulations again, and thank you. You’ve touched many, including me. Martine Côté Agronomist, sales representative Meunerie Hébert
This was an enriching experience personally as well as professionally, one that can be applied in everyday life. We rub shoulders not only with many clients, but also with colleagues, employers, neighbours… knowing how to approach them according to their personality type can only help our communications. You approach is stimulating, filled with concrete examples. I’ve learned a lot and hope to have the chance to present another of your conferences to the region’s advisors and service workers. Lorraine Dubé Coordinator Réseau Agriconseils Bas-St-Laurent
It was a pleasure working with you on this successful day. Your professionalism and charisma captivated the audience. It is obvious that the content of your workshop answered a crying need among our advisors. The pertinent information and the tools transmitted during the workshop will, I am certain, be used in different situations where we enter in contact with our clients, our colleagues, employees and even our loved ones. […] Josée Maheux, agr., MBA Coordinator Réseau Agriconseils Centre-du-Québec
Mrs. Desrosiers was able, with humour and great capacity, to vulgarize complex and delicate subjects. I recommend her to all service workers and agricultural producers. Daniel Habel Farmer and Vice-President Réseau agriconseils Centre-du-Québec
Your presentation was the highlight of the day for the hundred or so milk producers present. “Business decision or decision from hell” touched our clients’ current concerns. Your presentation will help them “take the time to make the right decision”. I find it extremely important to remember that our clients are under a great deal of pressure and that we must help them make the right decisions to be fulfilled in business. Pierre Dionne, Agr. Sector Manager Shurgain Centre du Québec
Mrs. Desrosiers has very interesting and vivid comments and presentation regarding stress in the agricultural sector. You will love it. Talk about it with your administrators. You’ll see, they might say “we don’t really need it”. Insist! Raymond Racicot Agronomist SGA Coaticook
The session on stress in agriculture is a well-deserved break. This hiatus helps us better understand ourselves and our surrounding. We emerge with information that was delivered with enthusiasm. This is a good professional and personal investment. I recommend it! Claude Robitaille Regional Director
Within the context of the psychological distress that touches our agricultural clientele, your conference is very pertinent. Your concepts are simple, allowing people to situate themselves. Moreover, participants appreciated the reflection that we must undertake following your conference on personal mission and life vision. The work you do among our farmers is of utmost importance. It helps people be happy – I urge you to continue. Gaétan Roger Agronomist, Director-General Unicoop, Coopérative agricole
Remarkable performance! By means of examples, anecdotes and chosen reflections, Mrs. Desrosiers guides participants in an inner journey where auto mockery, abundant common sense and numerous winks, facilitate awareness and helps to distinguish the essential element, namely to “identify the target”. In a good-humoured and elated atmosphere, the psychological environment goes un-noticed while reaching the target! We leave the presentation with a feeling of serenity. Colette Lebel Agronomist and Director of the cooperative business of La Coop fédérée CORPORATIONS AND PROFESSIONALS
Excellent job capturing the audience’s attention and keeping them engaged throughout! We were looking for a speaker that was both relevant to our customers and would make our event truly memorable, and Pierrette did not disappoint. She was definitely a highlight for our customers! Jennifer Christie Sales Promotion Coordinator John Deere ltée, Grimsby Branch
“Seriously, I am an unconditional admirer of Pierrette Desrosiers’ talent. She is an exceptional populariser with a hallucinating and current knowledge base. She reaches the heights of competency and pertinence, all at once.” Sonya St-Pierre Victoriaville, Qc
Mrs. Desrosiers was able, with sensitivity and humour, to treat the delicate subject of work harassment. She helped us realise our responsibilities towards harassment while presenting concrete means to maintain a respectful climate at work. Armande Blouin Human Resources Development Counsellor Desjardins Sécurité Financière
Very interesting conference. Allows us to reflect on the basic elements that help us reach our “Happiness” goal. I enjoyed it so much that I will offer it again to the staff, with their spouses, parents and children. Pierre Vinet Director-General Quatuor Desjardins Granby/Bromont
[…] apply new tips and practicing that which will help me better communicate with my recruits, but especially with the people around me; spouse, children, grand-children and others. I feel enriched by this workshop. Nicole Desharnais Mentor Victoriaville, QC
With this conference, Mrs. Desrosiers allowed us the privilege of a moment of intimate reflection that questioned our proper role in the search of real happiness – thank you for this gift! Carole Leblanc Human Resources and Administrative Services Director Quatuor Desjardins Granby/Bromont
A conference that makes you think, that makes you review the priorities in our life. This conference makes us realize the importance we attribute to material gain versus the good things in life. Listening to Pierrette Desrosiers is, in and of itself, a pleasure!
Granby Region
PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
The workshop on farming realities and promising interventions that you have given to about fifty people working in health networks and community in the Beauce UPA’s region was appreciated and useful. You cleared up our ignorance of these realities and killed many prejudices with your habitual enthusiasm, humour and intelligence. You’ve given us tools and greater confidence for our future interventions with people from the farming sector. […] Guy Dubé Coordinator of the stress management and Psychological distress prevention in agriculture Partage au masculin
Forget about your relationship therapy… In a short time, you will have laughed and… understood! Claude Charland Director-General CLSC Suzor-Coté
The staff at the “Secrétariat à la condition féminine” insists on informing you of their great satisfaction regarding the presentation you have given us during our annual reunion. Your personality, your enthusiasm and your sense of humour charmed us all. You have a very special way of letting us understand that happiness is knocking at the door. Thérèse Mailloux Assistant Deputy Minister Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine
You knew how to create interest using the dynamics of your presentation. The combination of theory and practical examples is always deeply appreciated by participants. Karine Morin Project manager, Dairy cattle Symposium Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec (CRAAQ)
Through her use of character examples and her dynamic and colourful presentation, Mrs. Desrosiers’s conference made agricultural entrepreneurs aware of the existence of stress in this area of work and the dangers for themselves, their families and their businesses. Daniel L. Charron Agronomist, Organisation committee 9e Colloque sur la gestion agricole en Estrie (CIGAE)
We wish to draw attention to your participation as a speaker that contributed largely to the success of the scientific segment of this congress. We sincerely thank you for your participation and the success it brought to this event. Martine Bouchard, D.V.M. Director-General of the 30e Éd. du Congrès de l’Association des médecins vétérinaires praticiens du Québec
While marking the point crossed and showing you my recognition, I notice that the reflections which you raised and the interactions which you facilitated, will contribute to the blooming of the individuals, actors of our profession. André Vrins, DMV Vice-Dean of professional training Université de Montréal Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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