Julie Ruben Rodney is the Founder and CEO of MaxPeople, a firm offering premium Human Resources services and Employment Law support to organizations in need of a strategic HR partner. Julie is an experienced and dynamic facilitator and consultant in the areas of Interpersonal Communication, Teambuilding, Leadership Development and Creativity.
She leverages her expertise with a variety of assessments to help her clients improve their ability to work with others more effectively. Some of the assessments she uses includes the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), The McQuaig Word Survey®, Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument ® (HBDI®), Strategic Leadership Development™ (SLD)™, and DiSC Personal Profile System®. She often incorporates these assessments to deliver high-impact programs that are tailored to meet the business objectives of her clients.
Julie is certified to deliver Dr. Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats® program. She applies the powerful Six Thinking Hats® framework to meeting facilitation, team brainstorming and consensus building. Julie is also a facilitator in the Advanced Health Leadership Program at Rotman School of Management. Julie has also been quoted and published in The Globe and Mail, The HR Professional, Dialogue Magazine, The Lawyers Weekly and Leadership books such as Helping Others to Succeed and Blind Spots
Prior to starting her own people development organization, she spent ten years with MICA Consulting Partners, where she successfully facilitated hundreds of interactive workshops, designed programs, built deep client relationships through business development, and project managed large scale initiatives.
She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. She further pursued Personnel and Industrial Relations at the University of Toronto. She obtained her Certificate in Human Resource Management (CHRM) through the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPAO), as well as, her Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation. Julie is an active member of The Women’s Entrepreneurs of Canada (WEC) and The Women’s Executive Network (WXN).
Julie has a Masters in Adult Education (M.Ed.) specializing in Workplace Learning and Change from the University of Toronto. She is passionate about engaging people to maximize their performance using a fun and positive approach.
Julie may be contacted directly at (905) 709-1236 ext. 103. or via e-mail at julie@maxpeoplehr.com