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RANA's Mission

RANA helps its clients develop their organizations and meet new challenges through innovative human and technological processes delivered by an international network of professionals.

RANA's Background

RANA has been a federally incorporated 100% Canadian owned-company since 1993. It has international affiliations, offering integrated organizational and management development services in Canada and abroad. We are a matrix of principals and affiliated consultants, all of whom with extensive experience as process consultants and organization development experts in government, industry, and the NGO sectors. The majority of RANA are Fellows or Honoured Fellows of the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution, Certified Professional Facilitators accredited by the International Association of Facilitators.  They are well-versed in all aspects of developing an organization's governance and/or consultants management and delivery processes.

The RANA Story

RANA was founded by Roger E. Nopper and Paul H.J. Cormier. Mr. Nopper provides the corporate leadership and manages RANA and its business through the implementation of RANA's Business Plan. Mr. Cormier's background as a psycho-linguist led to an interest in the architecture of human communications.  Based on the still controversial notion that behaviour affects language and vice-versa,  research and practice led to Mr. Cormier being influenced by some of North America’s leading thinkers on individual and organizational behaviour, e.g.: George Prince, whose ground-breaking work in Synectics (group-based problem solving) and theory of behavioural discount and revenge are seminal in understanding and influencing group dynamics; Charles Kepner and Ben Tregoe, who gave Western society the notion of process universals; and Robert Birt, who led the international charge for design and intervention in community-based conflict resolution.

Process Consulting is the primary feature of RANA’s services.  The most rigorous and transparent of consulting models, Process Consulting is based on Edgar Schein’s work and provides the client with an accountable framework for identifying and solving organizational problems, integrating business processes and managing human and systems relationships in the workplace.

This integrated knowledge and skill has made RANA a leader in developing and applying organizational development processes to meet the challenges in today's marketplace and socio-economic environment.  RANA’s staff, affiliates and partners are experts in group facilitation, organizational development, stakeholder consultation, business planning, project management, staff training, conflict resolution, and business process improvement.

RANA’s Reputation

RANA’s success and reputation stem from...

        Understanding the unique context of its clients and responding specifically to their needs

        Grasping the issues that are likely to arise in complex projects

        Using a strong Integrated Project Management approach to guide client projects to success

        Commitment to the principle that effective relationships are the cornerstone of RANA’s success

        Our emphasis on the RANA Research and Development function and developing simple, powerful and accessible processes and approaches

        Client involvement at every step of the process to ensure there is ownership of the results

        Experienced and dedicated consultants

        Commitment to the principles of quality management and to continuous improvement

More About RANA

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