Tanja Parsley is a consultant who has enjoyed a rewarding relationship with her client Warren Somers  for several years. This Insight Portrait was a way for Tanja to show how much she valued the relationship and Warren's unique capabilities as a leader.

Warren is president of CTI Working Environments. A Canadian leader in transforming physical workplaces into smart working environments, CTI provides its clients with turnkey solutions spanning space planning and interior design, to furnishings procurement and implementation, to ongoing environment management. CTI’s renowned ergonomic design services focus on optimizing the relationship between the total work environment, equipment, working procedures and tasks, and human physicality and attitude. Learn more about CTI and Partners in Performance.

Tanja says...

Warren is a special client who is dedicated to his company, his clients and his employees. He know who he is as a leader and this was a way for me to acknowledge his hard work and devotion to excellence.

Living the Dream

The pattern of shapes and colours at the bottom of the painting is a reflection of the continuous learning that Warren experiences from the ultimate higher education – LIFE. Every time these shapes and colours change in the painting, it indicates a turning point where Warren has shown his capacity to reflect on what is really important and reinvent himself with this new knowledge and awareness.

Warren is a sharp business leader who inspires people by showing them a man “just like you and me” who has it all together. Warren trusts his intuition to help him find the place where things become intensely clear and focused and everything else unimportant fades into the background.

There is a long stretch of the journey yet to come for Warren. There is more to discover and to learn about life. No matter what the future holds, he has a strong inner circle of friends that contribute to his sense of confident well-being. The value he places on these special people is illustrated by the gold stars that encircle the firm foundation of family in the middle. Warren has created a wonderful life for himself and for those in his care – at home, at work and at play. Life is sweet and Warren has the wisdom to appreciate every moment and the resilience to continually steer in the right direction. The message that Warren gives to his world is “you can count on me.”