OUR TEAM

• Dennis N. T. Perkins, Chief Executive Officer
• Jillian B. Murphy, Director of client services

• Mike Boyle, Expedition LeadeR
• David Ellis, Expedition Leader
• Howard C. Fero, Expedition Leader
• Margaret P. Holtman, Expedition Leader
• Ron Jungalwalla, Expedition Leader
• Martha Glenn Miller, Expedition LeadeR

• Hazel Rosin, Expedition Leader
• Diana Vienne, Expedition Leader
• Piotr Wisoky, Expedition Leader

LEADING AT THE EDGE

Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition

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INTO THE STORM

Lessons in Teamwork from the Treacherous Sydney to Hobart Ocean Race

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Dennis N. T. Perkins
Chief Executive Officer

For over twenty-five years, Dennis N.T. Perkins, Ph.D., has advised senior leaders in organizations ranging from Fortune 50 corporations to nonprofit associations. His current focus is on developing leadership in organizations, especially under conditions of rapid change, economic adversity, sudden growth, and other demanding environments. He has written extensively on leadership and organizational effectiveness and is a featured keynote speaker to groups and organizations throughout the year.
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Jillian B. Murphy

Director of Client Services

Jillian Murphy graduated magna cum laude from the University of  Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and  completed her Masters in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of New Haven.  Jillian has studied, worked and volunteered extensively in Cape Town, South Africa and coordinated the Honors Study Abroad Program for the University of Connecticut.  She also has significant research experience and has worked with the Networking AIDS Community of South Africa, the African National Congress Women's League and the Department of Epidemiology and Health at Yale University.    Read PDF of Full Bio

 Mike Boyle

Expedition Leader

Mike Boyle brings a wide range of experiences and expertise to the field of Sales; Sales Management, Sales Training and Team Leadership. His clients and peers often refer him to, as the “Sales Scientist”, which is interesting given that there is no University for Sales! From his early career in direct sales, Mike moved into the sales training arena and found a niche that suited his personality and professional goals. The following 20 years have provided him with a wealth of experience in Sales, Marketing and Management roles across global brands to SME organizations, culminating in the establishment of his company, Banjar Group.                             Read PDF of Full Bio

David Ellis
Expedition Leader

Dave Ellis's experience includes twenty years of corporate leadership and over seventeen years of consulting in the areas of leadership, senior team facilitation, groupware, change management and simulations. For the last fifteen years Dave has been a Managing Partner of Pantelis, Inc., an Atlanta based management consulting firm.  Dave views his role primarily as a trusted advisor, and often guides leaders and teams to solve their challenges, clear organizational fog and manage transitional turbulence. Dave has delivered executive education in twelve countries for Fortune 100 clients.
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 Howard C. Fero                           
Expedition Leader

Dr. Howard Fero is a leadership and organizational development specialist who has consulted with government, private, for profit,and not for profit organizations. His consulting and executive coaching focus on the improvement of individual and organizational effectiveness in the areas of leadership, individual and group motivation, team building, career development, and overall organizational performance. Dr. Fero is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Master of Arts in Leadership and Master of Science in Management and Organizational Leadership programs at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT.  Howard is involved in numerous professional organizations and is a past president of the Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management, an international association of management scholars and practitioners.  He holds a Ph.D in Organizational Behavior from Claremont Graduate University, an MS in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Baruch College, the City University of New York, and a BA in Psychology and Marketing from Hofstra University.

Margaret P. Holtman
Expedition Leader

Margaret P. Holtman was most recently Vice President of Talent Management at The Hartford, Inc., and now works as an independent consultant and speaker. She specializes in talent development with a focus on leadership, retention strategies and executive coaching. As a keynote speaker, Margaret delivers a powerful message with practical applications for today's leaders. She has spoken to groups of leaders at a variety of companies and professional associations including The Hartford, The ASTD, the Association for Psychological Type, The National Insurance Pension Association, Lee Hecht Harrison and the Association of Purchasing and Inventory Control.
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Ron Jungalwalla

Expedition Leader

Ron is an executive coach and senior facilitator for The Quest Group in Australia.  After spending over 30 years in the field of education and training, Ron is still fascinated by how people learn and apply, and is more interested than ever in this aspect of human growth and development.  The main focus of his work since the late 1980's has been to utilize his knowledge of individual and group dynamics, to coach and develop individuals, project teams, and particularly their leaders to their full potential.  Ron has worked with a variety of clients covering private and government sectors, the manufacturing and service industries, and ranging from small business to the largest multi national corporations, both within Australia and overseas.                                                                                      Read PDF of Full Bio

Martha Glenn Miller
Expedition Leader

Martha Miller has worked extensively as a strategic consultant to senior management for over 20 years.  Her focus is in the areas of large scale organizational change, cross-cultural communication, managing diversity, and total quality systems in the workplace.  As an Expedition Leader for The Syncretics Group she has worked with leaders and senior teams around their most critical challenges, and has helped them to address issues related to creativity, innovation, risk taking, and conflict management.Read PDF of Full Bio

Hazel Rosin
Expedition Leader

Dr. Rosin is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour at York University’s Schulich School of Business and Associate Director of the International MBA Program. Over the past five years, Dr. Rosin has continued to bring new and innovative concepts into the award winning Schulich Executive Education Center. In 2005, in a partnership with The Syncretics Group, she incorporated the Metaventure^® approach to learning into the executive leadership curriculum. As a certified Expedition Leader she has facilitated Leadership at The Edge^® sessions within Schulich and to private clients.
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     Piotr Wisoky

Expedition Leader

Mr. Wisoky is an HR expert and experienced manager and leader, operating in Poland and Central Europe.  He started his adventure with leadership when he joined IMPAC Integrated Control Systems Ltd in 1996.  Mr. Wisoky has worked at IMPAC and SABMiller in the areas of Performance Management and Learning and Development.  He holds an MSc obtained in Poland and he is a CIPD licentiate.  Mr. Wisoky is a skilled trainer and an energetic speaker.
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