OUR TEAM
- David Ellis, Expedition Leader
- Margaret P. Holtman, Expedition Leader
- Mike Boyle, Expedition LeadeR
- Ron Jungalwalla, Expedition Leader
- Martha Glenn Miller, Expedition LeadeR
“A unique and refreshing perspective on the challenge of leadership. The (Syncretics Group’s) insights and skillful use of the Shackleton expedition as a case study make a valuable contribution.”
WILLIAM H. DONALDSON, Co-founder, former Chairman and CEO, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.; founding Dean, Professor of Management, Yale School of Management, and former Chairman and CEO, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc
LEADING AT THE EDGE
Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition
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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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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
Office Manager
Laura Gardner joined The Syncretics Group in 2011 after working at Yale University for over five years. After graduating from Rice University with a BA in English and French Studies, she received a Marshall Scholarship for three years of graduate study at the University of London. An art historian by training, she has published articles on Victorian decorative designers and museum collection storage practices in London museums.
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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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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Diana Vienne
Expedition Leader
Diana
is a senior management consultant with over 15 years of global consulting experience working for
Fortune 100 clients in the areas of Change Management, Talent Management,
Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic Human Resources, Communications and
Executive Coaching. Diana
has led global projects that include functional redesign, functional audits,
implementation of executive talent management systems and programs, executive
alignment, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and large scale ERP
technology implementations. Diana has consulted for the Human Capital and
Strategic Change practices of Deloitte Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers and
Stromberg Consulting. Diana
is fluent in French and has lived abroad working on international assignments.
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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