The Lessons-from-History series was developed by Mark Kozak-Holland. Mark is very passionate about history and sees its potential use as an education tool in business today. Mark is a Senior Business Consultant and certified in the Consultant Profession. He specializes in helping organizations evaluate how emerging technologies can impact their business. Mark puts a different spin on complex business problems by applying lessons from history. In his book series, Lessons-from-History, he uses relevant historical case studies to examine how projects and emerging technologies of the past solved complex problems. Mark believes history has great relevance in business today. A good analogy helps to simplify, frame and put today's complex projects into context. It builds up a better understanding and enhances reader retention.

Mark delivers seminars and workshop for project managers, business professionals, and decision makers, and routinely speaks at conferences, chapter meeting, and at organizations and businesses. Please feel free to contact Mark.  

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Jerry Manas is the author of Managing the Gray Areas (RMC Publications, January 2008) and the international bestseller Napoleon on Project Management (Nelson Business, April 2006), and co-author of 42 Rules for Creating WE (Superstar Press, August 2009). His work, which is at the crossroads of organizational development and project management, has been cited by management guru Tom Peters and highlighted in a variety of publications, including Leadership Excellence, The National Post, The Globe and Mail, The Chicago Sun Times, and The Houston Chronicle. He has written numerous articles and appeared on radio programs nationwide with the release of his first book, which Kirkus Reviews called, "The ultimate case study in effective project management."

 

Through his consulting company, The Marengo Group, Jerry focuses on the human side of project management, with a specialty in virtual teams. Using the principles of simplicity, engagement, and trust, he is passionate about helping leaders create energized teams that are aligned and focused toward shared goals.

 

Jerry is co-founder of the popular blog site, PMThink!, and a founding member of The Creating We Institute, an international group of critical thinkers dedicated to harvesting new forms of engagement and innovation in the workforce. He is also a founding member of Project Management Institute's New Media Council, as one of the leading influential voices in the online project management space. 

 

Jerry can be reached at jmanas@marengogroup.com or on Twitter as jmanas. Visit his website at www.marengogroup.com.

Dr. John J. Byrne, PMP is an Associate Professor at DeVry University and Senior Faculty at the Keller Graduate School of Management.  John has a Doctorate in Business Administration in Management from the University of Sarasota, a MBA degree from Wilmington University, and a BS in Nuclear Engineering.   

 

John served ten years in the US Navy as a submarine nuclear reactor operator stationed on the USS Nathanael Greene and the USS Boston.

John is an outspoken advocate of project management.  John has spoken at the Project Management Institute Leadership Sessions at PMI's Global Congress and has presented at PMI Global Congress Breakout Sessions in the past. John is a consultant to industry on Project Management and has been a practitioner of project management for over 20 years.  Additionally, John does presentations for local chapters of PMI as well as businesses and Fortune 500 corporations. 

 

John has written books and articles for PMI’s Educational Foundation's K-12 Education Initiative and is on the PMI Educational Foundation's International Visioning Committee for K-12 Project Management Education.