Michael Dettmers

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Leading the Way in Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Michael Dettmers
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• Michael Dettmers is a well- trained professional
  and has a multitude of experience in
  organizational design and transformation.
• His business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit
  have contributed to the growth and development of
  the organizations with which he was associated.

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• Upon earning a Bachjelors degree in Economics
  from Concordia University, he helped Timothy
  Gallwey, the Founder of the Inner Game to design
  programs in peak performance, executive coaching,
  and the human side of change management for
  Fortune 500 companies.
• Next he co-founded Dettmers Industries, Inc. a
  company that designed, engineered and
  manufactured seating and table products for the
  corporate aviation industry.
• Their clients included Gulfstream, Aerospace,
  Canadair, Falcon Jet and Learjet.

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• Being a true visionary, Michael introduced
  several unique reforms in employee management.
• He allowed employees to select their own leaders,
  hire their own personnel, set own schedules, and
  even determine their own pay.
• With such a unique internal structure, it is no
  wonder that Dettmers Industries was selected by
  Inc. magazine in 1993 as one of the Best Small
  Companies to Work for in America.

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• Because of the organizational changes Michael
  designed and introduced the company was able to
  significantly reduce production cycle times and
  increase profitability.
• Needless to say, the employees were very
  satisfied with this structure.
• The company was later sold to DeCrane Holdings in
  1998.

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• Michael has a comprehensive understanding of the
  way organizations need to be run to extract
  maximum productivity from employees and increase
  revenue for product sales.
• More importantly, he is not afraid to take the
  big steps or even completely overhaul the way a
  company is being run.

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Thank You!