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Greg Kaiser, a seasoned Manager Development Expert, Advisor, and Author, has significantly impacted and mentored over 1000 managers across diverse business functions. Continuously refining his expertise, he founded Management Mastery, a company offering training, coaching, and consulting services. This initiative aims to accelerate the growth of managers, employees, stakeholders, and society at large by shaping organizational culture.
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General Management Executive delivering profitable sales increases and cost reductions with oversight of over 7K personnel and P&L of up to $750M and sales oversight for $4.5B revenues.
Brought discipline to capital planning & administration for technical solutions functions. Created holistic project management strategies. Led global (U.S., Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Canada) team of over 225 executives, union, and hourly staff.
Greg is the author of "Management Rescue, You’re Promoted! Now What?"—a witty guide to managing, Greg provides practical lessons for managers through captivating stories. This book offers a structured action framework applicable to managers at all levels, filling a gap in the literature on management.
With a career spanning 40+ years, Greg started in the mailroom at 19 and climbed to the position of COO, gaining a comprehensive understanding of business from the ground up not shared by many executives. Recognized for Cross-Functional Team Leadership, he has overseen 10,000+ employees and successfully executed a $1B restructuring project, yielding $200M in annual recurring savings.
In his current consulting role, Greg employs Columbo-like, detective skills and a compassionate demeanor to diagnose management problems, restructuring business operations and culture. As a lifetime learner, he has read over 500 management, strategy, and business biography books and taught business classes at Penn State University.
Greg emphasizes the crucial role of managers in a business and addresses the lack of formalized training for many promoted managers. Through Management Rescue and Management Mastery, he strives to alleviate the stress of imposter syndrome, providing foundational knowledge for managers to thrive in their roles.
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