Patrick McDonnell

Biography

Pat McDonnell is President and CEO of the McDonnell Company, a firm that helps companies in difficulty make decisive change. His entire career has been dedicated to helping businesses achieve excellence. He serves as an advisor, investor, educator, speaker and consultant for organizations ranging in size from starting up to those with over $400 million in revenues.

McDonnell draws on a wealth of experience leading others - as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corp., search firm COO and, during almost 30 years at Coopers & Lybrand, in client service and office, regional and national management positions. He was Vice Chairman of Business Assurance Services, the firm`s largest line of business, with revenues in excess of one billion dollars.

Under his leadership, this practice was among the largest and fastest growing of the Big Six. After merging with Price Waterhouse, he served as Global Director of Assurance Services for the combined firm.

His expertise includes organizational transformation, change leadership, strategic planning, problem-solving, operations, finances, and mergers and acquisitions.

McDonnell received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He lives with his wife in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Publications

Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven;
6 Steps to Organizational Excellence

Most books on achieving organizational excellence tell you what to do. Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven tells you how to do it.

Pat McDonnell gives you a six-step program, developed in his 30 years of directing and advising diverse firms. Gain insights on leadership, communication, employee motivation, strategic planning, participative decision-making, marketing, human resources and staffing.

Learn how to:
Redefine your business
Clarify corporate core values
Effect and sustain change
Lead effectively, with integrity
Plan proactively
Attract the best clients and know which ones to discard
Hire quality people - and keep them
Increase sales and profits
Insure continuous improvement

The author`s down-to-earth style, humor, anecdotes, questions, suggestions, summaries, lists and case studies make the principles accessible. McDonnell says, "Anyone willing to understand the change process who has the courage to implement it can be successful. Start a revolution. Watch it spread. Begin increasing your effectiveness and your team`s. Speak up. Question. Seek improvement. Commit yourself. Learn to lead. Soon, you`ll gain a reputation for excellence that others will try to emulate."

This valuable resource is for CEO`s, senior executives, those who set policy or make decision that affect others, as well as anyone aspiring to a greater leadership role. It will stimulate your thinking, reinforce what you already know, introduce new ideas and contribute to your organization`s success - and yours.

Titles

Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven; 6 Steps to Organizational Excellence

Boot Camps And Other Feel Good Approaches To Teambuilding

Time For A Reality Check