MENO MISSION
To assist organizations enhance leadership effectiveness, clarify values, and improve organizational culture and climate.
To assist organizations enhance leadership effectiveness, clarify values, and improve organizational culture and climate.
Meno Consulting focuses on team and leadership development, and believes in a top-down approach to organizational enhancement, recognizing that change starts with the leadership. Working directly with executives, coaches, and organizational heads, Meno Consulting assists institutional leaders to further develop strengths, deepen awareness of organizational make-up and culture, and improve motivational and confidence development strategies.
Meno’s managing partners draw from a valuable skill set, as their diverse education in development, counseling and performance psychology have afforded them a rich background in communication strategies, interpersonal dynamics, group dynamics, and performance enhancement.
Why Meno?
Meno Consulting recognizes that all organizations are systems, and each system consists of multiple teams. When one team fails to perform, the entire system is directly or indirectly impacted. With this certainty as its foundation, Meno takes a unique approach to leadership and team development.
1. Sport Background: The managing partners of Meno Consulting have a strong sport background, both having high-level playing experience along with advanced degrees (PhDs) in sport psychology. This background allows for a fresh approach, free from many of the common clichés of today’s business solutions.
2. Leadership in Context: While many leadership development programs extract a leader from his/her environment, it is difficult for leadership growth to occur within a fabricated bubble. Growth occurs within the context of the team, through the interaction between leader and followers. By both developing new and opening clogged communication pathways within the team system, leaders can gain valuable insight into individual and team strengths and weaknesses, and gain a broader comprehension of the true impact they have on their team.
3. Process Consultation: While many consultants inadvertently foster a doctor-patient relationship where the consultant takes on the role of “expert” and provides the client with a diagnosis, Meno believes that it is essential to form an equal partnership with the client. Through this partnership and the inquiry process, a client can work to gain a better understanding of issues that are impacting team dynamics and productivity. Once the client gains a comprehensive understanding of the team dynamics, they also play a critical role in developing a solution that works for them.
Joe Frontiera has a PhD in sport psychology an an MA in counseling from West Virginia University. He also has a BS in Psychology from Santa Clara University. Among other publications, Joe has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, CLO Magazine, TrainingIndustry.com, CIO Insight, the SportBusiness Journal, and The Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. Joe is also an adjunct faculty member within WVU’s Leadership Studies department, and current research interests include leadership, the impact of teams on the workplace, and organizational culture. In a past life, Joe was a top sales executive in Silicon Valley, working at CompuServe Network Services, UUNET, WorldCom and iPass to deliver complex telecommunications solutions to Fortune 500 Companies. Joe has survived cancer, three years of Division I Crew, and the WorldCom scandal, and draws upon those experiences to further assist corporate, government and athletic teams reach their potential.
Dan Leidl has a PhD in sport psychology from West Virginia University. He also has a MA in Community Counseling from WVU, a MA in Child Development from Tufts University, and a BA in English and Philosophy from Drew University. He has been featured in a variety of publications, including HR Executive Online, TrainingIndustry.com, the International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching, the Journal of Coaching Education, and the American Psychological Association’s Monitor Magazine. Dan has coached lacrosse at the international, collegiate and high school levels for men and women, and most recently served as the head coach for the Irish National Women’s Team. As a player, he has competed at a variety of levels, including professionally in the National Lacrosse League and internationally as a member of the Irish National Team. Dan is currently an adjunct faculty member within WVU’s Leadership Studies department, and his research interests include motivation, achievement through sport, and leadership. He is working to share his coaching, playing and academic experiences with executives, coaches, and athletes who are seeking performance improvement.