Marie J. Kane is the creator of Marketplace Detective. Marie has been a corporate consultant and executive coach since 1981.  Her areas of expertise include survey use in market research, leadership and management development, strategic thinking and planning, team development, change management and employee selection, retention and development.  Marie has worked with organizations from small to Fortune 500 corporations in both the public and private sectors in a variety of industries. She also volunteers her professional services to specific non-profit organizations as a contribution to the community.

Marie Is:

Creator of Marketplace Detective, a comprehensive system for the use of surveys in market research, 2008

Author of The Crucial Difference Between Teams and Work Groups and How To Make Them More Effective , 2004

Creator of the "TEAMS" team assessment and development process (1997), published commercially and available from Marie with free consultation on application for your situation

Creator and Facilitator of "The Leader's Way - Discovering the Inner Art of Leadership" program (1997)

Author of extended series on leadership and the qualities of leaders for Competitive Edge Magazine in 2000 and 2001 including extensive interviews with CEO's and other leaders.

Major contributor to Executive Guide to Strategic Planning (1987) and Executive Guide to Operational Planning (1988), Jossey-Bass Publishers

Author of Flowers from Celestia, 2004, Wisdom from Meditations by the Sea

Author of A Walk With A Spiritual Teacher, 2004, Thoughts on Our Spiritual Journey

Co-author of Heart Thoughts, 1993, an inspirational and motivational personal growth guide

Author of Case Study in Performance Appraisals in the Public Sector by George L. Morrisey, 1983

Past Speaker at International Management by Objectives Annual Conferences, 1980 and 1981

Named to the Georgia 1000 by the Women Looking Ahead Organization as one of 100 Women Business Owners demonstrating commitment to excellence and community service in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Marie's work on Surveys, Teams, Leadership and other areas has been published by:

The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India

Sabah Business, a business magazine published by one of the leading newspapers in Turkey

RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) in their course BUSM1315 - Entreprenerial Ventures 2

LeaderValues.com

The CEO Refresher at www.refresher.com/ceo.html

Marie's work on the critical differences between teams and work groups appears in "Leadership in Project Management", to be published by Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, England, in January 2006.

Several articles by Marie will be published in 2008 in Capital Magazine, which has a circulation of 40,000 to business leaders in the Middle East, Africa, India, Pakistan and the CIS each month.

What Clients Say About Marie:

"Marie Kane has been a tremendous resource to Pathway Communities, Inc., formerly Peachtree City Development Corp., for over 20 years. There have been many issues that have arisen in which, without her professional advice, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, to get through well. Once Marie takes on a job, she gives it her all. There is not one assignment Marie has ever undertaken for our company that she has not diligently and enthusiastically seen through to a total and successful completion."

Steve Black, President and CEO, Pathway Communities (Retired)
Pathway Communities is an industry leader in planned communities and is the developer of Peachtree City, GA, which is recognized as one of the best planned communities in the nation, as well as other premier developments.

"Having previously used Marie, I came back to her at the next opportunity when a need arose more recently because she is darn good at what she does. Marie has an incredible ability to help sort out a situation and propose a clear, well-defined action plan in a very short time."

Peter Nicholas, President, TIGHITCO, Inc.
Tighitco manufactures engineered products for the aerospace, defense, power generation and marine markets focused on thermal and acoustical insulation composite parts and sheet metal assemblies.

"I would recommend your services to any organization. From the pre-work to the final product, the process worked well and you were able to help us realize our potential. Everything we had hoped to accomplish during the working session and into the future has been achieved. We look forward to working with you again in the near future and will keep in touch as we progress with our plan and build on our success."

Kimberly A. Fantaci, Executive Director, American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants

"Megadoor has been using Marie Kane's services since 1999. Marie has seen a more than doubling of our company in this time period. She has been instrumental in making this hard transition much less difficult and has been involved in many aspects of our business. Above all she is a good friend and an invaluable outside look at our company."

Ulf Petersson, President and CEO, Megadoor, Inc.
Megadoor, Inc. is a manufacturer and installer of overhead doors for civilian and military aviation, mining, aerospace and others with similar needs, including the door to the space shuttle bay.