His day job is as British Columbia Managing Partner at MNP, a national Consulting and Accounting firm. Mackenzie has more than 25 years experience in operations improvement and restructuring, and has provided specific assistance in everything from strategic planning to performance management to managing large projects. He has hands-on experience in a wide variety of industries, and his services are frequently of use in situations requiring the application of more than a single specialty.
He has worked in a variety of industries including manufacturing, transportation, telecommunications, as well as the public sector and internationally in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
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The Performance Principle continues the story of Will Campbell, former project manager and newly promoted executive in charge of the Hyler manufacturing facility. The company has fallen on hard times and Campbell is given a year to turn around Hyler’s fortunes, a feat made all the more challenging because of the discontent among all of Hyler’s employees, from management to sales to the unionized shop floor. Over the course of several tumultuous months, Campbell and his team learn the unique principles of performance management and the powerful results it can deliver.
Unique, lively and powerfully effective, The Performance Principle illustrates the fundamentals of performance management, providing a model that allows the reader to understand exactly what motivates people in the workplace, and how to align this with the organization's strategy.
Looking for a different way to tackle projects? Written in the form of a novel, Making It Happen provides a fresh and practical approach to project management, presented in an interesting and memorable way.
Will Campbell, a reasonably competent middle manager, is suddenly thrust into managing a high-profile project that could make or break his career. Armed only with the guidance of his eccentric mentor, Martha, Will navigates the rough seas of company politics, treacherous competition, and a difficult project, narrowly evading many pitfalls, and mastering some indispensable project management tools along the way.
Against the backdrop of this personal drama, a simple, rational approach to project management unfolds. Will's ability to grasp these principles is the key to his survival, and could be the key to yours. Making It Happen enables the reader to transform risky, real-life situations into success.
Using humor, the occasional slide, and a story-telling approach, Mackenzie speaks on a variety of topics, including:
- Making Things Happen: how project management works and why you should care
- Motivation: why people do what they do and how to work with that
- Leadership: Understanding what makes an effective leader
- Strategic Planning: Finding the value, making it practical
- Lessons from the Front: Personal experiences from the front lines of management
Pondering the mysteries of life while trying to look cool.
For more information or to arrange a speaking engagement.
- An article on millennials in the Ivey Business Journal.
- Jon Umstead talks to Mackenzie about The Performance Principle.
- Some thoughts on why businesses fail.
- Punishment and reinforcement in the workplace.
- Surviving the holidays.
- Check out this interview with Elena del Valle.
- Four Leadership Insights about Employee Motivation During the Holidays.
- Roundhouse radio interview on managing millennials in the workplace.
- Understanding Millennials.
- Punishment in the Workplace.
- More media attention for The Performance Principle.
- Great Leadership.
- More working with millennials.
- Motivation During the Holidays.
- In the Winter issue of Springs magazine, The Performance Principle is reviewed (pg 67) and Mackenzie is interviewed for an article on employee engagement (pg 26).
- Don’t judge a book by its birthdate.
- Three Important Considerations on Working with Millennials - Part 1.
- Three Important Considerations on Working with Millennials - Part 2.
- They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity, so we’re extending this here to include faint publicity. You have to scroll down a long way, but you can find The Performance Principle mentioned in the great Pittsburgh Holiday Gift Giving Guide! What could be sweeter?
The following review appeared in the January 2017 issue of the book review publication "Library Bookwatch".
Synopsis: "The Performance Principle: A Practical Guide to Understanding Motivation in the Modern Workplace" by Mackenzie Kyle is specifically written for any manager, supervisor, or business leader who feels there must be a better, more systematic way to motivate their team and achieve phenomenal results.
"The Performance Principle" tells the fictional but illustrative story of Will Campbell, the newly promoted executive in charge of the Hyler manufacturing facility. The company has fallen on hard times and Campbell is given a year to turn around Hyler’s fortunes, a feat made all the more challenging because of the discontent among all of Hyler’s employees, from management to sales to the unionized shop floor. Over the course of several tumultuous months, Campbell and his team learn the unique principles of performance management and the powerful results it can deliver.
"The Performance Principle" effectively illustrates the fundamentals of performance management, providing a model that allows the reader to understand exactly what motivates people in the workplace, and how to align this with an organization's strategy.
Critique: Informed and informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking, a fun and compelling read from cover to cover, "The Performance Principle: A Practical Guide to Understanding Motivation in the Modern Workplace" is an exceptional and unreservedly recommended read for anyone charged with the responsibility of supervising a workforce be it for a local small business or an international conglomerate. While certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community, corporate, and academic library Business Management collections and supplemental studies lists, it should be noted for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "The Performance Principle" is also available in a Kindle format.
Mackenzie and this famous guy want you to read this blog.
Teen-Age Curfews and Performance Management
I opened my email yesterday and lo and behold, what did I find but a question from someone claiming to have read The Performance Principle (available now at a bookstore near you!) At first I thought it must be spam, but then I read through it and found that whoever wrote it made enough reference
To find out more about working with Mackenzie, contact him or follow this link to the MNP Website (click here)
