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Who we are
Founded in 1979, The Communication
Project, Inc. is a consulting group focusing on research, development, presentation, and
production services for training, organizational development, productivity, and
customer-centered marketing initiatives. All programs and materials are delivered by
professionals meeting the highest standards of the business and academic communities, and
are customized to meet the specific needs of the client organization.
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Three primary areas of expertise
The Communication Project has
three primary areas of expertise:
Instructional design for workshops, seminars, self-instruction, and computer-managed distance learning.
Human Resources development to meet the challenges provided by reorganization, changing workforce values, diversity, and technology.
Basic target market and organizational research, including focus group moderation, needs analysis, assessments of potential, and analysis of organizational structure. Top
Broad experience
The Communication Project has
broad experience in both private and
public sector organizations, including government, utilities, financial services,
consulting, manufacturing, travel, and the advertising industry. Top
Complete custom service
The Communication Project helps
organizations communicate in cost-effective ways with themselves and their customers. We
can provide concepts, materials, full production and delivery for training workshops,
sales materials, video presentations, manuals, self-instructional programs, and Web-based
and archived distance learning programs. Top
Instructional
design
The Communication Project designs
training and development programs that achieve organizational goals, are based on specific
needs, and are shaped to fit within the time frames and resources available. All programs
are custom-built using a combination of our storehouse of over 1,800 generic modules and
your job-specific materials.
Our programs are competency-based, participant-centered, and highly interactive. Where
appropriate, they use case method, behavior modeling, simulations, and technology support.
We provide a range of expertise including self-instructional programs, workshops,
seminars, and Web-based distance learning.
Our programs can be fully developed and presented by The Communication Project or
developed for presentation by your staff. We also offer train-the-trainer programs
and certification for bringing our programs in-house. Top
Committed to quality
A basic philosophy of The Communication Project is the building
of long-term client relationships through personal involvement with every aspect of a
program.You are always dealing with a top professional committed to your success. Top
Build your programs on solid research
Needs Analysis. Our
needs analyses examine and create a profile of the organization's current and future
requirements for staffing, resources, training, image building, and other developing
needs. The process includes interviews with key staff, focus groups and scientific
surveys, questionnaires and other appropriate methods. Our surveys sample the prevailing
opinions, values, and morale within the organization. They are excellent tools for
discovering motivational issues, and can be focused on specific areas like benefits,
working conditions, communications, or diversity.
These profiles are useful for hiring decisions, succession planning, training
and development, and individual growth. By conducting climate surveys,
the organization demonstrates concern for morale, quality of worklife, and staff
opinion.
Expert Focus Group and Meeting Facilitation. Qualitative and quantitative research
for marketing a new product or examining your own organization; meeting facilitation for
strategic planning and quality initiatives. We provide:
a Ph.D. moderator with over 30 years of experience as a practitioner and teacher of group dynamics.
a preliminary analysis and clarification of your objectives.
a quantitative analysis through Q-Sort methodology and electronic response technology to serve as a cross-check of the qualitative data.
sequencing of events to provide more positive responses for analysis.
the right questions posed by the person who wrote the book on questioning.
the full range of focus group services: recruitment, pre-questionnaire, location, facilitation, analysis and report. Top
We are proud of our innovation
We pioneered sophisticated research methods for quantifying subjective judgments.
We have engaged in our own basic research in the areas of interpersonal communication, interview, influencing, negotiation, and diversity.
Our research in organizational change has produced special programs for survivors of restructuring, merger/acquisition, and downsizing.
We have developed programs in negotiation specifically designed for the special problems of the sales professional.
We have developed quantitative measures for use with focus group facilitation that cross-check and refine qualitative data.
We have technology solutions to the problems of training and tracking employees at diverse locations.
We have hundreds of instructional modules in our data base, providing unequaled turn-around time for projects of any size. Top
Selected list of clients
Access Card (British
Mastercard), American Express, American Society of Travel Agents, Association of Corporate
Travel Executives, A.T. Kearney, Bankers Trust Company, Childtime Childcare, Citibank,
N.A., Citizens Utilities, Electronic Data Systems (E.D.S), E.D.S. Enterprise Solutions,
Equitable Life Assurance Society, Lower Hudson Regional Information Center, Marriott
Corporation, National Laboratory at Los Alamos, New Jersey Department of Social Services,
New York State Department of Social Services, Ogilvy & Mather, PolyGram Records,
Reuters, Super Regional Group (SRG), The Prudential, Thomas Cook Travel, Transilwrap
Company, Inc., Travel Agents International, William Pitt Real Estate, Worldwide Travel
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Dr. Marvin Gottlieb - President, TCPI
Dr. Marvin Gottlieb is President of The Communication Project, Inc. Dr. Gottlieb has over twenty years of experience as a management consultant and instructional designer for both public and private sector organizations specializing in the development and delivery of innovative training designs. He is well known as a management development specialist and trainer for manufacturing, travel, banking, financial services, advertising, and consulting companies. He provides executive coaching and career development services to senior managers He held the position of Associate Professor of Communications at Lehman College - C.U.N.Y., where he taught courses in Organizational Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Presentation Skills, and Group Dynamics for thirty years.
Major clients include American Express, Amtrak, A. T. Kearney, Bankers Trust, Citibank, EDS Enterprise Solutions, EDS/NHIC, Ernst & Young, Instinet, Marriott Corporation, New York and New Jersey Departments of Social Services, Ogilvy & Mather, PaineWebber, The Prudential, Reuters, Transilwrap Company and many other manufacturing, banking, financial services, and advertising companies.
In addition to his seminar and organizational development work, Dr. Gottlieb is a frequent featured speaker for professional organizations. He has addressed conferences sponsored by The New York Institute of Finance, Financial Women's Association, The New York Society of Security Analysts, National Business Travel Association, International Tours, The American Society of Travel Agents, and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives.
He is the
author of six books: Managing Group Process, Praeger Publishers, 2003; Getting Things Done in Today’s Organization:
The Influencing Executive, Quorum Books, 1999; Managing
the Workplace Survivors: Organizational Downsizing and the Commitment Gap, co-author
with Lori Conkling, Quorum Books, 1995; Making
Deals: The Business of Negotiating, co-author with William Healy, Simon and Schuster,
1990; Interview, Longman, 1986; and Oral Interpretation, McGraw-Hill, 1980.
Emil J. Sadloch-
Senior Associate
Emil J. Sadloch has over 25 years experience in education and human resource development. He is a recognized designer and presenter of management development, career development, leadership, sales and customer service programs.
Sadloch has served as Account Executive and Training Performance Consultant for AchieveGlobal (ZengerMiller and Learning International). He is a Master Trainer in the ZengerMiller Leadership and Teamwork programs. He was also Director of Personnel/Training and Vice President, Human Resources for Thomas Cook Financial Services (New York and Princeton), the international travel/financial organization known for Thomas Cook Travelers Cheques and the "Cook's Tour."
A graduate of Washington and Lee University, Sadloch holds a Masters of Arts from Montclair State University and has completed additional graduate work work in personnel management, industrial psychology, and general management. Sadloch has taught both credit and Continuing Education courses for Rutgers University, Rowan University, Penn State and Bucks County Community College. He is past chairperson of the Business Advisory Council for the Association for Advancement of Mental Health (AAMH) of Princeton, NJ.
Sadloch was the 1993-1994 President of the Mid-Jersey Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. He was on the Philadelphia Regional OD Network Steering Committee from 1998-2000. He has delivered workshops and presentations at: ASTD Regional Conferences, Chamber of Commerce, NHRA, HRMA, Personnel Association of Non-Profit Organizations in New York, the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators, and Princeton Personnel Association meetings.
Michael Tull- Senior Associate
Michael Tull has over twenty years of experience as a consultant, manager, and trainer. His focus has been planning and implementing strategies and programs that impact group productivity, work quality, and presentation. Mr. Tull has been a Senior Associate at TCPI for ten years, although his relationship with some of TCPI's principals goes much longer than that.
As a manager and trainer, Michael has held positions as: Vice President, Training and Development for Bankers Trust Company's PROFITCO Division; Director, National Training Department, Thomas Cook Travel; and Internal Training consultant for both Chemical Bank and Equitable Life Assurance Society.
Michael is a member of Greater new York Organizational Development Network and the New Jersey Organization Development Learning Community. He is certified to conduct Zenger-Miller's Frontline Leadership Program; Kepner -Tregoe's seminar, Managing the Performance System; and Stuart Atkins LIFO Communication Training. He earned a Masters of Education degree from Teachers College Columbia University,
Stephanie Twin- Senior Associate
Stephanie Twin brings over twenty years of experience as a manger, consultant, and training professional as Senior Associate at TCPI. Prior to joining TCPI, Dr. Twin worked with a number of corporations, public agencies and non-profit organizations including McCall's Magazine, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Verizon Wireless, Oxford Health Plans, the Association for a Better New York, the Fund for the City of New York, the New York City School Districts, and City of New York police, transportation, fiscal, environmental, health, human services, and other mayoral agencies.
Dr. Twin has also held several executive management positions, including Director of Government and Community Relations for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Congressional District Director for a Brooklyn Congressman. She served as Management Training Director at the National Center for Public Productivity and directed the Management Development Institute at Long Island University (Brooklyn campus) , where she developed and marketed training and technical assistance programs for upper and id-level managers and line staff in different industries.
Dr. Twin holds a Doctorate from Rutgers University and has written books, articles, and reports on a wide range of subjects.
Bonnie Minkus-
Operations Manager
Bonnie Minkus is a Ph.D. student at University of New Mexico. She has a Masters in Elementary Education from Hunter College, New York City. She also has a Masters in Japanese Language from Keio University, Tokyo Japan.
Bonnie has worked for JCB, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Transilwrap in the areas of training and sales. She has also taught in the New York Public Schools.
