Ray Madaghiele

A little about Ray Madaghiele's latest book, "Energize Your Business: Engage Your Employees with an Inspiring Strategic Planning Process":

Business planning is vital for the success of your organization--no matter how many employees you have. And you don't have to do it alone. In fact, you shouldn't. Employee engagement in the strategic planning process is the best way to gain enthusiastic buy-in and support.

Do you want to get clear, get organized, get going, and get results as quickly as possible? If that's what you're looking for, then Energize Your Business is for you.

A strategic planning process done well...

* is an engaging, inspiring and fun opportunity to create collaboration and cooperation among all employees

* creates alignment from the top of the organization to the frontline--getting everyone moving in the same direction toward the same vision and goals

* attracts the right and perfect employees and customers, people who resonate with your organization's culture and aspirations

* energizes and lifts your organization and everyone in it to the next level of success and fulfillment!

Throughout Energize, the author shares his facilitation skills, secrets and proven, practical tools and tips accumulated over his 25 years of experience facilitating groups. You will read stories and examples of successful companies who have implemented the very principles and processes discussed in this book.

The book is a handy facilitator guide for anyone embarking upon a strategic planning process for their business.

After reading this book, you will view strategic planning in a new light--as one of the best ways to truly engage your employees in the success of your organization. You'll see just how easy, fun, and inspiring the process can be for everyone involved.

About Ray...

Ray Madaghiele is the Chief Inspiration Officer and Master Facilitator of Business Energizers, a division of the Transformational Learning Center (TLC), an organizational and human excellence company, whose purpose is to inspire hope and awaken greatness in individuals, organizations, and communities. Ray has more than 25 years' experience facilitating, training, speaking and coaching in organizations and communities across

the United States. His engaging processes and proven principles inspire people to "get clear, get organized, get going, and get results."

Some of his clients include engineering companies, utilities, municipalities, airports, land developers, construction companies, and Native American communities and their enterprises. He guides leaders to create an energized, fulfilling environment where individuals and teams grow and thrive.

Ray's facilitation specialties include strategic planning, leadership retreats, community visioning, problem solving, and employee engagement focus groups. His engaging and

interactive facilitative style draws out and captures participants' best ideas in a remarkably short period of time.

His customized training and speaking specialties focus on leadership, teambuilding, strategic planning, goal setting, customer service, creative problem solving, effective communications, human relations, project management, and time management.

His leadership success coaching assists leaders to accelerate the implementation of facilitation and training outcomes in their organizations and in their personal and professional lives.

Ray's company, Transformational Learning Center (TLC), won the Gilbert, Arizona, 2001 Community Excellence Award for Small Businesses. Ray also won the 1999 Community Excellence Mayoral Award for his work in leading Gilbert's Community with Character initiative, and facilitating various community leadership forums. Ray also served as a board member and facilitator for the Arizona Character Education Foundation and the Gilbert Leadership Program.

Ray earned a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering and worked 10 years as a civil engineering project manager for several consulting firms and a large utility where he led multi-million dollar planning, design, and construction projects.

Ray expanded his education by taking graduate studies in learning and instruction, and classes in facilitation, mediation, project management, leadership, and personal and organizational strategic planning.

While an engineer, he became a certified Dale Carnegie Course Instructor and taught classes in effective communication and human relations for 8 years.

Ray is also author of the book, Ray of Hope: Inspiring Peace - Insights on Chaos and Consciousness while Bicycling Across America. This inspiring book chronicles his 3,369 mile, 70-day bicycle ride from Phoenix, AZ, to Ground Zero, NYC, in the aftermath of the 9-11-01 events. In it, he shares timeless principles for achieving greater peace and happiness in our lives, our communities, and the world.

The cycling journey served as a stepping stone for Ray and wife Lyn's new RVing adventure. They now serve their business clients' needs flexibly and economically while they travel across North America living their dreams--and inspiring others to live their dreams also.