Sheila L. Margolis

Sheila L. Margolis-a speaker, author, consultant and trainer-holds a doctoral degree in Human Resource Development, teaches part-time at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and is co-founding partner of a management consulting firm based in Atlanta. She is an organizational development expert specializing in workplace culture and the strategic use of human resources.

Dr. Margolis is a featured speaker. She informs audiences on topics such as workplace culture, employee retention, managing change and the human side of mergers and acquisition. Additionally, she teaches business writing and presentation skills on the MBA and undergraduate levels. Margolis is a respected author. She is co-author of the business book, "There Is No Place Like Work: Seven Leadership Insights for Creating a Workplace to Call Home (2006)". This book is based on her research that earned the 1998 Award for Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development Research. She has also published a series of "There Is No Place Like Work Workbooks" (2007) for leaders, participants and job seekers. She has been published in the Human Resource Development Review, Performance Improvement Quarterly, Association Management Magazine, American Venture Magazine, and Connections magazine, and has been invited to write a chapter for upcoming text The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development (2008).

Through her consulting services, Margolis designs and facilitates strategic planning activities and helps organizations define and manage culture. Since 1996, she has served corporate, nonprofit and association clients including Cingular Wireless, Acuity Brands, Shaw Industries, Lotus Cars USA, Georgia State University, The Accounts Payable Network, American College of Rheumatology, Georgia Society of Association Executives and St. Jude's Recovery Center. As an experienced trainer, she has developed and delivered training workshops for companies such as General Mills, Allied Signal, Tenneco and Reliance Electric to implement high performance work teams.