Michael Dettmers is a well- trained professional. Michael Dettmers has a comprehensive understanding of the way organizations need to be run to extract maximum productivity from employees and increase revenue for product sales.
Youth Involvement in an Innovative Coconut Value Chain by Mwalimu Menza
Michael Dettmers
1. Leading the Way in Innovation and
Entrepreneurship – Michael Dettmers
2. Michael Dettmers is a well- trained professional
and has a multitude of experience in organizational
design and transformation.
His business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit
have contributed to the growth and development
of the organizations with which he was associated.
3. Upon earning a Bachjelors degree in Economics
from Concordia University, he helped Timothy
Gallwey, the Founder of the Inner Game to design
programs in peak performance, executive
coaching, and the human side of change
management for Fortune 500 companies.
Next he co-founded Dettmers Industries, Inc. a
company that designed, engineered and
manufactured seating and table products for the
corporate aviation industry.
Their clients included Gulfstream, Aerospace,
Canadair, Falcon Jet and Learjet.
4. Being a true visionary, Michael introduced
several unique reforms in employee management.
He allowed employees to select their own
leaders, hire their own personnel, set own
schedules, and even determine their own pay.
With such a unique internal structure, it is no
wonder that Dettmers Industries was selected by
Inc. magazine in 1993 as one of the Best Small
Companies to Work for in America.
5. Because of the organizational changes Michael
designed and introduced the company was able to
significantly reduce production cycle times and
increase profitability.
Needless to say, the employees were very
satisfied with this structure.
The company was later sold to DeCrane Holdings
in 1998.
6. Michael has a comprehensive understanding of
the way organizations need to be run to extract
maximum productivity from employees and
increase revenue for product sales.
More importantly, he is not afraid to take the big
steps or even completely overhaul the way a
company is being run.