What people say about us and our services

During my work with Dr. Phelps over the past ten years his insight and targeted thinking have always impressed me. Owen knows people, knows organizations and knows how to make both more productive and effective.

- Greg Jiede, President/CEO
  Synergistic Networks

Faced with the complexities of managing a small business in today's rapidly changing environment, I have found the Midwest Leadership Institute's ideas for developing leadership potential to be highly effective, easily understood and able to be evaluated on an ongoing basis. The methods suggested by MLI are the cornerstone of our Continuous Improvement Program. The advice offered by Dr. Owen Phelps has been invaluable to me both on a personal and professional level.

- Gregory Franchini, CEO
  Pierce Box & Paper Corporation

I regard Owen Phelps as one of the most knowledgeable and most creative thinkers in the area of Catholic Church management and communications. His insights are always right “on the money.”

- Edward J. Murray, President/CEO
  National Interfaith Cable Coalition/ Faith & Values Media
  New York, NY

Leadership requires a person to be task oriented, a people person, organizer, prudent, understanding, courageous, temperate and, to boot, charismatic. Come, see and conquer these qualities at Midwest Leadership Institute. I highly commend its mission of forming sturdy, wise and contemporary leaders.

- Rev. Eugene F. Hemrick
  Director of the National Institute for the Renewal of the Priesthood
  Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC

I recently had the opportunity to attend a leadership seminar presented by Dr. Owen Phelps. The inspirational yet practical information, coupled with Dr. Phelps’ honest, “down to earth” approach, held my attention from start to finish. In my professional life, I’ve often felt like an administrator who happened to be a Christian. Dr. Phelps reminded me that it’s okay to be a Christian who happens to be an administrator. Truly effective leadership flows from the clear vision and direction that I receive through my faith. This seminar is a must for anyone yearning to put faith first in the nine-to-five world.

- Karen S. Carlson, Administrator
  St. Elizabeth Catholic Community Center, Rockford, IL  

Dr. Owen Phelps knows both how to lead effective organizations and how to nurture others to be effective leaders. He led our diocese’s leadership through a mission and vision process that helped us to be more effective serving our diocesan church. I have solicited his wise counsel many times and always find his insights helpful.

- Msgr. Thomas C. Brady
  Vicar General, Diocese of Rockford