Paul Marciano

Dr. Paul Marciano is a leading authority on employee engagement and retention. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Yale University where he specialized in behavior modification and motivation. Paul has served on the faculties of Davidson College and Princeton University where he has taught courses in Leadership, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Survey Development, Research Methods and Statistics.

Paul has worked in the field of Organizational Development for over 20 years and in 2003 founded the human relations consulting firm Whiteboard, LLC, a company committed to helping organizations cultivate, manage, and grow their human capital through executive coaching, training, facilitation, and team building workshops.

Paul's book Carrots and Sticks Don't Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT provides dozens of real-world case studies and turnkey strategies to increase employee discretionary effort and reduce turnover in your organization. The book details his acclaimed RESPECT™ Model that has been embraced by schools, medical practices, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturing facilities, sales organizations, consulting firms, and government agencies.

In addition to public speaking, writing, teaching, and consulting, Paul founded and runs ColorMe Company which produces children's arts and crafts. ColorMe was recognized in 2007 by the Wall Street Journal as a leader in for-profit companies which give back to their communities.