JERRY MANAS
STRATEGIC ADVISOR & BESTSELLING AUTHOR
LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY THROUGH STORY
Helping leaders navigate complexity, cultivate emergent leadership, and optimize and align their workforce.
ABOUT JERRY
Jerry Manas is an internationally bestselling author, award-winning novelist, and strategic advisor who helps leaders make strategic decisions, lead through story, and optimize and align their workforce. At the intersection of leadership, culture, and execution, he helps organizations turn complexity into clarity—through books, workshops, executive advisory, and thought leadership on workforce optimization.
His book The Resource Management and Capacity Planning Handbook (McGraw-Hill) is widely recognized as the leading book on resource management and workforce planning. Judith E. Glaser, author of Conversational Intelligence, praised it as “the first book dedicated to what is essentially the drivetrain of organizations—the effective use of its people toward its most important activities.”
Jerry's ideas have been cited by leading voices in business, including Tom Peters, who frequently references his bestselling Napoleon on Project Management for its insights on simplicity and character, and Pat Williams, Senior VP of the Orlando Magic, who called Managing the Gray Areas “a new path for leaders.”
His writing has also been highlighted in a variety of publications, including the Houston Chronicle, Chicago Sun Times, National Post, Globe and Mail, Huffington Post, and others.
WORK WITH JERRY
Jerry partners with clients at the intersection of leadership, storytelling, and workforce optimization to drive more focused, effective execution.
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Leadership & Storytelling
Leadership development, storytelling for leaders, and narrative-based workshops that help organizations strengthen culture, communication, and emergent leadership.
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Executive Book Coaching & Ghostwriting
Helping executives, thought leaders, and experts shape their ideas into compelling books, frameworks, and stories that influence others.
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Workforce Optimization & Strategic Advisory
Advisory for COOs, PMO leaders, and senior teams seeking greater clarity in capacity, prioritization, resource allocation, and portfolio delivery.
Jerry maintains a strictly limited number of active strategic advisory relationships to ensure deep engagement and measurable impact.
Have resource constraints and firefights reached a critical level in your organization?
Jerry’s latest book, The Resource Management and Capacity Planning Handbook (McGraw-Hill), is the first book fully dedicated to resource management and capacity planning, and is designed to help organizations maximize their valuable people resources, gain business agility, and increase morale.
"WHEN JERRY MANAS WRITES ON LEADERSHIP, I PAY ATTENTION
~ Pat Williams, Author & Senior VP, Orlando Magic
