Peter A. McNair, Copenhagen [Holte], Denmark, Since 2000

An M.D. with a doctorate in Medical Science, and a specialty in Biochemical Pathology, I have recently retired as the director of the Medical Genetics Laboratory at the Kennedy Center, in Glostrup, Denmark, where the focus is on genetic disorders found in ophthalmology and mental development.

Since 2000, I have been closely involved in this work as a principal investigator working with the team to explore the understanding and development of Mereon.  As a physician with  more than 20 years of management in medium-size, health organisations, responsible for 100-200 employees each performing mission-critical services 24-hours a day in a university hospital with 1,000 beds, I have witnessed, and have been the victim of those attempting to implement huge organisational change while endeavouring to deal with virtually insurmountable technological challenges.

My experience and that of other colleagues affirm that there is a tremendous need for the Mereon Model, used as a positive catalyst to support all levels of staff while attending to and participating in change. Mereon’s unique and rigorous model as applied to human resources as ‘human relationships’ has more than once helped me grasp the completeness of a critical situation at work, enabling me to attend to it in a positively constructive fashion by first insuring employees’ competence, and then reassuring confidence during the never-ending process of change.

With the assistance from Mereon team members, I have applied the Mereon process in several organizational settings, as well as using it personally to make decisions regarding significant career transitions. I strongly support this work, and will continue my engagement both personally and professionally. The work with Mereon has and continues to demonstrate positive benefits, and this makes doing what I can to take it to ‘the next level’ worth striving for, doing so for the sake of the future.