“You did a great job of pushing the students to dig deeper and improve their understanding and critical thinking about the topics.  I appreciate all your efforts as do the students.” (J.T., Athabasca University, MBA program in project management)

“It was a great opportunity to have Thomas Mengel as my coach.” (Anonymous, Athabasca University, MBA program in project management)

“I would like to compliment Thomas for participating in our discussions - it really enriched the program.” (Anonymous, Athabasca University, MBA program in project management)

“Thomas has a special talent for encouraging students to do their best. He was actively involved in discussions and that is appreciated by all.” (Anonymous, Athabasca University, MBA program in project management)

“Thomas was an excellent coach.” (Anonymous, Athabasca University, MBA program in project management)

“I really enjoyed your course Thomas.  I often reflect on the comments I heard in the course and I am sometimes surprised at just how much I learned.  That is how much I continue to process even now that the course is long over.” (C.L., Land and Water BC)

“Thomas, it has been great learning from you... You do give one of the best feedbacks I have ever come across and that really helped me a lot....this was a really good course for me from what I learned from others and yourself.... Thanks for making the course a great learning experience….” (B.A., Ministry of Human Resources)

“Good course Thomas. I learned a lot about myself and my role…Once again I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The materials covered in the readings and especially during the workshop have come up several times in recent weeks. I always enjoy the practical application of new knowledge. I encourage you to keep the course and workshop format as is in the future.…Thanks again for your positive, supportive feedback...” (T.P., City of Port Alberni, BC)

“Thank you for a great course….Thanks for everything.” (I.L., Leadership Centre)

“Thank you very much for the opportunity to learn from you in this course.  I would very much like to know more about other courses you are teaching and any projects that you may be working that I can learn from in the future. You did an excellent job in sharing your vision on leadership in a very professional fashion. I quite enjoyed the session here at U of Victoria and will be recommending others to take this course.” (J.B., Ministry of Children and Family Development, BC)

“Thank you for your feedback.  I really appreciate your flexibility in allowing me to pursue and apply this topic to my work.  I have found it really helpful and think that I am doing a better job of building relationships because of the theoretical understanding I acquired. Thank you as well for rewording my reference to inferiority - I like how you positioned it much better and will try to integrate that way of thinking into my esteem!! (J.J., United Way)

“I gained a great deal of information that will take some time to digest…I enjoyed it very much” (J.C., Transport Canada)

“Thank you very much for your feedback Thomas...I very much enjoyed meeting you and the rest of the class...it was a very positive and stimulating experience...look forward to excelling...” (B.A., Ministry of Human Resources)

“You did a great job pulling all the themes together and giving us your thoughts on leadership.  I very much enjoyed your additions…I found your approaches to leadership to be very interesting.” (J.B., Ministry of Children & Family Development)

 “I thought the workshop went extremely well --- better than I expected.  I know that the class provided you with some very good feed back --- but I think it is important for you to know that the course was already at an A level and the feed back was to take it to an A+ [the advice is 'at the margin'].  I really enjoyed the group, the comments, and the support and direction from yourself.  I learned a lot --- things that you can not learn from a book… Thank you for your comments Thomas.  I look forward to learning from you again in the future.” (C.L., Land and Water BC)

“I very much admire Thomas’ integrity and willingness to adapt to the wishes of the group, as well as his knowledge and experience” (M.L., CEO, Selkirk College)