Sunday 20 November 2016

Why Paul Mengert, AMG CEO, Strongly Favors Education and Training

Community is certainly important to Paul Mengert, founder and CEO of AMG (Association Management Group). Mengert and his company contribute in many ways to the surrounding community of Greensboro, North Carolina, where AMG is headquartered. Education is obviously another priority for Mengert, as AMG chief executive officer. After all, education is a core concept for his firm. When you look at his background, education was always important. He didn’t stop learning after earning his bachelor’s degree. With a focus on his chosen career, Mengert became certified as a Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) from the Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading provider of resources and information for homeowners, volunteer board leaders, professional managers, and business professionals.

Yet this wasn't enough. Paul Mengert went on to complete one of Harvard Business School’s renowned Executive Education programs in 2005. The Owner/President Management Program (OPM), which spans two years, examines a broad range of topics to assist executives in strengthening business fundamentals while mastering other leadership strategies. Mengert also shares his experience and expertise as a national senior faculty member for CAI

Community and education are both important to Paul Mengert and AMG. In fact, AMG
recognizes that successful community leaders must couple skills and information with their passion to serve their community, and well-informed executive Board members make better community leaders. To assist, AMG regularly offers in person and webinar seminars for their clients. Regular topics include understanding governing documents, leaders’ roles and responsibilities, community communication, meetings and volunteerism.

For more information on AMG, please visit https://www.amgworld.com/

Sunday 16 October 2016

Profile: Paul Mengert, AMG

Starting with his education, Paul Mengert believes that giving back to a community is among the best things anyone can ever do. Paul is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Association Management Group (AMG), a firm he founded back in 1984 in his hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, where he also majored in Political Science and Communications at the University of North Carolina. However, there is a lot more to him than being the CEO of a successful firm.

Back in 1990, Paul Mengert earned a Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) certification and in 2005, he graduated from Harvard Business School in 2005. He has also served on the national senior faculty for the Community Associations Institute.

And for Paul Mengert, AMG is just part of his life. He also President of the Carolinas Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, where he teaches classes about homeowner's associations. These classes are approved as continuing education credits by the South Carolina Department of Real Estate, the North Carolina Board of Realtors and other groups, including the California Department of Real Estate. The reason so many organizations trust the information that Paul imparts in these classes due to his extensive experience in the real estate industry and the reputation he has developed as a highly successful expert and authority on the best association management techniques.

Thursday 7 July 2016

Paul Mengert’s Team at AMG

When assembling a team, one must work to select those with the greatest amount of proper training for the job. Paul Mengert’s AMG uses extensive experience and hiring practices in order to ensure that their team is prepared for any challenge that arises. Their managers use independent discretion to satisfy the goals that have been established by a client’s board of directors. They have also developed advanced software that uses computer based tracking systems to allow managers to keep track of service requests and work orders and store those accounts on the documents they maintain. Allow Paul Mengert and his team at AMG to help you reach your management goals.

Tuesday 26 January 2016

Planning for Association Meetings

Homeowner's Association meetings are rarely as simple as they should be. They often devolve into chaos if not handled correctly, so it is the Board of Director's job to ensure that the meeting goes smoothly. The way to ensure this is to make a plan beforehand and to set forward an agenda. All of this should be tackled long before the meeting is ever in session.

The first thing the Board of Directors need to determine is, what sort of meeting is it? Town meeting, annual membership meeting, party, special meeting, etc. These are all different types of gatherings with different meanings and purposes. They each have their time, but to confuse one purpose with another can be incredibly distracting. If people show up expecting to be able to participate but the Board of Directors is in Executive Session the whole time, problems could arise. Paul Mengert, President of Association Management Group, has seen this happen again and again.

So, how to plan? It is important that the Board understand that meetings should not be called for no reason, but neither should they be scared to call one. They have a purpose and should be used for that purpose. Effective communications and notices are also essential.