In 1984, Svenska Handelsbanken asked a young consultant, American Kerry Gleeson, to help their leaders become more efficient in a competitive market.
Kerry developed a system of simple behavioural strategies to manage workload effectively. His approach was praised for being both practical and applicable and proved highly beneficial – not only for bankers but also for leaders and office staff across all types of organisations.
In 1990, Kerry published his first book, The Personal Efficiency Program – How to Get Organized to Do More Work in Less Time, refining the program and introducing a set of straightforward work principles.
The program quickly gained traction and expanded to numerous countries outside Scandinavia. At the same time, the acronym PEP® was introduced as a recognizable and global trademark for the program.
Today, PEP courses and consulting services are marketed through a global network of independent consulting firms. Under the common name PEPworldwide, they hold the rights to the trademark.
Kerry Gleeson passed away in 2023, but his behaviour-changing, life-transforming program lives on through the many PEP consultants and millions of PEP participants worldwide.
