About Main Event Management Corporation (MEMC)

Main Event Management Corporation (MEMC) was founded in 1971 by its current CEO and President, Harold S. Hook. The mission of MEMC is to provide management training and organization development services to help organizations become more effective and thus more productive. MEMC is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
During his business career, Mr. Hook spent over 35 years as a Chief Executive Officer--including 18 years as Chairman and CEO of American General Corporation (AGC). He is credited with developing AGC into one of the largest diversified financial services organizations in the United States. American International Group, the largest underwriter of commercial and industrial insurance in the U.S, acquired AGC in 2001. Mr. Hook is a recognized management scholar and innovator. He is the creator of Model-Netics--the language of management and the Main Event Management Systems. He is also the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Mr. Hook has served on numerous Fortune 500 Boards. He is currently on the Board of Baylor College of Medicine and serves as a Director Emeritus of the Greater Houston Partnership.
Model-Netics and the Main Event Management Systems are designed to improve organizational performance and productivity. The programs have been installed in a broad cross-section of organizations throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, Spain, Holland, Sweden, Japan, and France. The programs have been proven effective in businesses of all types and in educational, religious, governmental, healthcare, and other nonprofit organizations.
Our Philosophy Top Management Support. Management training and development is a primary responsibility of top management. Top Management must actively encourage, support, and reinforce the organization's management training efforts. Cultural Consistency. Management training and development in an organization should be consistent with and reinforce the desired organizational culture. Fundamental Principles. Management training and development should be based on fundamental management principles--those concepts and practices which are basic and timeless. Comprehensive Scope. Management training and development should address the broad scope of management functions and activities. Experience-Based. Management training and development should help managers organize their experience-based knowledge for real-time use. Management Language. Management training and development should provide a management language so that all personnel share the same communication network. Organization Control. Management training and development should be relevant to the individual organization and should be delivered by in-house managers and trainers.