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X-Factors for Diverse and Inclusive Leadership
According to immigration lawyers and expat organizations, in 2026, Americans are leaving the country or seeking foreign visas in record numbers, amidst political divisiveness, uncertainty about health care, and the rising visibility of hate groups. I often say that...
Leadership Means Elevating the Game
Today, I was watching an interview with Vivek Ramaswamy, one of the Republican candidates in the 2020 primary elections. When he was asked what his reflections were on his performance, he replied that his one regret was that he focused so much attention on fighting...
3 Tips for Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace
"Conflict" is a dreaded word in many social and organizational settings. As an organizational change management consultant and coach, as you can imagine, I often need to address conflict in the workplace. In many cases, conflicts are deep-seated issues and resentments...
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Soft Skills are Hard Skills – Invest in Soft Skills Training
Helping organizations across sizes and industries navigate rapid digital transformation and change management over the last 12 years, I have come to the conclusion that soft skills are the really hard skills for organizations and leaders to master. Our work focuses a...
How to Build Trust in an Organization
There is an important “currency” of an organization that can be directly linked to generating its external currency of dollars. This currency is trust. According to a 2022 Edelman report, 58% of customers said they will buy from brands they trust, while 60% of people...
Agile Change Management in Healthcare – Case Study
Our client was a global and decentralized pharmaceutical corporation that wanted to improve agility and lower costs to keep up with more nimble competitors in the industry. The company also had a goal to improve its ESG metrics through a Lean-Agile transformation, as...
CultureStrategy’s Free Organizational Assessment
Info about our Organizational Assessment Most organizational assessments offered to businesses are limited in scope - focusing on people and culture, processes, OR tools. Our assessment tool is unique because it is HOLISTIC, covering ALL of the capabilities of...
Lessons from a Band for Organizational Effectiveness
In addition to my work in organizational effectiveness and change management, I moonlight as a vocalist with a world music band based in Washington DC. Our eclectic group includes a jazz guitarist, a Middle Eastern percussionist, a bassist, and myself, an...
What Neuroscience Tells Us About the Future of Work
The Brain 101 We know well by now that the brain is an extremely complex organ. Multiple lobes are responsible for our various functions, but beyond those: 100 billion neurons and 1,000 trillion synapses connect these neurons with various hormones and...