My guest this episode is Noble Kumawu from Accra, Ghana. Noble is the current president of the International Organization Development Association (IODA). Noble shares with us some of the exciting details about the upcoming Organization Development World Summit. This conference is held every four years and will be held next September 2025, in Accra, Ghana. The conference will be an opportunity to explore how the field of Organization Development (OD) is rapidly evolving to help organizations meet...
Apr 29, 2025•33 min•Season 5Ep. 76
What happens when high-pressure environments, global expansion, and organizational change bring unspoken team tensions to the surface? In this episode, I sit down with Willie Marais, an organizational psychologist and Organization development consultant from Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the complexities of leadership, team dynamics, and organizational psychology. Willie shares his insights on hidden conflicts, trust issues, and behavioral shifts that emerge in uncertain times. Through exp...
Feb 11, 2025•48 min•Season 5Ep. 75
Unlocking Optimal Performance with Georgia Ellis, founder of Blue Chip Minds In this episode, I’m joined by Georgia Ellis, a leadership consultant, workplace trainer, and founder of Blue Chip Minds. Based just outside Melbourne, Australia, Georgia has impacted individuals and teams across 17 countries, helping them break free from conventional thinking and unlock their potential. She’s also the host of the Ellis in Wunderland podcast, where she explores transformative ideas for thriving in today...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 74
In this episode, I’m joined by Timea Rozsa, a consultant, coach, and managing partner at ICG Integrated Consulting Group in Budapest, Hungary. With a deep passion for fostering sustainable development and cultivating trust within organizations, Timea supports her clients in organizational development, process innovation, and team collaboration. During our conversation, Timea shares her wisdom and practical insights on creating cultures where teams can thrive, innovate, and work together effectiv...
Jan 13, 2025•46 min•Season 5Ep. 73
My guest on this episode is Eric Zenor, a learning and development expert and consultant with over 35 years focused on educational technology. Eric shares his wealth of experience working with integrating AI into the learning and development space. He shares the complexity of leveraging AI and the complexity of understanding and using AI and how it is rapidly changing the landscape of not just learning and development, but organizations in general. He shares how AI can be an accelerator and is e...
Sep 17, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 72
My guest this episode is Grace Judson, a trainer, leader, consultant, and author. Grace shares her insights and ideas around helping organizations and leaders guide change, by focusing on the people and culture. We discuss the central role of emotions around change efforts, both personal and organizational. You can check out more of her wisdom and perspective in her monthly newsletter, The Leadership Leap, where she demystifies the art of change leadership.
Sep 03, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 71
My guest this episode is Miriam Dicks, who is an executive and management consultant, and founder of the 180 Management Group. She began her journey in operations area of mergers and acquisitions. She has leveraged her knowledge of what makes organizations successful. She now is focused on mission-driven organizations, helping non-profits, faith-based organizations manage change. She shares her expertise surrounding the unique challenges of mission-driven, non-profit organizations. We discuss th...
Apr 30, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 70
My guest this episode is Michael Clifford, who combines his unique talents of zoo science and conservation with his expertise in organization development and change in his role as the Strategy Director for Reverse the Red. Reverse the Red is a global movement that ignites strategic cooperation and action to ensure the survival of wild species and ecosystems and reverse the negative trend of biodiversity loss. Michael shares how he utilizes OD concepts in facilitating strategic change and buildin...
Mar 12, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 69
My guest this episode is Ron Banerjee, who is an experienced Change Leader, Financial Advisor, Speaker, Author, and Innovator. Ron is also the Vice President of Partnerships and Affiliations for the International Organization Development Association (IODA). Ron shares his Rapid Response Organization Development (RROD) model, which is featured in a chapter of the recently released book, “Building a Coaching Culture”. Ron and I discuss the value of approaching OD efforts rapidly and how the proces...
Feb 06, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 68
My guest this episode is Dave Jamieson, Ph. D., retired professor and president of the Jamieson Consulting Group. He is passionate about coaching & teaching to change the way we change & change the way we lead. He is dedicated to organizational leaders becoming more skilled at change leadership and systemic solutions and integrating the increasing complexity of technology with the need of supporting the humanity of their employees and customers. We discuss how many people in organization...
Jan 30, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 67
My guest this episode is Scott Spradlin, who is a consultant, educator & media developer at Wise Mind, Wise Life: Engage, Enchant, Elevate. Scott is a licensed Dialectical Behavior Therapist, and author of the book, “Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control”. Scott provides education and workshops on Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and has a special passion for working with those with ADHD. We discuss the changing landscape...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 66
My guest this episode is Mary Quant. Mary combines her unique skills in organization development and design thinking, to partner with global business leaders to accelerate business strategies and execute people- and organization-focused solutions. We discuss how she works with cross-functional teams to challenge the status quo and navigate ambiguity at the intersection of people experience, design thinking and technology. She describes how she uses visual sensemaking in guiding change along with...
Oct 24, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 65
My guest this episode is Kathryn Goetzke, the Chief Hope Officer at the Shine Hope Company. She is activating the science of hope globally. She shares her personal story and her passion around the science of hope and how she is bringing her ideas to organizations, schools, and communities around the globe. We discuss the widespread pattern of a sense of hopelessness, especially among our youth. She shares some of her fundamental ideas, which you can find in her recent book, The Biggest Little Bo...
Sep 26, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 64
My guest this episode is Dr. Brandon Rogers. He shares his insightful and powerful story of his educational journey and his professional journey and how has and continues to leverage his passion for people and systems into helping organizations thrive. He has worked with a wide range of organizations, including cyberspace, automotive, and the software industry, among others. We discuss the challenges and rewards of beginning and maintaining a solo organization development consulting company....
Sep 19, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 63
My guest this episode is Alex Cawthon, who is a Strategic Talent Partner, for a fortune 500 company. She shares how her 3 core values shape how she shows up and how she approaches her work. Her 3 core values are simplicity, understanding, and courage and she discusses how these provide the framework for working authentically in all areas of her life. We discuss her approach to change of using the framework of ‘why, how, and what’ and the ways she uses the lens of her core values to help her orga...
Aug 22, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 62
My guest this week is Dr. Kimberley Barker, who is on the faculty of Eastern Michigan University, is the author of the book, “You Can Create Positive Change at Work!” Kim shares her experience and passion for helping each individual find their purpose in their work and helping guide positive culture change. We discuss her extensive role in the International Society of Organization Development and Change (ISODC) and she shares strategies which everyone can employ in creating positive change. In a...
Mar 13, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 61
My guest this week is Tony Martin, a People Analytics Consultant for a large multinational company. Tony shares how he moved into the field by combining his psychology and social work background with his organization development training to bring a human-centered approach to change management and organizational performance. Tony and I discuss how he has combined his unique skill set to go beyond the numbers, by asking meaningful questions, and engaging in conversations to uncover what data reall...
Feb 14, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 60
My guest this episode is Greg Collier, who is from New South Wales, in Australia. Greg is an experienced senior executive who is motivated by the potential of people, specializing in organization development, and is highly skilled at driving people-focused solutions that achieve positive cultural change. Greg shares some fascinating cultural aspects of Australia in terms of leadership and organizational life, as well as some of his consulting experiences from around the globe. He highlights some...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 59
My guest this episode is Eric Lynn, a consultant, facilitator, and coach, focused on cultivating healthy organizations and generating meaningful conversations about life, culture, and change. Eric is the creator of cultureQs, a Change and Integration Accelerator that that uses powerful questions to inspire participants to reflect on the foundations of their beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. Eric is also the author of the book, Dancing with Change: Cultivating Healthy Organizations. Eric and I di...
Jan 23, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 58
My guest this episode is Peter Kalmar, Founding and Managing Partner of Flow International, and former President of IODA, the International OD Association. Peter shares his story of his consulting firm, and how it evolved from the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who wrote the book, Finding Flow. Peter describes how his consulting firm uses the concept of Flow in developing leaders and in guiding organizational change, particularly around culture change. We discuss the role of balance between ch...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 57
My guest this episode is Angie Keister, Ph.D., from Colorado. Dr. Keister shares her professional journey from her beginnings as an internal Organization Development consultant to her transition as an external consultant. She offers some great insights about what she has learned from both perspectives and how it has helped in her consulting practice. We discuss some of her current projects and she shares useful approaches to getting employees engaged in change efforts.
Oct 04, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 56
My guests for this episode are Kristin and Ted Skantze, joining me from shores of Lake Michigan. Ted is the former director of the non-profit organization Re-Member and former director of their board, and Kristin is a Nurse Practitioner who has worked for the past 20 years with Pine Ridge Indian Health Service on the Pine Ridge Reservation, in South Dakota. They share their personal story of their involvement on the reservation, and discuss the impact around cultural understanding, and the impor...
Sep 19, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 55
My guest this episode is Will Peters, a professional musician, high school teacher, community activist, and advocate for Native American youth. Will, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, teaches and lives on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Will shares his stories of the struggles and triumphs of life on the reservation and shares passionately about his work with the young people, who are struggling with generational trauma, and efforts to combat the suicide epidemic affecting the nat...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 54
My guest this episode is Kayshia Kruger, who is the organization development director for a small organization in North Carolina. She shares how she has created, from the ground up, the organization development function in her organization of about 300 employees. We discuss some of the interesting projects she is engaged in currently such as employee engagement, learning & development, leadership development, and change management. A fascinating aspect of her role is how progressive her orga...
Aug 23, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 53
My guest this episode is Jackie Stavros, keynote speaker, professor, consultant, author, and creator of the SOAR methodology. Dr. Stavros shares how she developed the SOAR methodology, which has revolutionized strategic planning and organization development, by bringing to the forefront a strengths-based approach to guiding strategy and organizational change. Jackie offers practical tips on how to successfully use the SOAR approach and how to facilitate conversations that create the space for or...
Apr 12, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 52
My guest this episode is Sara Bishop, a strategic communications consultant and runs her own organization, Orchid Communications. She is also a faculty member at the University of Arkansas. She shares her story of how she launched a communications business focused on working with nonprofits. She shares her passion for helping organizations to bring awareness and social impact centered around authentic and aspirational stories that often involve difficult conversations about race and wealth. With...
Apr 07, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 51
My guest this week is Joella Walker, a a licensed psychotherapist, Certified Spiritual Director, and shamanic practitioner. She shares both her personal career journey and path as well as offers insights into helping others explore careers and life’s purpose. Joella shares how she works from a strengths perspective and helps adults navigate anxiety, life transitions, relationships, loss, addiction and recovery, and personal growth. We discuss how she helps her clients create balance, be their au...
Mar 29, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 51
My guest for this episode is Dr. Eileen Borris, who is a global consultant in political forgiveness, multi-track diplomacy, leadership, and conflict resolution, and noted author and keynote speaker. Dr. Borris describes her work in changing society’s vision of peacekeeping by working unyieldingly towards reconciling world conflicts. We discuss her work around the globe and the challenges humanity is facing today given the level of violence and war. She talks about the need for a change in mindse...
Mar 15, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 50
My guest this week is Jenny Wiley, Community Manager Lead at Zencity. She is a certified life coach and specializes in Community Coaching, partnering with groups who desire to connect and expand together. She is an experienced facilitator and relationship builder, and a strong believer in building social capital in all interactions and experiences. She shares how she uses her coaching skills and facilitation expertise to help groups thrive and connect. Her passion for helping others is contagiou...
Mar 01, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 49
My guest this week is Kelli Grant, owner and CEO at Grant Consulting and Coaching. Kelli shares her fascinating story and how she has combined her background in public service, training, health & wellness coaching, and criminal justice, in helping others embrace healthy lifestyles and choices. She discusses her current journey in her doctoral program as she works on her dissertation in the field of sociology. Her passion is around combining her coaching experiences with her interest in quali...
Feb 22, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 48
