People often ask me, "𝑆𝑜, 𝑉𝑖𝑐...𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦?" The practitioner? The scholar? Or the evangelist? My answer is always, yes. 😊 By day (and many nights), I’m a practitioner through  The Management Sherpa™ , working with leaders who are navigating real pressure, real people, and real consequences. Boardrooms don’t care about theory if it can’t survive Monday morning. In the classroom at  Miami University Farmer School of Business , I step into

On September 18, I'll be leading an interactive discussion on: 𝑂𝐷 𝑣𝑠. 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔,...

AI is already changing how work gets done. But most organizations are missing the point. AI is not about replacing jobs. It’s about...

When economic pressure hits, most organizations default to the same playbook: ▪️Cut headcount ▪️Freeze hiring ▪️Hope for a quick rebound...

Let’s be real, AI isn’t coming for your job. But it might replace the way your team works. And if your culture is rigid, resistant to...

It’s a story we keep hearing from franchise owners: “𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑤𝑜...

OD doesn’t need to be the loudest voice in the room. It doesn’t demand attention with buzzwords or bark orders to drive change. Instead,...

“𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑂𝐷, 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑙.” We’ve all seen the culture...

We often think of Organizational Development (OD) as fixing what's broken. I see OD differently. 🤔  ▪️𝑂𝐷 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒...

Let’s debunk a myth: “𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒.“ No, they’re not. They’re tired of bad change. They're...

Every once in a while, you’re invited into a moment that’s more than just a project—𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡. Working with ...

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛...

Free lunch is great. But it won’t fix… ▪️Broken trust ▪️Overwhelmed managers ▪️Toxic silos ▪️Cultural confusion 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁...

𝑊𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝑊𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. ▪️“What are we pretending not to know?” ▪️“What...

Leaders sometimes say, “Let’s launch something new or change strategy.” OD leaders ask, "Are our capabilities, systems, and culture...

OD and Operations are both mission-critical and shape organizational success, but they are designed to solve different problems using...

In 2023, I was cast as an extra in a movie called Wise Guys, recently released as Alto Nights, starring Robert De Niro. A bucket list...

“𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒, 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.” — 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁...

I’ve always been fascinated by the Northern Lights, a top bucket list item since 1990. I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing the Aurora...

Strategic growth is inseparable from a strong foundation in Organizational Development (OD). With data-driven OD, companies can better...