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...

Let’s stop sugarcoating it. People aren’t coasting. They’re checked out. Not because they’re lazy, but because the work no longer made...

The best leaders I know don’t just drive results, they create environments where people feel safe enough to show up fully. That doesn’t...

Too many org charts still reflect a world that no longer exists. Layers on top of layers. Silos protecting turf. Job descriptions written...

On this Independence Day, here in the U.S., we often reflect on freedom. But what does freedom look like in the workplace? It’s not...

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...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗼:  ▪️Focus on external outcomes (market expansion, revenue growth,...

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

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...