Strategy for business.Steadiness for the person running it.Strength for the community around it.
Leadership and workforce expert. Speaker, founder, and creator of How Work Works™.
Different paths. One ecosystem.
People, protection, prosperity.
Org design, employee relations, and leadership for mission-driven teams.
Explore ConsciousHRBring the perspective.
Keynotes, workshops, panels, and podcasts.
Speaking & press kitStrong communities are built at work.
Convening, civic literacy, and the small-employer view.
See the community workSome things need more than a strategy session.
Start with The Pattern. Free, about 3 minutes.
Start the readBetter people. Better business. Better communities.
I've sat in every seat at the table.
Grocery store office to HR leader to national trainer to founder. Employment law and risk mitigation run through all of it. So does my intuition.
- In-house HR leaderSmall business
- ConsultantThousands of small employers
- National trainer~1,000 HR professionals
- FounderConsciousHR, DisrUpstate, and POPI, a nonprofit
Strong communities are built at work.
A steady workplace means steady paychecks, leaders who step up, and people who stay. That's what holds a community together, and it's why my community work starts at work.
Convening
Bringing employers and leaders together through events and panels with community organizations across Central New York.
Civic literacy
Plain-language education on how local government works, for people stepping into leadership.
The small-employer view
Sharing what small employers need to grow, from inside thousands of workplaces.
Graduate of Leadership Greater Syracuse and the LGS Political Leadership Institute
A guest with real stories from inside thousands of workplaces
Workplace change, communication, leadership, HR risk, and building a first team. Topics, questions, and past episodes in one place.
See the podcast guest pageWriting on how work works
Essays on leadership, small business, and the places we live.
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