by Sam Basu | Feb 11, 2021 | People and Culture
A thriving organization depends so much on its people . And yet, developing a strong people strategy and culture is unfortunately often an afterthought for companies. The issue of finding and developing the right talent is often looked at too simplistically....
by Sam Basu | Jan 12, 2021 | Diversity and Inclusion
Reason #1: The Definition — DEI is More. Today, in spite of all our society has been through, we talk about diversity in a very limited fashion. That’s why it becomes a box to check rather than an actual strategic imperative. Did we hire enough black people?...
by Sam Basu | Jul 14, 2020 | Coaching in the Workplace, Thought Leadership
Organizational efficiency ultimately requires alignment: across people, across data, across tools, and across KPIs. And alignment depends on timely, clear, and relevant communication. Problems show up when we rely on the human alone to enable this communication. Why?...
by Sam Basu | Jul 9, 2020 | Diversity and Inclusion
Until this year, I didn’t fully grasp how much racism is enmeshed in our country’s DNA, not somewhere far away in Middle America, but often right under my nose. How practically every public school I have heard of has been named after a slaveowner. How the...
by Sam Basu | Jun 18, 2020 | Coaching in the Workplace
When was the last time you were taught something to – or worse – preached something to? How did it feel? Here is a story about something that happened a few years back at one of my clients. “The New Rules” A couple years back, I was leading...