Insights
Insights, updates, and speaking appearances from The Org Doctor. We regularly present at national conferences and write about the HR and leadership challenges organizations are actually facing — no recycled listicles, just practical thinking from the field.
Build, Buy, Borrow (and Bot): Choosing a Talent Strategy on Purpose
Most organizations don't choose a talent strategy — they react to a vacancy and call whatever they did 'the plan.' Here's the framework I presented at SHRM25, and the case study behind it.
Presented at SHRM25 · Featured by SHRM nationally, July 2025Read the article →SpeakingSow, Water, and Reap: Cultivating Future Leaders Through Career Conversations
The leadership pipeline framework behind our 90%+ internal fill rate — and how to build it without a budget amendment.
AWWA ACE26Read the article →Leadership DevelopmentReady Enough: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and the Confidence Gap
Perfect is not the standard. Prepared is. The research, the numbers, and a 7-step framework for closing the confidence gap before it costs you the opportunity.
GA PRIMA 4th Quarter Meeting, October 2026Read the article →Risk ManagementBuilding a Solid Foundation to Make Everyday Risk Less Scary
"There's a hole out there. Everybody knows about it." A real workers' comp claim, two questions I couldn't shake, and the four footings of a safety culture that doesn't depend on luck.
GA PRIMA 4th Quarter Meeting, October 2026Read the article →TeachingWhy Ethics & Policy Deserve Their Own Course in Public Sector HR
Public sector HR carries a layer private-sector HR doesn't: every decision is potentially a public record, every policy gap is potentially a headline. That's worth teaching on its own.
PSHRA 2026 Power Learning SeriesRead the article →