Effectively Communicating Organizational Change with Rich Khleif, Ph.D.

Live Your Truth Now with Mike Liguori

On the show this week we have Rich Khleif, Ph.D., is a Senior Director specializing in marketing, communications and strategy at a global Fortune 500 company; an adjunct professor for graduate and undergraduate students; a speaker on business and communication topics… and a deep critical thinker.

In this episode, Rich, Katie and Mike dive into change management as both an art and science. Rich takes a systems thinking and human-centric approach to designing and communicating change in organizations. We also explore how to ignite cultural and behavioral change to create more equitable and inclusive work environments.

Topics we touch:

• Change management and the importance of engaging all voices
• The complexity of navigating five generations of people in the workplace
• Understanding intersectionality and cultural perspectives when crafting strategies
• Where, when and how do you engage stakeholders at all levels in an organization for change?
• The shifting focus of organizations on diversity, equity and inclusion and social justice
• Personal reckoning with traditionally held views and behaviors that aren’t equitable and inclusive
• How to apply critical thinking to your belief systems and structures
• The importance of a clearly communicating an organization’s mission and culture
• Leveraging SWOT to frame change efforts in an effective way
• Staying curious

To get in touch with Rich:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-khleif-ph-d-35bb4725/