As an applied organizational psychologist and resilience strategist, I specialize in identifying critical gaps and strengthening risk management strategies that protect organizations from low-probability, high-consequence events. My work centers on understanding how systems fail, how people behave under pressure, and what it takes for organizations to remain effective in volatile, uncertain, or rapidly shifting environments.

I help leaders and teams navigate complex challenges with clarity, creativity, and verve. My approach blends research, systems thinking, and real-world experience. I look across culture, operations, communication, and human behavior to help organizations understand the forces shaping their performance and resilience.

I believe organizations work best when they reconnect to their greatest resource: their people.

Too often, business functions operate separately from the human realities that drive performance. My work focuses on bringing the human factor back into how organizations understand, lead, and sustain business. When people and systems work together, organizations become stronger, more adaptive, and far better equipped to thrive through uncertainty.

Academic and Research Foundation

My research focuses on organizational resilience and the cultural factors that determine how organizations anticipate, recover, and learn and adapt after crises.

My dissertation, “The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT): An Exploration of Culture as a Driver of Organizational Resilience,” examined how organizational culture influenced ERCOT’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and adapt after the unprecedented 2021 Winter Storm Uri. This work explored the deeper structures behind system-level failures and what leaders must consider when building resilient organizations.

My research and applied work continue to inform how leaders approach risk, culture, and decision-making.

Public Engagement and Speaking

Beyond writing, I regularly engage in conversations about leadership, resilience, and organizational effectiveness. I have appeared on podcasts discussing organizational psychology, the future of work, and the human dimensions of risk and crisis. I enjoy speaking with audiences about the real-world challenges facing leaders today and how evidence-based approaches can help organizations build capacity for uncertainty.

Check out my media kit for more on interviews, speaking engagements, guest lectures, or podcast appearance opportunities.

FACETS and FLUX

My Substack, FACETS and FLUX, explores the inner workings of organizations, their people, and the external pressures shaping their environments. I analyze how systems intersect, how organizations endure, and what it takes to cultivate resilience at the individual, team, enterprise, and societal level.

FACETS and FLUX blends data, reflection, and practical insight. It reflects my belief that organizations are complex, living systems. Understanding their patterns is essential for building workplaces where people and missions thrive. I share abbreviated takes from FACETS and FLUX on my LinkedIn Newsletter: Widening the Aperture.

Let’s Work Together

I welcome opportunities to speak, teach, and share insights on organizational resilience, leadership, culture, risk, and the future of work.