Our Story, Values and Mission

“The nature of my work repeatedly drew attention to the nature of human beings in the workplace. It drew attention to our humanity. But generally, a few decision-makers seemed to care about these important heart-based topics. I realized I had grown tired of fancy business slogans, organizational reports, and articles about humane organizations, all of which remained little more than words on paper. I was tired of quick strategic fixes and superficial plans that eventually failed. 

I realized that the times when I had felt authentic and happy in my workplaces had been times of co-creating solutions for important business problems with employees, customers, and stakeholders. They had been times when I had been able to speak up and share my perspective and my beliefs. Or when I had listened carefully to what people really needed and wanted. They had also been times when I had learned from my mistakes and dogmas and changed the way I worked. I remembered the moment I had designed a service that generated 90% uptake among customers. I had also curated a strategic workshop for thousands of employees, which many people acknowledged had been the most creative and effective workshop of their lives. I had changed a system that helped the business increase its ROI by focusing on human experience and satisfaction. On another occasion, after years of struggle, I had helped a leader resolve a complex issue in their business. And there had been that time I had been able to inject meaningfulness into the heart of a corporation by leveraging human sciences, gamification, design, and mindfulness.

In short, the best moments of my work life had been times of discovery, co-creation, collaboration, iteration, learning, and course correction.

We all need to be discovered. This belief helped me discover my calling: to help people be their whole and best selves at work as they manage change, and to help businesses grow, and save millions of dollars by enhancing human experiences.”

-Dr. BehNaz Gholami