Joe Gerstandt | keynote speaker, freedom fighter, freak-flag flier

Catching up after a deeeelightful week at the lake with family…I will share some pictures soon. In the meantime, I wanted to share a bit of blog reading that I enjoyed and thought you might find valuable as well. Happy reading! Blocks That Prevent Us From Being Who We Mean Ourselves To Be David Pollard   [Read More…]

Is bystanding becoming the new “great American pastime?” I have written before about how intentions can get us in trouble if we are not careful. Here and here. One of the ways our happy, fuzzy, wonderful intentions can get us in trouble is that they can convince us that we are not a part of   [Read More…]

Some good reading and good resources related to issues of Diversity and Inclusion: Diversity Helps Your Business – But Not The Way You Think This Forbes article from Katherine Phillips sheds new light on the value of difference in the group / organizational context. Phillips summarizes research she recently published with Katie Liljenquist showing that:   [Read More…]

Come wrap your head around it… This week I scale back to one book…but its a goodie. Gordon MacKenzie spent 30 years at Hallmark and then self published Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving With Grace, which he referred to as “a liberation manual for the chronically entangled and the relentlessly   [Read More…]

My attempt at rubbing everyone the wrong way. There is a theme that has been catching my attention lately, and I generally take that as a sign that I should write about it or talk about it. So here it is. I think the topic is the increasingly evident conflict and confusion between our ideals   [Read More…]

Do you work with humans? If you are interested in being a more effective communicator, a more effective collaborator or a more effective leader…this workshop is for you. If you are interested in helping your organization become more successful at attracting, engaging and retaining a talented workforce…this workshop for you. If you are interested in   [Read More…]

A few book recommendations for you… The editing is a little sloppy on this video, as I was in a rush, but in it I recommend: Cradle 2 Cradle William Mcdonough and Michael Braungart Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed Frances   [Read More…]

A lot of what I do involves applying behavioral science for better business and organizational outcomes. In my consulting, facilitating and speaking I spend the bulk of my time talking with people about issues related to: diversity inclusion innovation organizational culture group dynamics trust generative relationships communication empathy change These are all things that I   [Read More…]