Rich is a culture agent based in New York. He has deep expertise partnering with organizations to enhance and transform their cultures. He has also been an executive coach, working with high performing leaders and leadership teams. He is passionate about helping organizations, teams, and individuals to achieve higher levels of sustained performance. He received his B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. Outside of work, he loves to play tennis, exercise, read, and explore walkable cities and towns.
Core strengths:
Enrapturing any audience with insight
Making big, scary ideas feel fun, light, and inspiring
Breaking even the coldest of ice with heartfelt goofiness
Core strengths:
Finding the needle of insight in a haystack of data
Fostering harmony in diverse groups of highly skilled people
Braveheart-style inspirational speeches
Core strengths:
Making complex ideas concrete and digestible
Creating environments where people can speak the hard truth without fear
Always finding the perfect sports metaphor
Core strengths:
Cultivating ideation and strategic thinking
Developing trusting, inclusive, and collaborative teams
Able to tolerate and out-wait long pauses motivating group participation or discussion contributions
Core strengths:
Unlocking creativity through structured thinking
Bridging communication gaps
Figuring out exactly what type of nerd you are and running with it
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