My "why" — my professional purpose — is to build organizations that enable connection among their people (employees, managers, leaders, stakeholders) to live more fulfilled, integrated lives. I do this by helping business leaders create inclusive, connected, high performance environments that result in organizational success and thriving teams — that's my "how".My "what" to accomplish the above — the positions I've held and the approaches I've taken — has been varied but consistent: I have advised executives on organizational culture; I have coached and trained leaders on management and leadership skills around clarity, connection, and effectiveness; I have trained and led diverse groups in discussions about reimagining the role of management; I have enabled companies to harness listening programs for engaging their employees; I have partnered with client companies to create People Programs that create alignment. I have now been working on this why/how/what combination, at the cross-section of technology and organizational culture, for over a decade. The path that brought me there was winding. It included tech startups, blackjack, a beer company, a beloved Hollywood studio, a couple of social networks, and a global management consulting firm. Throughout all of these experiences, I was fascinated by what made my colleagues feel at home in their jobs — and what didn't. I found that to continually bring their whole selves to work and to thrive in their roles and beyond, people require a set of circumstances that they can harmonize with, and feel that they belong in. That’s why, though I have worked across a number of very different roles, I view their unifying trait as aiding in the search for connection and humanity at work.