COE Expands Leadership With Sean McPhilomy as Managing Director

COE is excited to announce that Sean McPhilomy has joined our team as Managing Director of Client Services. Sean comes to us with more than 20 years of experience leading management consulting…

A Guide to Successful Leadership Transition

Written by Sophia Chen How COE’s OE Framework can guide your organization toward a successful transition On January 20, the United States inaugurated a new President and, with him, a new…

Five Ways to Effectively Engage Stakeholders

Written by Paul Eder and Roberto Calderon Imagine this situation. You and your team spent time to design and develop a solution for a major business need. You researched best practices, validated…

10 Tips for Effective Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

By Roberto Calderon and Dr. Paul Eder  In order to stay competitive, organizations should continuously monitor their culture and ensure it is consistent with changes in the workforce and society.…

Statement of The Center for Organizational Excellence On Social Equity for All

The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. (COE) embraces and honors the value of equality within our democracy. We must contribute to the elimination of systemic racism, unconscious bias, and…

Transforming the Governance of Federal Human Capital Management

Creating Capacity to Enable Effective Change The Center for Organizational Excellence (COE) and the Senior Executives Association(SEA) undertook an initiative to develop recommendations to Congress…

Five Leadership Competencies That Are Not Optional Anymore

The post-COVID-19 business environment has forced leaders to think about new ways of motivating and guiding their teams. The world has changed in a matter of months, and this new world requires new…

Bridging the Gap with Social Distancing

Written by Jonathan Garris How leveraging existing tools can maintain a sense of community during a lockdown. With the corporate world feeling the full effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…

Workforce Planning Tips in The Time of COVID-19

In this crazy time of quarantining and social distancing, more people are working from home than ever before. Once COVID-19 is in our rear view mirrors, there is a growing consensus around the…

The Power of Confident Consulting

Consulting is a confidence game. As a consultant, your livelihood is dependent on you being more confident that the person you’re helping. So what are the keys to develop and maintain a…