APPLIED
RESEARCH IN
ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Blending scientific research with
applied best practices to better
inform people decisions

SERVICES

Take a look at some of the questions answered for previous organizations

Predictive
Modeling

What data do we need to collect for driving predictive models that we plan to use for comparing workforce planning and staffing strategies?

Strategic
Workforce Planning

What factors are contributing to our employee turnover and do those factors vary across different workforce segments?

Leadership and
Job Performance

What challenges surrounding managers are preventing them from becoming more effective leaders? Are there specific competencies that factor into overcoming these challenges? Or does it have more to do with external influences or work resources we can provide to better support emerging leaders?

Employment
Discrimination & Social Justice

Are there any racial, gender, or socio-economic disparities in our talent management practices? What can we do to minimize these disparities to deliver on our corporate mission of a fair and equitable workplace?

Survey
Research

How do our employees perceive our corporate culture? How can be boost employee engagement in our office?

Program
Evaluation

What KPIs can we track against to show the impact our HR programs are having within the organization? Where can we create efficiencies in our HR processes to improve the quality of services we're providing employees?

OUR VALUES

Leading to exceptional performance and customer fulfillment.

Evidence-based

brain

It’s about making conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of the best available evidence for producing solutions

Collaboration

handshaking

Working in partnership with all who have a stake means multiple perspectives are considered in reflecting a comprehensive understanding of reality

Results-driven

results-driven

Results not only matter, but they keep our efforts honest and demonstrate personal accountable for our decisions

Curiously

curiously

Through asking questions, we show our compassion and desire to both learn and grow

ABOUT CHRIS

Chris Sanders directs research teams and designs studies around workplace behavior. His expertise is in designing, delivering and evaluating organizational development initiatives and programs. By framing questions around human capital management, he’s been able to help organizations generate data-driven strategies in helping them achieve their business goals.

CHRIS SANDERS

INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Chris

15+

calendar
years of management consulting experience

$825M+

money
in contract vehicle revenue managed

60+

people
client
engagements

OUR PROCESS

Chris follows a five-step approach in providing expert guidance throughout the project life cycle

Step 1

Identify
Goals

During the initial meeting, desired goals and outcomes are established for shared understanding

Step 2

Develop
Strategy

A project plan and timeline for the research study is developed – including plans for data collection, analysis, communication, and reporting key insights

Step 3

Deploy &
Monitor
Progress

Once the project plan is approved and underway, progress is monitored and reported out at weekly meetings

Step 4

Analyze &
Interpret

Once the study closes, the data collected are analyzed and a report is generated outlining key findings

Step 5

Key Insights
& Recom­mendations

A meeting is conducted with organizational leadership and stakeholders where insights are shared and recommendations for next steps are presented

TESTIMONIALS

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I’ve been very pleased with the results Chris brings to our projects. His expertise in survey design and statistics have been a great asset and I would recommend him (and have) if you’re looking to gain more insight into the employees at your company.

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I brought Chris on as a subcontractor for my company as part of a 3-person team serving a highly visible federal government client. He’s a self-starter on steroids! Chris is very versatile and has a solid sense of overall business practices that allows him to effectively interface with a wide range of stakeholders. I would absolutely work with him again.

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Chris brought a sense of trusted leadership to the team. His passion for the work, decisiveness, and dependability is why I always recommended him to others.

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We brought Chris on to help manage several talent management challenges. He helped us to see how our issues with employees leaving, our pre-hire selection process, salary structure, and how we evaluated employee performance were all related. He came up with a strategy for us and helped our team get through a difficult time.

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