Organizational structures aren’t neutral—they’re designed to serve specific interests, often at the expense of worker dignity and collective well-being. My approach to HR consulting and organizational development centers on critical analysis of power structures and transformation toward more equitable, human-centered workplaces.
Unlike traditional consulting that optimizes for shareholder value, my work prioritizes worker rights, organizational ethics, and social justice. This means examining not just policies and procedures, but the underlying power dynamics that shape workplace experiences.
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HR and Organizations
Traditional HR consulting often reinforces existing hierarchies while promising “engagement” and “culture change.” But real organizational transformation requires critical examination of how power operates—who has it, how it’s exercised, and whom it serves.
My approach draws from organizational sociology to analyze:
- How organizational structures can be improved — for everyone
- The ways language and policy can obscure or legitimate power imbalances
- Opportunities for meaningful worker participation and voice
- Strategies for building truly inclusive, democratic workplaces
This isn’t about making workers more productive for capital—it’s about creating organizations that serve human flourishing and social justice.
Employee Experience Design
Though not all of us dream of labor, it’s still important to have organizations where your people don’t hate their jobs every time it’s time to clock in. Good leaders aren’t about productivity theatre or merciless extraction; ensure your team is able to thrive and do meaningful work.
HR Policy Development
Moving beyond compliance checklists to examine the ethical foundations of organizational decision-making. How do policies impact different groups? Whose voices are centered or marginalized? What power structures need to be transformed? Policy isn’t just for nerds — it’s for folks who want a foundation to extrapolate from, into their day-to-day environments.
Note: this is very much related to my work in Workplace Investigations, Organizational Culture and Dynamics, and Ethics.
Leadership Development
To be honest, there’s so much out there about making good leaders — but have those leaders ever learned to be followers? Humility, getting in the weeds, and putting your people first is how you develop — that comes with the territory of fancy job titles and beefy paychecks.
That’s the servant-leadership and critical lens I apply to leadership development. With great power comes great responsibility!
If you’re looking for something for the whole team, I also do Guest Speaking, Storytelling, and Facilitation and Training & Development.
Training and Development
Transform your org with soft skills and pedagogy — as a science communicator, facilitator, former corporate trainer at Apple, and regular content creator, I love getting to work with groups and help them achieve goals.
Workplace Investigations
When harm occurs in organizations, investigations must center survivor experience and systemic accountability. My approach examines not just individual incidents but the organizational conditions that enabled misconduct.
I’m personally a survivor of systemic organizational misconduct — and the cover up of the misconduct. With my background in understanding Power, Ethics, Trauma and Recovery, and even Clergy Abuse, I know how to run effective fact-finding interviews as well as credibility analyses.
Specialized approach: Looking for Faith-Based Consulting for religious organizations navigating misconduct? I do that too, along with HR Policy Development to create strong sanctions and provide prevention measures against problematic behavior.
Workplace LGBTQ+ Inclusion
True LGBTQ+ inclusion isn’t about pride month marketing campaigns or diversity metrics—it’s about dismantling heteronormative and cisnormative systems that marginalize queer and trans people daily. My approach centers queer liberation theory and lived experience to create workplaces where LGBTQ+ individuals can thrive authentically.
As someone who understands 1) the academic frameworks of queer theory, 2) high-level HR best practices, and 3) the lived reality of navigating hostile systems, I bring a critical lens to inclusion work that goes far beyond surface-level accommodations.
My Approach: Praxis-Oriented Consulting
Following the principle that “philosophers have only interpreted the world, but the point is to change it,” my HR and organizational consulting emphasizes praxis—the integration of critical analysis with transformative action.
Critical Assessment Phase
- Power mapping to understand how decisions flow through the organization
- Discourse analysis of policies, communications, and cultural narratives
- Worker experience audits that provides a “preferential option” for voices who aren’t executives
- Systems analysis of how organizational structures perpetuate inequality
Collaborative Transformation Design
- Participatory planning with workers at all levels
- Democratic decision-making structures where possible
- Accountability mechanisms that address systemic issues
- Continuous reflection and adjustment based on worker feedback
Implementation with Integrity
- Transparent communication about changes and rationale
- Resource allocation that demonstrates commitment to transformation
- Skill-building for supervisors and leaders in critical consciousness
Why This Approach Matters
Organizations reproduce broader social inequalities of our “home” ecologies unless we intentionally design them otherwise. Surface-level diversity initiatives and wellness programs can’t address fundamental power imbalances that come embedded “by default” and create hostile environments for marginalized workers.
My work addresses:
- Wage theft and labor exploitation disguised as “competitive compensation”
- Surveillance and control masked as “performance management”
- Emotional labor extraction through mandatory positivity and “culture fit”
- Structural discrimination embedded in seemingly neutral policies
Working Together
I work with organizations ready to move beyond superficial changes toward genuine transformation. This includes:
Nonprofit Organizations seeking to align their internal practices with their stated values
Educational Institutions committed to addressing systemic inequities
Faith Communities working toward LGBTQ+ Inclusion and re-examinations of Power
Worker Cooperatives, unions, and democratic organizations building alternative structures
Specialized services available in Mediation and Conflict Resolution for organizational disputes
Next Steps
If you’re ready to examine your organization’s power structures and work toward genuine transformation, let’s talk.
Schedule a consultation to discuss how we can work together.
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