Soren Kaplan Ph.D.

About

Soren Kaplan, Ph.D., is an author, keynote speaker, leadership development consultant, and affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. He has led executive development programs for organizations including Disney, NBCUniversal, Visa, Colgate, Kimberly-Clark, Medtronic, Hershey’s, American Nurses Association, AARP, and many others. Business Insider and the Thinkers50 have named Kaplan as a top expert and consultant in the fields of leadership, innovation, and organizational culture. His work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, CNBC, NPR, and other academic and popular business media.

Books by Soren Kaplan Ph.D.

Recent Posts

How to Manage Team Conflict in Your Workplace

Effectively managing team conflict can unlock your organization’s potential for innovation, resilience, and growth. Here, learn practical ways to turn tension into teamwork.

Hope Versus Fear as a Leadership Strategy

Fear and hope spread through people and groups like wildfire—one limits, the other inspires. Discover the power of hope in leadership.

How Gen Z Is Changing Business and the Workplace

Discover key strategies to attract, hire, and retain Gen Z employees and engage this tech-savvy, socially conscious generation.

How Employee Resource Groups Drive Innovation

Is your business stuck in an innovation rut? Employee resource groups, ERGs, might hold the key.

How to Survive and Thrive Under a Bad Manager

Take control of your job and career to survive and thrive despite a bad boss.

Identifying and Fixing Dysfunctional Organizational Cultures

Are you feeling undervalued and stressed at work? Your workplace environment might be dysfunctional. Learn how to fix the signs to start thriving in your team and career.

Overcome Imposter Syndrome to Become a Better Leader

Afraid you'll be exposed as a phony? Fear not. Get actionable steps to silence your inner critic and unleash your true leadership potential.

Create and Lead a High-Performance Leadership Team

Elevate your team's game for unparalleled success. Master seven strategic moves to create a safe team environment that leverages diverse experiences.

Increase Your Creativity with Artificial Intelligence

Dive into the untapped depths of your creativity by using AI to shatter barriers and reveal new ideas and solutions you never thought possible.

What Is Organizational Culture and Why Is It Important?

Discover how unspoken values and daily habits can supercharge engagement and innovation and why getting it wrong can leave your team disconnected and directionless.