Meraki Consulting

People Development

Nurturing individuals and teams to reach new heights, fostering a culture of growth and excellence within organizations.

AI’s Role in Hiring_ Smart, Scalable, and (If You’re Careful) Still Human

AI’s Role in Hiring: Smart, Scalable, and (If You’re Careful) Still Human

What Happens When AI Enters the Hiring Chat Hiring has never been simple. You’re juggling resumes, interviews, “gut feelings,” and a few too many coffee-fueled decisions. Enter AI, promising speed, precision, and zero bias. Sounds perfect, right? Well… almost. AI can absolutely make hiring smarter, but it’s only as good as the system and the […]

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AI’s Role in Talent Optimization_ Data, Decisions, and the Human Factor

AI’s Role in Talent Optimization: Data, Decisions, and the Human Factor

How AI Is Changing the Game for Talent Optimization Consultants Let’s get one thing straight – AI isn’t coming for your job (well, not if you’re good at it). But it is coming for the inefficiency, the bias, and the “we’ve always done it this way” mindset that holds people strategy back. In the world

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Mind the GAP — Why Leaders Must Pay Attention

Mind the GAP — Why Leaders Must Pay Attention

How a People Gap Analysis in Leadership Turns Vision Into Execution In today’s accelerated business environment, 70% of strategic initiatives1 fail not because of poor planning, but because organizations underestimate the people-gaps that derail execution. The warning signs are everywhere, yet most leaders miss them entirely.  In every underground station, you see the warning signs

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How to Use Assessments Continuously to Support Growth, Development, and Long-Term Strategy

How to Use Assessments Continuously to Support Growth, Development, and Long-Term Strategy

Beyond the One-and-Done: Building an Assessment-Informed Culture  What Happens After the Debrief? You’ve chosen the right assessment. You’ve interpreted the results wisely.  You’ve applied the insights to hire, coach, and collaborate better.  Now comes the question few leaders ask – yet, it’s the most important one of all… “How do we make this part of

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Turning Assessment Data into Actionable Insights

Turning Assessment Data into Actionable Insights

How to Make Workplace Assessments Meaningful for People, Teams, and Strategy The Moment After the Results Arrive You’ve chosen your assessment tool wisely.  The results are in.  Charts, graphs, scores on a continuum, perhaps a heatmap of behavioral styles, or a color-coded quadrant of traits.  Now what?  This is the moment where real impact is

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Top Questions to Ask a Talent Optimization Consultant Before Hiring Them

Top Questions to Ask a Talent Optimization Consultant Before Hiring Them

Why Choosing the Right Talent Optimization Consultant Matters Hiring a Talent Optimization Consultant isn’t just about checking a box. You’re bringing in someone who will directly influence your people strategy, your leadership culture, and ultimately – your bottom line. The wrong choice? That’s wasted time, money, and a whole lot of frustration. The right choice?

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Looking for a Boutique Predictive Index Consultant

Looking for a Boutique Predictive Index Consultant

Why Working with a Boutique Predictive Index Consultant Changes the Game Bigger isn’t always better. Sometimes you don’t want a massive firm where your team is just another data point in a spreadsheet. You want someone who actually knows your name, your goals, and yes, even your quirks. That’s where a Boutique Predictive Index Consultant

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Intentional Design

[please welcome] Strategic Planning’s More Sophisticated Cousin…Intentional Design

Disruptions. Pandemics. War. Market Instability. Global Warming. Restructuring. Misinformation. Espionage. In an era marked by VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity – organizational leaders, and humans in general, strive to weather the storms that threaten our survival.  Discussions ensue, emergency meetings pop up, plans are made, contingency plans are considered, and probabilities are calculated. If/Then

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For the Love of Learning (Training and Development)

For the Love of Learning (Training and Development)

How to avoid tragic training experiences while enhancing employee engagement. Have you ever thought… ‘Maybe if I jab this pencil in my eye I can leave this circle of hell in an ambulance, it would be less painful than sitting here listening to this nonsense.’ -or-‘Well, there goes 4 hours of my life I’ll never get

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