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Margaret Graziano

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Speaker/Author/High-Performance Culture Strategist
KeenAlignment
Country or state 
United States (California)
Available to 
Global
City 
San Jose, Chicago
Fee 
Languages 
English
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Bio

Margaret Graziano’s groundbreaking work is driven by her power to uncover and catalyze human potential. Pioneering the leading edge of conscious leadership, organizational development, and corporate cultural alignment, Margaret has been recognized as one of Silicon Valley's Top 100 Influential Women in Business.

As Chief Evangelist at KeenAlignment, a solutions-focused organizational effectiveness consultancy, Margaret delivers individualized programs that transform teams and solidify corporate culture operational values. Using a unique combination of experiential coaching, science-backed development tools, and actionable strategies, Margaret and KeenAlignment empower business leaders to reshape their company’s culture—sparking increased employee performance by up to 35% and revenue growth of up to 200%.

Known for her courageous authenticity and massively impactful coaching style, Margaret brings 20 years of experience to empowerment, collaboration, and alignment, with an unwavering focus on helping companies raise both their employee morale and their bottom line. A single mom, author and award-winning keynote speaker who started her career with a high school education, Margaret is grounded in what it truly means to realize and elevate potential.

Current position (1)

Speaker/Author/High-Performance Culture Strategist

KeenAlignment

Degrees (9)
Neuroscience & Transformation Coaching
BEabove Leadership
2016
Gender Focused Relationships and Communication
PAX Training
2013 to 2015
Product Owner Certification
Agile Learning Labs
2013
Emotional Intelligence, Personal Transformation
Choice Center University
2013
Co-Active Coach Training Program Certification
Coaches Training Institute
2009 to 2013
Organizational Development Certification
DePaul University
2005 to 2009
Business Administration Certification
University of Illinois at Chicago
1997 to 1998
Personal and Global Transformation, Completed Curriculum for Living
Landmark Education
1996 to 2013
Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst
Target Training International
2011

Presentations

Presentations (3)
Ignite Culture

You may have heard this quote from management guru Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Here’s what he didn’t say, but that you probably know from experience... “An entangled culture eats your leadership team for lunch and your CEO for dinner.”

This is because the harder an organization pushes strategies on an entangled culture, the more it rebels and the more entangled it becomes – we call this “strategic gridlock”.

Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. And it won’t be this way when you have an Emergent Culture because an Emergent Culture is the antidote to strategic gridlock.

Attendees will walk away with the following culture-building skills:
- Clarity on the 4 core needs of an Emergent Culture
- How to spot the 3 biggest “cultural torpedoes” that most leaders don’t recognize until the ship is going down
- How to foster a peak performing culture that breeds trust, alignment, and accountability... w

Elevate Leadership

For almost any astute leader, it's easy to agree that we’ve inherited an outdated model of leadership. An old “command and control” model that is slow, clumsy, and ineffective. Especially in our rapidly changing, unpredictable markets.

What used to be state-of-the-art has become obsolete. Not only has it stopped working, but it’s the greatest threat for most organizations. The longer we cling to it the faster it makes our organizations obsolete and irrelevant.

If we’re going to outperform our markets, we need a new, elevated leadership model. One that creates a culture of deep collaboration, rapid innovation, and intrinsic motivation.

Attendees will walk away with the following:
- A clear understanding of exactly why trying harder without elevating your leadership model makes things worse instead of better.
- How to identify and escape the invisible ‘forcefield’ that is hijacking your people’s time, attention, and energy.

Ignite Your Power

Most people would agree there’s a tremendous amount of untapped power in leaders. And they would also agree that if that power was unleashed it would make a huge positive impact in our organizations, schools, communities, and families. The ripple effect would be unstoppable.

However, most of those same people don’t know why so much of the power within leaders remains dormant, hidden, and suppressed.

The key to unlocking this power is the ability to Ignite it. When power is ignited it turns into an unquenchable flame that lights our own paths and the paths of others.

Attendees of “Ignite Your Power” will walk away with the following:
- Crystal clarity on their unique vision for showing up powerfully for themselves and others – both at work and at home
-Finding and expressing their “inner voice of power” in a way that builds trust, demonstrates empathy, and commands respect

Past talks (5)
Shaping a High-Performance Culture
Vistage
San Martin, CA
November 22, 2019
Elevate the Effectiveness of Your HR Team
Star HR Conference
Rohnert Park, CA
March 4, 2020
TBD
Central CA SHRM
Fresno, CA
March 25, 2020
Shaping a High-Performance Culture
AMBayArea Summit
Oakland, CA
April 28, 2020
TBD
ATD SF East Bay
Dublin, CA
May 5, 2020
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Creating a Feedback-Friendly Remote Culture

Books & Articles (8)

UNLOCK: The Wealth of Talent in Your Organization
Self-Published,
2015
Ignite Culture
2022
5 Double-Edged Sword Philosophies That Lead To Destructive Company Culture
This 6-Step Leadership Method Fosters A Winning Workplace Culture
8 Steps to Transform Your Corporate Culture
4 Insidious Impacts Of Mis-Hire: It’s time to shift your philosophy about people and hiring
Your People Need You Present, Even Virtually
How To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence And Avoid Leading With An Ego

Expertise (42)

Business
Leadership
Building a Sustainable Corporate Culture Corporate Cultures Creating a Positive Corporate Culture Creating a Powerful Corporate Culture Creating Authentic Corporate Cultures Authentic Corporate Culture How to create a winning corporate culture Positive Corporate Culture employee retention Employee Engagement employee accountability Communications Behavioral Hiring behavioral interviewing 21st Century Leadership Authentic Leadership Leadership Development Corporate Leadership Development Women's leadership development Women Leadership Executive Development executive training Leadership Training Achieving Breakthrough Results Breakthrough Leadership Breakthrough Performance Strategic HR Human Resource Development Business Coaching Leadership Coaching Skills Executive Coaching cultural alignment cultural transformation High-Performance Building How To Develop A High Performance Team High Performance Coaching Corporate team building Executive Team Building Team building communication Team Building

Clients

Northrop Grumman
Volkswagen
Paylocity
Society for Human Resource Management
Bay Area Human Resources Executive Council
Next Concept HR Association
Sacramento HR Association
Santa Barbara HR Association
Human Resources Management Association of Chicago
Austin Human Resource Management Association
HRSouthwest Conference
Recruiting Trends Conference
Vistage
Silicon Valley Leadership
National Association of Women Business Owners
American Foundry Society
Association of Manufacturers Bay Area
ThinkHR
Hppy
Publicis
US Cellular
NEC
GTE
Hines Lumber
McKesson
Zurich Kemper
Community Medical Centers
UC Davis
AB&I Foundry
Clow Valve
Yaskawa
EDI
Eugenus
Jitterbit
YMCA
JCF
Xactly
Wi-Tronix
Product Safety Consulting
MTC Performance
California Communications Association
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Wittwer Parkin
Duncan Solutions
E-K
HIM Solutions
Les Mills

Awards & certifications (7)

100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley Business Journal
2019
Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
Inc. 5000
2018
LEAD Award for Best Third-Party Channel Partner/Customer Training Program
HR.com
2018
Women Run Workplace of the Year
The Stevie Awards
2015
Female Entrepreneur of the Year - Business Services
The Stevie Awards
2015
Chicago Woman Business Owner of the Year
National Association of Women Business Owners
Influential Women in Business
The DuPage Business Ledger
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Why choose me? 

I empower leaders to create thriving cultures, elevate effectiveness and up level their potential.

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