Jennifer Goldman Organizational Psychologist and the Founding Principal of Alignment Strategies Group

When faced with conflict, most people try to calmly talk through differences…and fail. But what if instead of resolving conflicts, you could simply free yourself of them?

Drawing on research and themes from her forthcoming book, OPTIMAL OUTCOMES: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home, and in Life (HarperBusiness, February 25, 2020), Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler inspires leaders and their teams to free themselves from the common patterns that hold teams back, and to achieve optimal outcomes instead. By learning how to increase clarity and understand complexity, turn challenging emotions from a liability into an asset, and acknowledge both ideal values (proudly held) and shadow values (hard to admit, even to ourselves), individuals and teams leave empowered to address a host of situations they face every day with newfound freedom and ease.

Using engaging examples that all leaders can relate to, Goldman-Wetzler equips audiences with the mindsets and practices they need to achieve optimal outcomes—and to lead the way for others to do the same.

In this Google Talk, Goldman speaks on the benefits of effective communication and how this can ultimately lead to reaching an optimal agreement.

What three moves can all leaders make today to maximize their organization’s health and growth?

In this inspiring talk, Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler draws on over a half-century of research on organizational change to deliver three key secrets that all great leaders must know if they are to create lasting, innovative organizational performance. Designed specifically for executives who lead highly complex organizations, audiences will walk away with new ideas and practical tools for how to grow their organizations while maintaining organizational health and vitality at all levels.

Discover how women get stuck at work, and how they can effectively advocate on behalf of their teams and entire organizations. Packed with practical, actionable tips and illuminating case study examples from Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler’s 20 years of advising the best and brightest women in all sectors, this talk shows women exactly how and why they get stuck, and what they need to do to overcome common obstacles and lead effectively. Based in decades of research on women and negotiation, as well as Goldman-Wetzler’s deep experience in the trenches with thousands of women over the course of a 20+ year consulting career as an organizational psychologist, this talk will inspire women in all industries to negotiate and lead authentically and powerfully.