Thought Leader Interview Series

The Thought Leader Interview Series is a collection of one-on-one discussion with some of our leading Subject Matter Experts. The “Fireside Chat” conversations will highlight industry trends, solutions, and opportunities as we look into the future of Organization Development Consulting, Professional Development Training, and Performance Coaching.


Psychologic Impact of Working from Home

The working world has changed drastically. Gone are the days when corporate employees commute to the office Monday through Friday for a 9-5 job, have weekends off, and take two weeks of vacation every year. Spend any time on the highways of metro Boston and you will see that the morning commute begins before sunrise. There are about two hours between 11am and 1pm when the roads are clear, but by 1pm, the highways begin to jam with commuters on their way home. And the roads stay busy until well after 7pm. The hours of the workweek have changed.


Integration of AI with the Business Organization and People

While these are still early days of integration of AI with the business, the pace at which use cases are being developed on leveraging AI across the business is increasing at a rapid pace. These developments will have a significant impact on organizations and their people.


AMS-Intro-Stewardship Engagement Model

AMS is a Global Management Consulting firm. We practice in the areas of Organizational Development Consulting, Professional Development Training, and Performance Coaching. We have been serving Fortune 500, Middle-Market, Emerging High-Growth, and Government clients since 1994. We are committed to being a steward of excellence in our industry, trusted partner for our clients, and a high-performance community for our associates. We are dedicated to continuously improving and strive to exceed the expectations of our stakeholders.


Topic in Focus - AI-Ethical Security Integration Model (ESI)

The Ethical Security Integration Model (ESI) is designed to seamlessly incorporate ethical considerations and security measures into the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in businesses. It promotes a holistic approach that ensures the ethical use of AI technologies while simultaneously enhancing security measures.


AI-Ethical Security Integration Model (ESI)

The Ethical Security Integration (ESI) model is designed to seamlessly incorporate ethical considerations and security measures into the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in businesses. It promotes a holistic approach that ensures the ethical use of AI technologies while simultaneously enhancing security measures.


User Stories on the Requirements Journey

This “topic in Focus – User Stories on the Requirements Journey, is meant to allow viewers to isolate this topic from Agile Requirements Gathering and User Story Development.


Project Recovery

Recovering Challenged Projects is a key skill in today’s rapid paced and distributed team environment, as projects can experience scope creep very quickly. Organizations and project managers need to be skilled in the techniques to recover missed deliverables, mitigate cost overruns, and off-set any organizational impacts.


Difficult Conversations

Improving the Outcomes of Difficult Conversations is critical for our relationships, because we’ve all had them or needed to have them. I’m referring to those difficult conversations that are apt to be put off for too long, go poorly, or never happen at all.


Topic in Focus - Preparing for Difficult Conversations

 Topic in Focus – Preparing for Difficult Conversations. Providing a closer look at this micro-topic from the full interview in, Difficult Conversations – Improving Outcomes. This intensive “short” will give you the quick-start tips to put the new techniques into action right away.


Topic in Focus - Training and Development Trends

Training and Development has always been changing on the waves of technology and learning styles, sure the pandemic accelerated or changed its course somewhat, yet as leaders in the industry we are always aware of how critical adaptive approaches are to accommodate the learners needs.


Agile Requirements Gathering & User Story Development

Agile Requirements Gathering and User Story Development. Accurate requirements gathering is the foundation of any successful project or service delivery. It allows businesses to align their efforts with the specific needs of their clients, resulting in better outcomes.