Constructive relationships begin with a sense of curiosity on what could happen for an organization when it elevates its human resource logics and practices. No. 7 kiaspo.leaflet.pub/3mpr35ux2ck2w No.8 kiaspo.leaflet.pub/3mqmjgjpj322v No. 9 kiaspo.leaflet.pub/3mqpaghhvf226

Our primary thesis is that we can build a better world through a commitment to true reason, a deep recognition of interdependence, and by building and maintaining constructive relationships. Each of these elements are mutually reinforcing. Our work is cultivating the insights that light the path.

Growing organizations are learning organizations.

The means of demonstrating to stakeholders that you genuinely value them will translate to the ends of showing the value of your organization's impact. kiaspo.com/#at-white-paper

Learn—Pivot—Advance. This is the cycle of learning we catalyze. This is how we Advance Together. kiaspo.com/#at-white-paper

When did "environments where employees from all backgrounds feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents" become a threat? (from Chinenye Gbemisola Okatta, et al.) www.researchgate.net/publication/...

The organizations that view their diversity as a strength will win the future. This means keeping your organization free of conventional corporate hierarchies and upholding practices that affirm the person behind the role and the coherence between unity-in-diversity and mission advancement.

Life-giving interactions are the bricks of strong stakeholder relationships. Interactions can give life by inspiring hearts, through their insightfulness, and by sharing your challenges and triumphs in an intimate way. All of this builds trust, and trust builds loyalty and commitment.

Which cultural template will secure your position as an organization winning the future: a culture of putting people "in their place" or a culture where service providers are allowed to gravitate to their place of thriving and produce wonderful things?

“The proposal makes a host of changes, like capping security deposits at one month's rent, banning move-in fees, creating a registry of all rental units in the city and requiring landlords to provide valid reasons when they evict or don't renew their tenants.”

There is power in being attentive to your culture. Which actions are you enabling? Which are you constraining? Which cultural expressions are allowed to live and breathe? Which are being silenced? Are your people falling in line or falling in love with the mission? kiaspo.com

We're sending another shout-out to an organization doing great work while working against tough odds: Quest CDC www.questcdc.org/post/heritag...

Our latest white paper is chock full of insights on the power of unleashing constructive relationships by confronting the divisions that stand in their way. Our research supports relational mindfulness, aware that this commitment is key to mission advancement. kiaspo.com#at-white-paper

All indications show that when service providers are positioned to fully display their talents and advance their careers, they will pay the organization back through their loyalty, efforts, and their commitment to team. Focus, in this regard, is vital to mission fulfillment.

Trust is what cements relationships between donors and the organizations they support, but how is trust nurtured? Which patterns of communication provide assurance for donors? Which bits of information demonstrate transparency? How are you enabling donors to relate to service recipients?

One of the organizations we love that is operating in a high-pressure housing costs environment. oycmiami.org/get-involved...

We dream of a cultural environment of thriving organizations that are free of division and advancing together. And we work to bring this dream into reality. kiaspo.com/about

Organizations dedicated to removing the stubborn obstacles that are in the way of a healthier way of life should be keen on removing the obstacles in the way of stronger stakeholder relationships. kiaspo.com

Excerpts: "Despite ongoing philosophical debates about the need to marry research methodology with epistemology, mixed methods researchers carry on by anchoring their data collection practices to utilitarian principles..."

Happy Juneteenth Greetings!!! Kiaspo is a proudly Black-owned research consultancy that is committed to furthering Black prosperity. We celebrate this day alongside each of the celebrators.

On this Juneteenth, we hope you will take some time to acknowledge the incredible contributions of Black Americans, all of the progress that we’ve made, and also how far we still have to go to achieve justice in our country.

On this day in 1865, after white Southerners had extended the enslavement of countless Black people by concealing the Civil War’s end for months, Union troops arrived in Texas. #Juneteenth

A top-of-mind question for organizations is always: What is the current state of our most pivotal stakeholder relationships?

Growing organizations are in a continual process of learning. As they engage with communities, the trust that they earn becomes a vehicle for authentic communication. Through these communications, they learn what is working, the impact of what is working, and what is not working so well.

Connection is Key. Stay Connected. And stay mindful of how connected stakeholders are feeling.

Relational strategies are commitments to do what is necessary to honor the connections between the impacts organizations make and the contributions of stakeholders. Our research helps organizations to see their relationships clearly — to reinforce their strengths and to repair the weaknesses.

Research done by humans reflects our capacity to do great harm on one end and to produce wonders that increase health and harmony on the other end. Unapologetically, our research leans towards progressive ends while maintaining rigorous standards that align with authentic truth-seeking.

Organizations are uniquely positioned to drive the change we need to realize a more livable existence. They channel individual energies and shape our social environment. Check out our latest statement on how we deliver value for the organizations working to win the future. kiaspo.com#at-white-paper

Based on our hard-won understanding and experience in the field, we firmly believe 'division-minimal' organizations will be the ones that will win the future through their transformative impacts and their ability to grow sustainably.

Building and maintaining strong relationships requires a sense of vigilance against social divisions. At the other end of 'seeing stakeholders as they see themselves' and connecting accordingly are false ideas and harmful experiences that organizations must reckon with.

When nothing stands in the way of building stronger stakeholder relationships, *nothing* stands in your way. kiaspo.com

Regardless of all the noise that political polarization is generating, organizational leaders know that operational effectiveness demands the spirit of 'advancing together.' By marrying our expertise with client contexts and experiences, we deliver 'division-overcoming' insights. kiaspo.com

Do not allow erroneous status beliefs—absorbed from our social environment in direct and indirect ways—to rob your organization of its potential greatness. Interrogate the everyday ways that divisions along race, gender, sexual preference, and social class may be playing out and holding you back.

Overcoming divisions requires dealing with the complexity of social inequality and relational barriers. It requires a focused expertise that is mindful of the peer-reviewed literature, the everyday patterns of organizations, and real-world practicalities. kiaspo.com

The best research informs the forward movement of the organizations that move us forward. We inform forward movement by uncovering the true state of stakeholder relationships and providing the strategic assets necessary for building stronger relationships. kiaspo.com

On this Memorial Day, we salute all of the courageous souls who put their lives on the line to produce a more free, just, and peaceful world.

Organizations are potent instruments for social transformation. But building a new world requires, first, building a new world internal to the organization. A world of galvanizing interactions, authentic relationships that recognize true persons (not identities), and forums for deep connection.

The organizations that are set to win the future have service providers and teams that feel a combination of true comfort, belonging, and the ability to be their true selves without pushback. And the biggest winner of all is the organization itself — catalyzed, energetically agile, and free.

Through our consultative research approach, we deliver strategic assets for organizations that dare ask: "What would our mission advancement look like, free of divisions?" kiaspo.com

Consultative research is the opposite of 'savior expertise,' it's about cultivating insights from the assumption that we are all knowledge-producers and learners, simultaneously. Together, we exchange what we've learned and experienced and collaboratively explore new frontiers of understanding.

We don't get to a better world without better relationships. For organizations dedicated to social transformation, it is critical to know whether relational current states can be accurately described as compromised, conventional, or constructive. kiaspo.com