Samantha Goldman

Samantha Goldman specializes in designing leadership development and training experiences that lead to individual growth and organizational success. Her areas of focus include organizational change, group facilitation, coaching, organizational culture assessment/diagnosis and process improvement. She is committed to supporting the development of organizational culture and employee engagement to create positive organizational change.

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Organizational Culture: An Aphorism is “Worth a Thousand Words”

In our daily lives and our daily work, we are undoubtedly impacted by subconscious messages that we have been socialized to accept. Often these are reflected in the choice of leaders that our society venerates. Other times, these messages enter our lives via quotes, mottos or aphorisms, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix …

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Positive Change Without Authority: A Night For Intrapreneurs

We’re always looking for interesting ways to connect with people and organizations who are excited about organizational culture and change as much as we are! And last week we got just that opportunity in San Francisco, at the event, “Culture Design: Positive Change Without Authority.” This workshop was led by Christopher White to promote his new …

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What Campaign Culture Teaches Us About Employee Engagement

gothamCulture’s Samantha Goldman came to us with some incredible organizational experience under her belt: campaign work. Studying employee engagement through that lens became her thesis at The New School and is the basis for her first ever LinkedIn post (congrats Samantha!).  Here’s an excerpt: Political campaign organizations are rarely discussed alongside broader issues of management, …

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Implementing Change, Part 2: Recognizing our Human Nature

In Implementing Change, Part 1: With More Predictability Than the Weather, I discussed how reflecting on your own reactions to feeling out of control in relation to the weather is helpful in gaining empathy towards employees who often feel like the changes in their organization are as unpredictable as the weather. As humans, we respond to …

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An inside look at gC’s culture of Learning

Each quarter at gothamCulture we get together virtually and have a discussion about the “Book of the Quarter.” We find this to be a productive culture building practice that supports our desire to be a learning organization—an organization that is continually reflecting, sharing ideas and learning from best practices.  Why do we do this? This ritual encourages us …

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Designing Leadership Development for Organizational Impact

Data. Metrics. Impact. Evaluation. These key words are only becoming more dominant in organizational life as we have increased our capacity to collect, process and analyze larger amounts of data. But what are we really measuring? Often times, when we think about program evaluation, especially leadership development programs, we ask people if they liked the …

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Organizational Culture, Talent Management and Onboarding Across the Generational Divide

Recent articles such as “Silicon Valley’s Youth Problem” and “The Brutal Ageism of Tech” highlight and reinforce the importance of adhering to some crucial tenets when thinking about organizational culture and onboarding across the generational divide. 1. Your organization’s culture will impact what kind of talent you attract. Policies for employees are a critical part …

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