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Media Highlights
Market Share In The Maelstrom: How To Accelerate Growth, Performance And Well-Being
April 2025 – Chief Executive
🎧 Click here to listen to a podcast summary of this article.
Risks of ‘Inside the Jar’ Thinking
Denise Graziano outlines 4 common risks with being too close to your next major initiative.
Big change • Competing Priorities • Siloed Teams • A Culture of “ME-diocrity” as outlined in Chief Executive.
Fox Business News – Making Money with Charles Payne
Denise Graziano discusses the Rise of Quiet Quitting.
Denise Graziano on NTD News – Paid Interns at White House
In a tight labor market more organizations are not only paying college interns, but investing in training and immersing them into company culture, to build deeper candidate pools for the future.
Denise Graziano on NTD News – Empathy and Compassion
It comes as no surprise that managers are also getting creative in retaining and attracting talent. There’s a new leadership style that’s getting popular, with a focus on empathy and compassion.
Fox Business News
Charles Payne interviews Denise Graziano about the economic and human capital impact of cancel culture in business.
Power of Actionable People Data
With the right actionable data, you can make more impactful decisions about your team. Watch more about how predictive analytics can help.
Pitfalls of the Hybrid Workplace
Proximity bias is a pitfall of the hybrid workplace that can disenfranchise employees and disrupt healthy teams.
Hidden dangers to avoid with your people
Optima21 – Denise Graziano discusses Hidden Dangers to Avoid with your People, with Mara Malfatti-Rodriguez, Director of Talent Development, JAMS
EASY Workforce Think Tank
Denise Graziano’s session on blind spots of returning to the office and the hybrid workplace“
Denise Graziano Speaking/Media Demo
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What Drives Us
What drives us is helping you create talent and communication strategies that drive your business results.
SHRM Speaker Series
SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor and Denise Graziano
Ensuring Diversity & Inclusion Are Present
SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor and Denise Graziano discuss how to ensure Diversity & Inclusion are present in companies.
Changing Organization Policy on D&I
SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor and Denise Graziano discuss educating leaders on diversity, equity and inclusion, D, E & I.
Diversity and Inclusion During Reintegration
SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor and Denise Graziano discuss Diversity and Inclusion during Reintegration.
Inclusivity in the Workplace
Denise Graziano & SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor discuss Inclusivity in the Workplace along with Anton Gunn.
iHeart Radio National
Denise Graziano discusses with nationally syndicated iHeart Radio host Jeff JT Tyson, the corporate culture trend that impact your workplace in 2023.
Radio Series – Vaccine Mandate
KGNW Seattle, WLS Chicago, WLW Cincinnati, WWL New Orleans
WWL Talk Radio New Orleans
Denise Graziano speaking with host Newell Normand on the growing stress on companies about the vaccine mandates.
Talk Radio WLS Chicago
Denise Graziano speaking with WLS host Bruce St. James on the growing stress on companies about the vaccine mandates.
Talk Radio WLW Cincinnati
Denise Graziano speaks with Rocky Boiman of the Eddy & Rocky Show, WLW Cincinnati on the growing stress on companies about the vaccine mandates.
Talk Radio KGNW Seattle
Host Tim Gaydos of Live from Seattle interviews Denise Graziano about the impact of the new mandates on business outcomes.
Talk Radio WIOD Miami
Host Brian Mudd speaks with Denise about the fallout and impact of the vaccine mandates and possibly losing key employees.
Talk Radio WLW Cincinnati
Denise Graziano speaks with Ken Broo from WLW Cincinnati about the Great Resignation and Employee Turnover.
External Media Links
2025
Market Share In The Maelstrom: How To Accelerate Growth, Performance And Well-Being
April 2025 – Chief Executive
🎧 Click here to listen to a podcast summary of this article.
“And as Denise Graziano, CEO of management consultancy Graziano Associates, puts it: ‘Ask 10 employees and you may get 10 different responses.’”
2024
Is ‘Inside the Jar’ Thinking Putting Your Goals At Risk?
January 2024 – CFO.University
2023
Is ‘Inside the Jar’ Thinking Putting Your Goals At Risk?
November 2023 – Chief Executive
This is no time to underestimate the revenue implications for a single customer-facing decision. Here are questions all CEOs should be asking.
Beer and Backlash: Lessons from the Bud Light Mess
April 2023 – Chief Executive
ChatGPT Isn’t Going Anywhere – Here’s How to Integrate AI at Work
April 2023 – Chief Magazine
ChatGPT: Friend, Foe or Fad?
March 2023 – Chief Executive
ChatGPT: Friend, Foe or Fad?
March 2023 – StrategicCFO
2022
Mis-Hires or Mis-Fires, which is More Costly to Company Success?
September 2022 – Chief Executive
Mis-Hires or Mis-Fires, which is More Costly to Company Success?
September 2022 – StrategicCHRO360.com
Why Quiet Quitting Could Ruin Customer Experiences and What to Do about It
September 2022 – 360 Magazine
Crisis Management Lessons From The Planned Shake-Up Of The CDC
August 2022 – Forbes
Reskilling and Upskilling Programs to Combat ‘the Great Resignation’
July 2022 – American Express
5 Risky Imbalances That Keep Businesses From The Results They Expect
May 2022 – Chief Executive
2021
December 2021 – Yahoo Finance
11 Building Blocks For Creating Successful Hybrid Teams
November 2021 – Forbes
These 6 Best Practices Could Help Jeep And Other Brands Avoid A Crisis
March 2021 – Forbes
Top 3 Blind Spots that should Concern Boards in 2021
January 2021 – Corporate Board Member
Why you should Upskill your Workforce
January 2021 – Recruitment.com
2020
The Cost of the Cancel Culture
October 2020 – BBC News
Leading an Agile Workforce in Times of Crisis
September 2020 – Army ALT Magazine
Defend Against the Cancel Culture from the Inside Out
September 2020 – Hunt Scanlon Media
Take the Mystery out of Creating and Cloning High Performing Teams
September 2020 – Chief Executive
Crisis Leadership and Cancel Culture interview with Denise Graziano
July 2020 – The Digital Enterprise with Debasish Mishra
The Economics of Leading in the Age of the Cancel Culture
June 2020 – Chief Executive
How to Build the Best Talent Communities Recruitment.com
June 2020
Maintaining Your Team’s Morale and Productivity During Covid-19
March 2020 – Chief Executive
How to Increase the Odds of M&A Success
The issues that cause deals to fail can be mitigated with a proactive talent strategy that includes predictive analytics and a comprehensive communication.

2023 Report
State of Talent Optimization
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Talent is a Team Sport
Denise Graziano speaks and advises leaders internationally about building winning teams.
In Talent is a Team Sport I want to bridge the gap and present solutions and emerging best practices that enable you to have the personnel to serve clients now, fill your pipeline for long-range plans and help give you a competitive edge in your market.
This will take the involvement and effort from of all the C-suite branches. It will take a nimble approach, an open mind, and a reality check, because companies are not in as much control as they believe.