ACTO Member Profile

Cliff Kayser

 
Cliff Kayser, MSOD, MSHR, PCC
Chief Learning Officer
 
Since 2006 Cliff has worked worldwide as a thought leader, organization development (OD) practitioner, executive leadership coach, and keynote speaker. He also serves as an adjunct faculty for American University’s “KEY Executive” Leadership Program, George Mason University’s Accredited Coach Training Program “Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being.” and Dean of Polarity Partnerships’ 2-year Mastery Program.
 
Cliff is also a Founder of three other organizations: Polarities of Democracy Institute, (https://www.polaritiesofdemocracy.institute/).
SixSEED Partners, (www.SixSeedPartners.com/)
Xperience LLC, (www.XperienceIT.com/)
 
Prior to external consulting/coaching, Cliff was VP of OD for The National Cooperative Bank, Sr. OD Consultant at The Washington Post, and head of Human Resources and Training in the corporate offices of The Washington Post Company.
 
In 2021 Cliff was received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Gestalt Center for Organization and System Development.
 
Recent Publications Include:The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Paradox. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Chapter 28: “Paradox and Polarities: Finding Common Ground and Moving Forward Together: A Case Study of Polarity Thinking and Action in Charleston, South Carolina”
And, making a difference by leveraging polarity, paradox, or dilemma: Vol. 2. Applications. Amherst, MA: HRD Press 2021. (Chapters: 17, 22, 23, 24, 31, 36, 38, 39, and 42)
TD Magazine July 2022, pp. 18-21. “See Well-Being Through a Polarity Lens: Maximize the Upsides and Minimize the Downsides of Well-Being Initiatives.”

Email Address cliff@polaritypartnerships.com