Brian Powers

Greater Boston Area United States

VP, Global Talent Management at Staples Inc

Human Resources / Recruitment

The core tenet behind Brian’s practice is that organizations built on 20th century concepts are ill-equipped to compete in the 21st. By applying a broad range of learning, OD, change management, and facilitation skills, Brian brings a practical approach to helping clients make the adjustments needed to create an agile and collaborative organization that can dominate in today’s networked world. In particular, key targets of opportunity are transformation projects (especially those centered on enhancing employee engagement or turning around underperforming functions), optimizing sales management performance, building a strong middle management population (director-level and/or managers o