Wavelength Consulting — Applied Organizational Science

Underperforming Collaborations +

64% of employees lose three or more hours every week to poor collaboration. Corel Global Collaboration Survey, 2022

Poor Leadership +

Managers account for 70% of the variance in team engagement, yet only 44% have ever been trained to manage. Gallup, 2015;2024

Disengagement and Turnover +

"61% of employees considering who consider quitting cite poor internal communication as a factor, taking hard-won knowledge and momentum with them. Staffbase, 2023

Stalled Innovation +

Only 8% of leaders say technology is what's slowing their transformation. The obstacle is people's skills and how work is organized. McKinsey, 2025

Misalignment is costly at every scale, between two people, within teams, or across entire organizations.

Individuals

Growing the knowledge and abilities that support individual performance and well-being.

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Through e.g.

1:1 leadership coaching.
Interpersonal skills trainings.
Teamwork strategy training.

Teams

Developing team coordination, communication, and cohesion.

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Through e.g.

Hands-on workshops that build team "playbooks" and codes of conduct.
Discussions that surface tensions and solutions.

Complex Systems

Building synergy within and across groups in organizations and large collaboratives.

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Through e.g.

Consultations with key stakeholders to identify breakdowns in teamwork, leadership, or organizational functioning.
Implementation of strategies (e.g., training; process change) tailored to address specific challenges.

+ Sources & Citations +

Corel Corporation. (2022). Collaboration Survey 2022 [Survey of 2,027 office workers across the US, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, and Australia]. Press release, June 7, 2022. Link

Gallup. (2015). State of the American Manager: Analytics and Advice for Leaders. Gallup, Inc. See also: Beck, R., & Harter, J. (2015). Managers account for 70% of variance in employee engagement. Gallup Business Journal. Link

Gallup. (2025). State of the Global Workplace: 2025 Report. Gallup, Inc. Link

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, & Staffbase. (2024). Employee Communication Impact Study 2024 [Survey of 1,000+ employees and interviews with 20 Chief Communications Officers]. Link

McKinsey & Company. (2025). Superagency in the Workplace: Empowering People to Unlock AI's Full Potential. [Survey of 3,613 employees and 238 C-level executives, October–November 2024.] Link