About Sheila
Sheila L. Margolis, PhD
Sheila Margolis helps leaders define organizational culture, engage employees, and manage organizational change. She holds a doctoral degree in Human Resource Development, teaches part-time at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, and is President of the Workplace Culture Institute. She specializes in organizational culture and change, employee engagement, and communications. As an organizational development expert, Sheila is quoted in newspapers and magazines including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Author
Dr. Margolis is the author of the organizational culture and change management workbook for leaders–Building a Culture of Distinction: Activities and Tools to Lead Organizational Change (2008)–and the companion workbook for employees–Building a Culture of Distinction: Participant Workbook (2008). She is also co-author of There Is No Place Like Work: Seven Leadership Insights for Creating a Workplace to Call Home (2006). The principles in these books were derived from Margolis’ groundbreaking research that earned the 1998 Award for Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development Research. She has also written a workbook for job seekers to help people find a meaningful and fulfilling workplace by screening for culture fit.
Speaker
Dr. Margolis is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and speaks regularly at corporate and professional meetings and conferences such as BASF, G&T Continental, City of Atlanta, Wyoming Bureau of Land Management, Northside Hospital, SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition, SHRM Staffing Management Conference, Organizational Development Network Conference, HR Star Conference, ISPI International Performance Improvement Conference, CAMEX-Campus Marketing Expo, Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario Annual Conference and Exposition, PIHRA Annual Conference & Exposition, Southeastern Accounting Show, and Annual Women in Business Leadership Forum. Her speaking topics include organizational culture, managing change, employee engagement, recruitment and retention, and the human side of mergers and acquisitions.
Consultant
Dr. Margolis conducts culture initiatives and strategic planning with a variety of organizations such as Shaw Industries, Cingular Wireless, Acuity Brands, Lotus Cars USA, Northside Hospital, American College of Rheumatology, Decision Sciences Institute, Cherokee Town and Country Club, and St. Jude’s Recovery Center. She has designed and delivered employee training programs to build high performance work teams for companies such as General Mills, Allied Signal, Tenneco, and Reliance Electric through the Quick Start Program.
In the area of strategic business communications, Sheila teaches business writing and presentation skills on the MBA level, works with companies to align their internal communications strategy with their organizational culture, and conducts internal communications audits. She has also worked as Communications Manager for Economic Development Programs for the state of Georgia. In that position, she managed external communications to promote economic development through workforce training.
