Sheila Margolis

Sheila Margolis helps leaders use culture to drive organizational change. Her expertise is in defining organizational culture, managing organizational change, and increasing employee engagement.

She holds a doctoral degree in Human Resource Development and is President of the Workplace Culture Institute. As an organizational culture expert, Sheila is quoted in newspapers and magazines including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In her work, Sheila stimulates insight that informs, inspires, and advances excellence. She is guided by high standards, curiosity, and a devotion to continuous learning.

Consultant for Facilitating Culture and Change Initiatives and Improving Employee Engagement Dr. Sheila Margolis conducts culture and change initiatives and employee engagement surveys with a variety of organizations such as Philips Healthcare, UPS, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, the U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union, Acuity Brands, Lotus Cars USA, American College of Rheumatology, Decision Sciences Institute, Cherokee Town and Country Club, and St. Jude’s Recovery Center.

Additionally, Sheila has taught business writing and presentation skills in the MBA program at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. She also works with companies to align their internal communications strategy with their organizational culture.

Sheila 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.

Speaker on Organizational Culture, Change Management and Employee Engagement Dr. Sheila Margolis is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and speaks regularly at corporate and professional meetings and conferences such as ASME, ATD, BASF, G&T Continental, City of Atlanta, Total Solutions Plus, Wedding Industry Professionals Association, 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, Georgia Summit, and Annual Women in Business Leadership Forum.

Her speaking topics include defining organizational culture, managing organizational change, increasing employee engagement, recruiting for culture fit, and managing the human side of mergers and acquisitions.

Author of Books on Organizational Culture and Change Sheila Margolis is the author of BUILDING A CULTURE OF DISTINCTION-the organizational culture and change management program.

The workbook for facilitators is Building a Culture of Distinction: Facilitator Guide for Defining Organizational Culture and Managing Change.
The companion workbook for employees is Building a Culture of Distinction: Participant Workbook for Defining Organizational Culture and Managing Change.
Sheila is author of the Job Seeker Manual. It’s a step-by-step guide to help people find a meaningful and fulfilling workplace by screening for culture fit.

Sheila is also co-author of There Is No Place Like Work: Seven Leadership Insights for Creating a Workplace to Call Home–a business parable on workplace culture.

The principles in these books were derived from Sheila Margolis’ groundbreaking qualitative research that earned the 1998 Award for Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development Research.