Rich Berens
Rich Berens is President and Chief Client Fanatic of Root Inc. For more than a decade, Rich has helped leaders at Fortune 1000 organizations to align on key strategic imper-atives and engage their people in bringing their strategies to life. His clients span all industries and include Petco, Bank of America, Hilton Hotels, Procter & Gamble, Deutsche Bank,and Merillat/Masco, among many others.
Posts by Rich Berens
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A New Way to Think about Your KPIs
Are you thinking about your KPIs in the wrong way? How Fantasy Football can help you reach your goals.![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Storytelling_Banner-copy.png)
Storytelling: How to Activate Strategies and Inspire Your People
Storytelling is a leadership blind spot that has been facing the business world for the past 20 years. It’s time to address this.![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/yes-no-culture-echo-chambers.png)
Beware of Cultural Echo Chambers
We are currently all at risk of cultural tunnel vision. And so we must work harder to establish mutual empathy and stronger connections.![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/blog-rich-storytelling-072519-01.png)
Think You Tell a Compelling Story? Think Again. 5 Tips to Becoming an Expert Storyteller.
While I don’t believe I have to all the answers on all things business and leadership related, I am certain about one thing![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/blog-rich-storytelling-072519-01.png)
The Power of Visualization to Drive Alignment
We’ve all heard the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words.” We have found that to be exceedingly true in business. As a matter of fact![](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/work-is-broken.jpg)
Work is Broken
There is more than $350 billion of lost productivity every year. Let's recover the lost hours of productivity by engaging people at work.![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/people.png)
Breaking Down Organizational Silos
Silos are common place in just about every workplace I have ever engaged with. They are a natural result of organizations trying to structure themselves![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/leadership.png)
Five Things Great Leaders Do Right
To state the obvious: Great leadership is of paramount importance to any organization. Great leaders set the direction for the organization![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thinking.png)
Company Culture: Why Authenticity is Sexy (and the Key to Success)
Have you ever dated someone and come to the realization a few weeks into the relationship that the actual version of the person you’re dating is actually![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thinking.png)
The Changing Workplace: That Gap is Technological
Have you felt the shift at your workplace? Things are changing. Some people blame the discomfort on mixing four generations with four worldviews.![root](https://www.rootinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/communication.png)