Dialect, Inc. helps CEOs and presidents promote sync—that dynamic state when people and departments are working in concert toward shared goals. Dialect does this through recognizing the impact of cognitive diversity. That is, we are each wired differently and are motivated by different parts of an organization's identity.
Knowing that we are each unique and make sense of our organizational environments in different ways led to the integration of a systems perspective for organizations and the built-in filters of individuals. The result was Dialect's model for promoting organizational sync. To learn more about our model, click here.
We have worked with senior teams in a variety of industries including consumer product goods, logistics, retail food, aerospace, and non-profits. Our client size ranges from fewer than 100 employees to more than 150,000 with revenue ranging from less than $1 billion to more than $50 billion.
To learn more about our people, read on.
Andy Kanefield is the founder and CEO of Dialect, Inc.
The genesis of Dialect, Inc. was an integration of what Andy learned as the parent of a son, Parker, with special needs and as a partner in branding company. As a parent, Andy learned about the brain, development, strengths, and that there are certain patterns to how our brains are wired. As a branding executive, Andy noticed that often organizations weren’t wired to deliver what they promised to customers. The integration of a systems perspective for organizations and the built-in filters of individuals led to the development of a model for promoting organizational sync.
Andy was a partner in a branding company for 14 years and is currently a member of of the Sustainability Committee of the Missouri Botanical Garden and the NeuroLeadership Institute. Andy served for many years on the board of Earthways, an environmental education and consulting organization, served as President of the St. Louis chapter of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, and was on the marketing committees of the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Belle Center, a non-profit agency dedicated to facilitating the inclusion of children with special needs and their families into their communities. Andy received his B.A. in Sociology from the University of Colorado and has completed behavioral training from the nationally-recognized Judevine Center.
Mark Powers, Consultant was part of the Dialect launch team and has experienced sync and the absence of sync in public and private corporations, non-profits, and government organizations.
Mark enjoys helping people recognize their strengths, connect their strengths to organizational goals, and find meaning in their work. He is a member of the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the St. Louis Organization Development Network (ODN), and is a Visiting Instructor at Covenant Theological Seminary.
Mark earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and graduated with an M.A. in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary.