What we do
About Culture + Strategy Lab
We help leaders see and solve the culture problems affecting business results.
Culture shows up in how leaders make decisions, how employees experience work, how customers feel, and in your business results.
We bring strategy, reflection, creativity, and data together so you can choose the right moves and measure what matters.
Our work helps you turn what is hard to see into a clear plan your leaders can actually use.
We work with the best with CEOs, founders, CHROs, and HR leaders who already know culture is affecting the business and want to develop clear, measurable way to address it.
We do not offer Band-Aid fixes or one-size-fits-all culture work. We help you build a strategy that reflects your values, fits your business, and moves the results that matter.
Our favorite clients
Kind Words + Real Results
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Michelle connects culture, coaching, HR practices, and business growth in a way that feels both strategic and human.
Founder + CTO
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Michelle helped us bring hard topics to life with insight, humor, and real leadership impact.
Benefis Health System
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The session was practical, engaging, and especially helpful for founders thinking about culture early.
Polsky Center
Our Founder
Michelle Aronson, CHRO + CEO
Michelle is the founder of Culture + Strategy Lab, a former HR executive, executive coach, certified mediator, graduate school professor, and host of True Stories at Work.
She spent her career helping leaders connect culture, strategy, leadership behavior, employee experience, and business results in creative and measurable ways.
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leaders and teams from organizations including:
University of Chicago
Chief
EMD Serono
Oliver Wyman
Azul 3D
Polsky Center for Innovation
Deloitte
American Society of Gastroenterology
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
Benefis Health Systems
Booth School of Business
Each partnership has deepened my belief that the right culture can transform teams, strategies, and results.
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I started my journey at The George Washington University, where I became curious about people and purpose.
A lightbulb moment in a Business Strategy elective during my Master’s in Public Health program sparked me to pivot into business, where I completed an MBA in Entrepreneurship.
Credentials + Tools
We keep learning so we can help you move smarter.
Our credentials, certifications, and tools bring depth, structure, and fresh thinking to the work.
