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Michele Herlein

Michele Herlein

Michele Herlein is the author of Cultural Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Strengthening the Heart of Your Organization. She is the founder of CultureMax, a consultancy that helps organizations align their culture and strategy, and a former senior HR leader at Bridgestone Americas and Barge Design Solutions. Michele has led cultural transformations that quadrupled profits at Bridgestone and increased profitability sevenfold at Barge. She holds a doctorate in business administration and has built her career on inspiring leaders to create thriving workplaces where people feel valued and organizations succeed.


Michele Herlein is a member of the Executive Council at CEOWORLD magazine. For more of her insights, follow her on LinkedIn. You can also visit her official website.
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Executive Briefing

The Real Talent Crisis: It’s Not Headcount—It’s Brain Drain

Across industries, executives focus heavily on talent. Dashboards display metrics—open roles, time-to-fill, turnover rates—monitored with the intensity of a Wall Street ticker. However, while headcount is straightforward to track, it isn’t the true challenge threatening long-term success. The real issue is quieter, slower, and far more costly: brain drain. When...