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Mike Ohata

Mike Ohata brings a career-long history of transforming Big Four and Fortune 15 organizations through talent frameworks, comprehensive people development, and workforce solutions. During his 26-year executive career, he strategically navigated Microsoft Corporation and KPMG through disruption and challenges, building the operational pillars needed to scale national and international markets. His thought leadership has enhanced the growth, diversity, and capabilities of workforces of up to 200K. In 2023, he was honored with the LearningElite Gold Award for pioneering exemplary learning and development strategies at KPMG. Mike holds a Master of Education from Columbia University, a Master of Arts in Linguistics and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii. His new book, The Talent-Fueled Enterprise - A Powerful Approach to Build Tomorrow’s Workforce, released in June 2024, offers insights for business leaders on building resilient and durable workforces.
Picture of Mike Ohata

Mike Ohata

Mike Ohata brings a career-long history of transforming Big Four and Fortune 15 organizations through talent frameworks, comprehensive people development, and workforce solutions. During his 26-year executive career, he strategically navigated Microsoft Corporation and KPMG through disruption and challenges, building the operational pillars needed to scale national and international markets. His thought leadership has enhanced the growth, diversity, and capabilities of workforces of up to 200K. In 2023, he was honored with the LearningElite Gold Award for pioneering exemplary learning and development strategies at KPMG. Mike holds a Master of Education from Columbia University, a Master of Arts in Linguistics and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii. His new book, The Talent-Fueled Enterprise - A Powerful Approach to Build Tomorrow’s Workforce, released in June 2024, offers insights for business leaders on building resilient and durable workforces.
Attracting top diverse talent

We Really Need a Better Approach to Talent and Skills

For more than two decades, we have lived with this sensibility and reality that we allocate most, if not all, of our corporate attention to high potentials and our highest performers with skills. We recognize the war for talent, scarcity, and competing for the best talent in the marketplace. This worldview can hinder our ability to see all of the talent in our workforce, and it clouds our regard for their potential. The last five to seven years have demonstrated a distinct change in how employees value work. In today’s workforce and current business environment, employees want something more.  The Shifting

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