The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group

What The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group does

The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group (KJCG), Inc. is a privately-held boutique organizational development consulting firm headquartered at 500 Federal Street, Suite 320, Troy, New York. Founded in 1970 by Kaleel Jamison — one of the first women management consultants — the firm operates with a reported 1-10 employee headcount and is led today by CEO Frederick A. Miller alongside co-author and principal Judith Katz, with Ratna Randive as chief financial officer. KJCG sells customized organization betterment services to enterprise and public-sector clients, delivered through direct consulting engagements, workshops, and training programs, and packaged thought-leadership IP distributed via published books, proprietary assessment tools, and conference/podcast appearances.

KJCG's technology base is a portfolio of proprietary methodologies rather than software platforms. Core IP includes The Path Model (1991), the trademarked 'Inclusion as the HOW' approach (2008), Presence Consulting (2008), the 12 Conscious Actions for Inclusion (evolved from 1995), the Interaction Safety framework (2017-2018), the Change Champions methodology (2022), and a 2024-vintage Agency Assessment suite covering individuals, teams, managers, senior leaders, and HR systems. Seven published books anchor the content library, with current flagship 'The Power of Agency' (2024) receiving Silver-level recognition from the North American Book Awards and Nonfiction Book Awards. Pricing is quote-based for consulting (multi-year contracts) and unit-based for books ($10.95-$26.95) and pocket cards ($0.60 each).

The business model combines professional services revenue from custom enterprise engagements with ancillary one-time book/assessment product sales through kjcg.com and Amazon. Customer evidence spans large enterprises (Merck, Apple, Dupont, Sandia, Mobil, United Airlines, EILEEN FISHER, Ecolab, Grainger), government (City of San Diego, London Borough of Croydon UK), and nonprofits/healthcare (Jacksonville Zoo, Keystone Human Services, St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center). KJCG is veteran-owned, with documented go-to-market reach primarily in the US Northeast and select UK engagements, and reports 'global' reach across industries including manufacturing, energy, utilities, transportation, healthcare, government, and education.

Name

The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group

Legal name

The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc.

Website

https://kjcg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group is a privately-held boutique organizational development firm founded in 1970, headquartered in Troy, NY, that delivers customized inclusion, agency, and leadership consulting services alongside proprietary methodologies, published books, and assessment tools to enterprise, government, and nonprofit clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organizational Development Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL), Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Organizational development consulting
• Inclusion and diversity advisory
• Leadership development services
• Culture transformation consulting
• Agency and team coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Troy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Professional Services: Organization development consulting engagements, workshops, training programs, and speaking engagements with client organizations. Services customized to organizational needs for culture change, inclusion, leadership development, and performance improvement.
2. Book Sales: Sale of published books through their website store and retailers (Amazon and other book retailers). Published works include The Power of Agency, Safe Enough to Soar, Opening Doors to Teamwork, Be BIG, The Inclusion Breakthrough, Change Champions, and White Awareness.
3. Assessment Tools and Licensing: Customized assessments and potentially licensing of agency assessment tools for organizations seeking to measure and develop agency culture.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group is a boutique organizational development firm that partners with organizations to deepen collaboration, strengthen leadership, integrate inclusive behaviors, and unleash individual and team agency. Core deliverables include customized consulting engagements, workshops, training programs, and speaking engagements, supported by proprietary methodologies such as Inclusion as the HOW and the Interaction Safety framework. The firm also sells published books and pocket cards through its own store and retailers like Amazon to distribute its thought leadership.

Product overview

The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group is a boutique organizational development consulting firm founded in 1970, offering a comprehensive portfolio of methodologies, published books, and assessment tools centered on the core philosophy of unleashing individual and team agency for higher organizational performance. The company's offerings integrate several proprietary frameworks including 'Inclusion as the HOW' (2008), the Conscious Actions for Inclusion (12 behavioral practices since 2016), Presence Consulting (2008), Change Champions methodology, and Interaction Safety/Safe Enough to Soar (2017). The firm has authored multiple influential books including the multi-award-winning 2024 title 'The Power of Agency' and provides agency assessments for individuals, teams, managers, senior leaders, and HR systems. The consulting approach extends across industries including manufacturing, healthcare, government, energy/utilities, and education, pairing organizational development methodologies with continuous improvement efforts like Lean and Six Sigma.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organizational Development Consulting Services Boutique, customized organization development consulting delivered to enterprise and government clients since 1970. Engagements deepen collaboration, strengthen leadership excellence, integrate inclusive behaviors, and unleash individual and team agency, using proprietary frameworks such as Inclusion as the HOW and the Interaction Safety model.
• The Power of Agency: Cultivating Autonomy, Authority, and Leadership in Every Role 2024 multi-award-winning book by Fred Miller and Judith Katz providing tools, case examples, and frameworks to build agency-rich environments where people feel trusted, supported, and accountable to act with autonomy and ownership.
• Opening Doors to Teamwork and Collaboration: 4 Keys That Change EVERYTHING Book by Judith H. Katz and Frederick A. Miller outlining four keys that change every interaction and open doors to greater organizational success through improved teamwork and collaboration.
• Be BIG: Step Up, Step Out, Be Bold Published book challenging individuals to step up, step out, and be bold together in the workplace. Winner of the 2009 National Indie Excellence Award for Regional Nonfiction and a Next Generation Indie Book Award for Motivational.
• Change Champions: A Dialogic Approach to Creating an Inclusive Culture Book co-authored by Fred Miller, Monica Biggs, and Judith Katz on using a peer-to-peer change champion strategy and dialogic OD intervention for rapid cultural transformation and shifting organizational narratives toward inclusion.
• The Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity 2002 book by Fred Miller and Judith Katz presenting a comprehensive approach to leveraging inclusion for organizational change and unleashing the real power of diversity.
• Safe Enough to Soar: Accelerating Trust, Inclusion, and Collaboration in the Workplace 2018 book by Fred Miller and Judith Katz that introduces the Interaction Safety framework with four levels, providing a process for creating collaborative, inclusive workplaces where people feel safe enough to soar.
• The Nibble Theory and the Kernel of Power Kaleel Jamison's 1984 book on power dynamics in organizations, with more than 160,000 copies sold and listed among the 2008 Top 30 Books Every IT Leader Must Read.
• The Promise of Diversity 1994 book featuring over 40 voices discussing strategies for eliminating discrimination in organizations, co-authored by Fred Miller and Judith Katz among others.
• White Awareness KJCG book on white awareness and inclusion sold through the KJCG store and retailers at $26.95 per copy.
• Conscious Actions Pocket Cards Physical pocket reference cards for quick workplace reference of Conscious Actions for Inclusion behaviors and other KJCG frameworks, sold at $0.60 per card.
• Agency Assessments Suite of assessments developed for The Power of Agency book that calibrate the extent to which people within organizations exercise agency, with versions for individuals, teams, managers and supervisors, senior leaders, and human resource systems and management practices.
• Weekend Workshops and Training Programs Workshops and training programs offered directly to client organizations and individual participants, delivering KJCG's frameworks and tools in an experiential format for leadership, inclusion, and collaboration skill-building.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients report stronger performance, higher engagement, and more reliable operations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FranklinCovey: Global leadership and organizational performance consulting firm offering frameworks, training, and assessments for culture change and inclusion. Comparable as a content- and methodology-driven boutique that sells proprietary IP and consulting services to enterprise clients.
• Interaction Associates: Boutique consulting firm specializing in collaboration, inclusion, and leadership development. Comparable due to its focus on inclusive behaviors and team interaction quality, which closely aligns with KJCG's Conscious Actions and Interaction Safety frameworks.
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Nonprofit leadership development research and consulting organization offering executive coaching, leadership programs, and OD services. Comparable given its deep specialization in leadership excellence and culture transformation for enterprise and government clients.
• The Ken Blanchard Companies: Management and leadership training firm built around proprietary methodologies and books (e.g., The One Minute Manager). Comparable due to its content-led, methodology-centric go-to-market in leadership and performance improvement.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Leadership and talent management consulting firm offering assessments, training, and selection solutions. Comparable as a leadership-focused consultancy that sells assessment tools and customized programs to large enterprises.
• VitalSmarts (now Crucial Learning): Training and consulting firm built around proprietary communication, influence, and teamwork methodologies (e.g., Crucial Conversations). Comparable due to its productized content IP plus training and consulting model.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with deep leadership, talent, and organizational design practices. Comparable because it serves the same enterprise buyers with overlapping organization design and leadership offerings, but at much larger scale.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Executive search and leadership consulting firm with culture and organization practices. Comparable in that it advises senior leaders on culture and organizational effectiveness, though its primary focus is executive search.
• Deloitte Human Capital: Global consulting practice within Deloitte covering organization transformation, leadership, inclusion, and culture. Comparable because it competes for the same enterprise transformation mandates, albeit as part of a much broader portfolio.
• McKinsey Organization Practice: Global strategy consultancy with a dedicated Organization Practice covering culture, change management, and operating model design. Comparable for the same enterprise transformation buyers, though operating at far larger scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kjcginc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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