Connected Otherwise
Close the Gap Between the Culture You Intend and the Culture People Experience
About Connected Otherwise
Connected Otherwise is a human-centered leadership consulting and coaching practice founded by Anjene Bryant, built on 27 years of experience inside education and leadership systems. We help organizations close the gap between the culture leaders intend to create and the culture people actually experience. Every engagement begins with listening, not a predetermined program. We use 'Story as Strategy,' treating the distance between an organization's intended story and its lived story as the real site of culture change.
We work as a boutique practice with a limited number of organizations at a time, staying beyond the deliverable through coaching, re-assessment, and capacity building so change actually holds. Our approach is anchored by a broader ecosystem that includes our narrative nonfiction book 'Cracked Wide Open,' a community for women practicing self-connection called 'Whole On Purpose,' and two guided reflection journals designed to support daily alignment and presence.
Our Services & Offerings
Cultural Humility Assessment & Organizational Audits
Our signature Cultural Humility Assessment pairs a leader's self-reflection with confidential feedback from direct reports, administered by us to protect honesty. We also offer comprehensive Organizational Culture Audits evaluating culture, feedback systems, belonging, and retention, plus Team Culture Diagnostics for targeted team-level insights.
Leadership Workshops & Coaching
Professional development workshops in human-centered leadership combined with ongoing coaching and capacity building. We provide personalized guidance to help leaders and teams implement sustainable culture change and develop the skills needed to maintain transformation over time.
Books, Journals & Community
Our personal development ecosystem includes the narrative nonfiction book 'Cracked Wide Open,' two guided reflection journals ('Moments of Alignment' and 'Receive · Notice · Gather'), and membership in 'Whole On Purpose,' a community for women practicing self-connection and daily alignment practices.