- Organizational psychologist transforming workplace habits into productive systems
- Professor at the Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
- Popular TED speaker with over 2.2 million views
Tanya Menon is an award-winning organizational psychologist, professor at Ohio State University, and internationally recognized expert on workplace behavior, decision making, and collaboration. Her research helps organizations rethink how people work together, solve problems, and unlock collective intelligence.
Tanya serves as Professor of Management and Human Resources at the Fisher College of Business, where she studies how relationships shape decision making, leadership, and performance. Her work has been cited in NPR, the Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. She is co-author of Stop Spending, Start Managing, published by Harvard Business Review Press, which examines how organizations waste resources and how smarter systems improve performance. Her TED talk on networking and organizational behavior has surpassed two million views and was recognized among the most popular TED talks of 2018. Tanya also serves as Associate Editor at Management Science, contributing to one of the field’s leading academic journals.
Tanya applies evidence-based strategies to solve problems that cost organizations millions, from failed hires to unproductive meetings. She has consulted for the US Intelligence Community, McKinsey Academy, DHL, Citibank, and the Environmental Protection Agency, among others. Her approach combines behavioral science with practical tools that address how teams actually function, not how they should theoretically operate. She identifies hidden organizational dynamics, exposes biases in hiring and collaboration, and redesigns communication patterns that allow diverse voices to surface and influence outcomes.
Her presentations equip leaders with practical tools to improve influence, foster innovation, and build stronger teams in rapidly evolving workplaces. By revealing how habits, relationships, and systems shape outcomes, she helps organizations make smarter decisions, unlock creativity, and use human judgment effectively alongside technology. Audiences gain frameworks for making faster decisions without sacrificing fairness and techniques for turning confusion into creative breakthroughs.
Book Tanya to equip your team with research-backed methods that make collaboration both more efficient and more human.
Tanya's showreel and videos
Topics, sessions and talks
Innovation Mindset: Behavior, Relationships And Habits
Tanya Menon explores how the brain’s natural tendency toward pattern recognition can limit creativity and innovation. She reveals why teams often rush to familiar solutions and miss breakthrough opportunities. Through interactive exercises and behavioral insights, Tanya demonstrates how different thinking styles shape innovation and conflict. Her engaging approach helps leaders balance exploration with execution, recognize hidden opportunities, and create environments where new ideas emerge and thrive.
Collaborative Communication
Tanya Menon addresses a common frustration: great ideas that fail to gain traction. She explains why logic and data alone rarely persuade others and introduces a behavioral model of influence grounded in psychology, social dynamics, and action. Combining research, storytelling, and practical frameworks, Tanya shows how to frame ideas, build alignment, and motivate action. Her insights help professionals communicate with clarity, influence key stakeholders, and turn insight into meaningful organizational change.
Network: Building Relationships
Tanya Menon challenges common misconceptions about networking and reveals how relationships shape career opportunities, innovation, and influence. She uncovers the hidden organizational networks that determine access to ideas and advancement. Through engaging stories and evidence-based tools, Tanya helps leaders understand their own networking mindset and build meaningful connections. Her practical approach empowers professionals to expand influence, strengthen collaboration, and create structures that support long-term success.
Deciding Faster, Smarter, And More Wisely
Tanya Menon examines how human judgment must evolve alongside increasingly powerful analytics and AI systems. She explains why data alone cannot solve complex organizational challenges and highlights the critical role of human wisdom in defining problems, interpreting results, and guiding decisions. Drawing on real hiring and leadership examples, Tanya shows how leaders can balance analytics with judgment, overcome bias, and make more strategic, forward-thinking decisions in uncertain environments.
Turn Smart People Into Smart Teams
Tanya Menon reveals why talented individuals often fail to produce strong team outcomes. She uncovers the hidden dynamics, assumptions, and communication patterns that undermine collaboration and decision quality. Using interactive exercises and behavioral research, Tanya shows how to structure discussions, surface diverse perspectives, and prevent dominant voices from distorting outcomes. Her practical insights help organizations transform meetings, unlock collective intelligence, and ensure teams consistently produce better results together.
Why we recommend booking Tanya
Tanya Menon delivers actionable insights that help teams break unproductive habits and unlock their full potential using proven behavioral science. Book Tanya to empower your organization with practical tools for smarter collaboration, better decision-making, and inclusive leadership.
