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Mika Cross

Washington, United States

Workplace Transformation Strategist and Futurist #RemoteWorkPositive
Mika J. Cross is a widely acclaimed workplace expert, speaker, strategist and innovator specializing in interdisciplinary expertise among the areas of innovative global workplace initiatives, remote and distributed work, culture change, strategic communications, knowledge management, next generation workplace and future of work predictions and initiatives, performance/talent management, employee/labor relations, diversity, inclusion and employee engagement. Her career includes 20+ years of public service with assignments throughout the United States Intelligence Community and she is a veteran of the United States Army, having served as both an enlisted soldier and commissioned officer.

Mika is highly regarded as a thought leader for transformational workplace practices and is regularly featured as a professional speaker. Known as a Federal Workplace Expert, she is a featured guest on the nationally broadcast TV show, Government Matters. On behalf of the White House and the National Security Council, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invited Mika to contribute to the “Workforce of 2020” strategy session to create a new business model for vetting future Federal employees into positions of national security. Mika serves as Vice Chair of the Governance and Innovation, Community of Change for the Senior Executives Association (SEA.)

During her work as a President’s Management Council (PMC) Interagency Fellow at OPM, she led government-wide projects affecting culture and process change. Her work in transformation initiatives resulted in winning numerous awards- the most recent being USDA named on the Forbes 500 Best American Workplace rankings.

Specialties: Professional Speaker, Consultant & Instructor in the areas of Workplace Transformation; Culture Change; Digital & Public Engagement; Customer & Employee Experience; Work/Life Strategy, Diversity, Inclusion & Equal Opportunity; Strategic Communications, Organizational Change Management, Employee Engagement; Employee Management Relations, Performance & Conduct; Diversity Hiring and Inclusive Employment Strategy/Programs for Veterans, Military Spouses; Distributed Teams and Remote Work; Rural Communities and Economic Development through job growth and Human Capital Consulting.

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Washington DC
Speaking Topics: Employee Experience, Team Building, Leading High-Performing Inclusive Teams

Mika Cross Points
Academic 0
Author 6
Influencer 143
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 149

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Media Experience: 20
Last Media Training: 02/16/2024

Areas of Expertise

Business Strategy
Careers 30.16
Change Management 30.10
Coaching
Creativity
Culture 30.02
Diversity and Inclusion
Future of Work 30.10
Health and Wellness
HR 30.04
Innovation
IT Leadership
Leadership
Management
National Security 30.55
Personal Branding
Transformation 30.62

Industry Experience

Federal & Public Sector
Professional Services

Publications

6 Article/Blogs
Pivoting in turbulent times: personal strategies for resilience and growth
Cornerstone On Demand
March 11, 2025
Life is inherently unpredictable, filled with unexpected challenges and twists. While we may not have control over external circumstances, we can influence our reactions. Armed with a healthy mix of tools and resources, you can lean on a variety of effective strategies for thriving amid chaos, emphasizing resilience, adaptability, and the strength of community.

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Tags: Careers, Change Management, Transformation

Pivoting in turbulent times: personal strategies for resilience and growth
Cornerstone On Demand
February 24, 2025
Life is inherently unpredictable, filled with unexpected challenges and twists. While we may not have control over external circumstances, we can influence our reactions. Armed with a healthy mix of tools and resources, you can lean on a variety of effective strategies for thriving amid chaos, emphasizing resilience, adaptability, and the strength of community.

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Tags: Change Management, HR, Transformation

Honoring Public Service Recognition Week by strengthening workforce agility
Cornerstone On Demand
February 24, 2025
Navigating the complexities of public service in today’s world of work demands adaptability, leadership, and empathy. Maintaining morale, encouraging collaboration, and fostering resilience are key to navigating change with confidence. Effective leaders don’t just manage—they inspire.

Leadership in public service isn’t just about managing change—it’s about inspiring confidence in uncertainty. The best leaders balance vision with execution, turning transitions into opportunities for progress.

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Tags: Change Management, Culture, National Security

A FLEXIBLE FUTURE
Army
December 20, 2023
The federal workplace has undergone a dramatic transformation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, opening new possibilities and challenges for the government and its employees. To thrive in the future of work, leaders and the workforce at large need to develop new skills, mindsets and ways of working that foster flexibility, innovation and resilience. Navigating the massive transformation in the way we work also requires cultivating a healthy and inclusive culture that promotes flexibility, career pathways that align to meaningful work and a focus on worker well-being to create high-performing, resilient teams that are prepared for success.

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Tags: Future of Work, Transformation

Virtual Hiring Strategies for Today's Remote-Friendly Employers
LinkedIn
September 25, 2019
Today's talent market takes a bit more creative thought to find, recruit and hire the talent you're looking for. That's why one of my favorite tools in my hiring toolkit, is leveraging a Virtual Job Fair.

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Tags: Future of Work

Join us for #NationalFlexDay October 16th!
LinkedIn
October 05, 2018
I’m honored to celebrate National Flex Day this year, in my new role as Director of 1 Million for Work Flexibility, and the Vice President of Employer Engagement and Strategic initiatives at FlexJobs. For many years I have been a vocal supporter of work flexibility, and I am excited to lead renewed support for our goals to inspire, educate, lead, mobilize, and support work flex initiatives.

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Tags: Future of Work

1 Media Interview
Ep 6: Mika Cross: Managing insights, recommendations and advice to leaders relating to remote teams
Youtube
July 12, 2021
In this episode of the Leadership Insight Series, Martha Dorris talks to Mika Cross, a federal workplace expert who shares her insights, recommendations and advice to leaders relating to remote teams. Mika discussed the success that many agencies enjoyed in terms of remote work and the important data points that agencies need to pay attention to as they create their return-to-work strategies. Overall, federal supervisors rated highly around employees feeling their supervisors communicated effectively and prioritized their welfare, they effectively delivered on their mission in the midst of a crisis and employees felt that their health, wellness and safety was taken into consideration. Remote work prior to the pandemic was about 2 to 4 percent of agencies that participated in regular or recurring telework more than 3 days a week

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Tags: Future of Work

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