Founded in 1969 by David Straus and Michael Doyle, Interaction Associates is a privately held management consulting firm.  Interaction Associates aims to develop collaborative work cultures, cultivate teams, develop leaders, coach individual performance, navigate change, and help clients pursue corporate responsibility strategies. A select list of company’s clients includes Capital One, CPS Energy, Comcast, Cox Communications, Dell, Dow Chemical, National Institute of Health, NEC Electronics, Pfizer, Quantum Corporation, Siebel eBusiness, STP Nuclear and US Department of Education. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA. 

Interaction Associates helps clients develop strategic, collaborative, self-aware leaders at every level of an organization. Company’s areas of expertise are 

Leadership Development:  Interaction Associates develops custom solutions for clients that

• Connect leadership development to business strategy and results
• Develop leadership profiles for each of the identified leadership competencies
• Accelerate knowledge transfer and skill development throughout the company 

Collaborative Change Leadership: Interaction Associates work with the change leaders of their clients to

• Facilitate executive level agreement on the case for change and clarify the vision of success
• Exhibit consistent, collaborative leadership behaviors
• Develop collaborative approaches for communicating change
• Assess the company's readiness for change and devise the best strategies for overcoming barriers that surface
• Deliver change leadership strategies, skills, and tools at multiple levels of the organization — so that change can be led from many places
• Transfer collaborative attitudes and skills to enable the company to sustain collaboration and adaptability in the future — including group facilitation, teamwork, collaborative leadership, conflict resolution, and strategic thinking. 

Leading Teams: Interaction Associates works with clients to

• Ensure a successful team launch
• Build efficient and effective work processes, based on shared operating principles
• Create an effective implementation plan
• Provide follow-through support 

Leadership and Sustainability: Interaction Associates tries to develop the following three capabilities for the Facilitative Leader in the context of sustainability

• Systems Thinking
• Self-Awareness
• Collaborative Capability