Organizational Assessment

Change readiness, multicultural competency, learning readiness, cultural assessment, teaming and leadership skill assessment require gathering and analyzing data for informed decisions.

Qualitative and quantitative surveys, focus groups, structured interviews, and validated instruments at the individual, group, and organizational level provide the tools and data to move from current state to future state and improve organizational effectiveness.

Proactively contain anxiety and address defensive strategies to change such as resistance, reactance, defensive routines, counter productive and dysfunctional behaviors.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Services include personal coaching strategies such as finding your diversity story, awareness of behavior, perspectives and biases, assessment of cultural competency, mentoring and training, exploration of cultural norms, starting conversations, interacting with and advocating for diverse groups.

Business services include C-suite strategies, current/future state assessment, strategic planning, committee and task force formation, employee resource group implementation, tactical planning and implementation, equity audit, scorecard development and measurement, social responsibility and public advocacy. Measuring relevant KPI’s using a diversity scorecard helps evaluate programs and ensure positive impact to the entire organization.

Services also include outreach and awareness, focus groups, facilitated conversations/deep discussion, communities of practice, workshops and training.

Teams, Talent Management, & Employee Engagement

Tap into the effectiveness of a team by improving teaming skills and leveraging motivation strategies. Use positive psychology to promote well-being at work and job satisfaction. Understand and navigate complex group dynamics to improve performance and productivity.

Design agile processes and structures that help people work at their best. Create and implement talent management strategies for recruiting, on-boarding, development, retention, and recognition.

Participatory Action Research

People only support the change they help to create.

By involving the whole system in the process of joint research, diagnosis, assessment, action planning, implementation, measurement, and evaluation PAR preserves the sense of choice and control that makes change initiatives successful.

Use the power of inquiry and collaboration to generate understanding, take action, and improve outcomes through sustainable change.

Appreciative inquiry

A problem solving approach that looks to future creation by focusing on what is best in an organization.

This asset based method looks for the root cause of success, outliers, and positive deviance to help organizations leverage and build on strengths.

Use strengths identification and development at all organizational levels. Services include designing and hosting an appreciative inquiry summit.

Training, Development, & Public Speaking

Get targeted or on-going training in leadership, change, teaming, or diversity, equity, & inclusion as well as mentoring, coaching, and development of executives, new leaders, high-potentials, young professionals, and youth groups. Interactive sessions based on adult learning theory use effective modalities such as social and experiential learning, embodied and active learning.

Services include facilitating/leading change, structured experiences, work shops, small group facilitation, and designing and hosting a world cafe or search cafe for large groups.

Speaking engagements available for intimate group settings or audiences in the thousands to help foster understanding, innovation, and creativity.

Organizational Learning

The most successful teams have a process for feedback, peer learning, and knowledge transfer as part of their performance strategy.

This requires companies to have the culture and structure that creates the conditions for learning and enables a learning organization that continually grows, adapts, and develops.

Leverage double-loop learning, growth mindset, and diversity of thought to turn your business into a learning organization.

Leadership & Culture

The culture of an organization is greatly influenced by the competencies and perspectives of its leaders.

Understanding blind spots and skill gaps is key to both seasoned and aspiring leaders. Assess and shape your culture through behaviors that enact core values.

Community Outreach

Program development and strategies for non-profit organizations and community groups who need help finding advocates, recruiting and engaging volunteers, creating a network, reaching constituents, forming partnerships, and obtaining funding to help further the reach of their vision and accomplishing outcomes of their mission.

Group facilitation

Take your leadership and teaming skills to the next level using the power of appreciative inquiry, structured activities, and group dialogue in half-day or day-long retreats and workshops. Brainstorm, plan, troubleshoot, and reach your strategic goals during interactive and engaging sessions that build relationship, alignment, and action.