Typical Requests
Among the reasons clients contact us:
Leadership Transition (Planned and Unplanned)
- “Our Executive Director informed us she is ready to step down. Can you serve as Interim Executive Director? And maybe support the Board through this process?”
- “Our Executive Director just left, and we want to do things differently this time.”
- “Our Board is handling the search for a new Executive Director, but the process is more than our staff can handle. Can you help support the search process?”
“Our regular talks help so much. I always feel clearer about what I need to do, even when it's really hard.”
Leadership support and development
- “I don't know what to do differently. We keep going in circles....”
- “I'm a new Board President and want to help our Board take the organization to the next level.”
- “We're having a several-day retreat to address [a big topic]. Are you available to help plan and facilitate?”
- “Our management team just doesn't work as a team, even though I keep trying to make it happen.”
- “Can you coach this manager to do better?”
Considering new possibilities, or making a strategic decision
- “I'm always reacting to what's right in front of me. I need help coming up with a plan that works for me.”
- “We need to create a new strategic plan. Can you help?”
- “I don't think our team is functioning as well as we could be, but I'm not sure why. We really need to be pulling together, especially now.”
- “We need input from our key stakeholders. Where do we start?”
- “We're convening a cross-disciplinary group to develop a new proposal. Can you help us develop a unified vision and then develop a plan?”
How can we support your work?
Please
contact us
so we can discuss the possibilities.
“Our meetings go such much better when you're there. We finally talk about what's really going on!”
“Our regular talks help so much. I always feel clearer about what I need to do, even when it's really hard.”