Teams & Organizations

Our Approach

Building stronger, more connected teams, organizations, and coalitions by bringing people together is what we do.

Wherever you find yourself—as a leader, team, agency, civic or community group, we can help you build on your strengths to engage participants through process design, facilitation, multi-party mediation, and leadership coaching.

As a result of working with us, you will better understand:

Your strengths and how to leverage them

Where you want to go and why

What’s getting in your way 

How to make the most of conflict

What to do next

What we offer

Team Development

Wanting to get a new team started off on a productive track?

Looking to take an existing team from good to great?

Finding a team stuck in bad habits, poor communication, and conflict?

We will partner with you to develop a framework to support your ongoing team growth and development. What does this look like? We’ll guide you in getting to know each other better, building trust, establishing positive communication habits, working through conflict, and setting you up for success moving forward.

Employee engagement & culture change

Wanting to see staff take on more ownership & initiative?

Feeling stuck in a culture that’s stagnant, negative, siloed, or risk averse?

Worried about cliques, hierarchies, a prevalence of “us versus them”?

We can help you build on your organizational strengths, values, and vision to develop a more inclusive and engaged team. Throughout the process, folks will have the opportunity to name what is and isn’t working, share ideas for making things better, and help craft specific changes. Our experience has shown that inclusion, transparency, and respect throughout a process is more likely to lead to meaningful change and happier people.

Meeting and retreat planning & facilitation

Wanting an experienced partner to design and facilitate a meeting or retreat that gets you where you need to go quickly?

Eager to fully participate yourself and have someone else carry the weight of leading your team in reaching its desired outcomes?

Wondering how you’re going to manage conversation flow so you still get out on time & accomplish your goals?

We can work with you to design and facilitate meetings and retreats that advance your group toward your vision and the positive impact you’re looking for with your community. We’re quick studies and great listeners, synthesizing and testing what we hear to clarify goals and present effective and efficient agendas. For leaders, this means you can be a full participant.

Strategic priority setting

Wanting to align your team and organizational purpose/ vision/ values/ goals/ actions?

At a new phase in your organizational history and not sure what to do next?

Looking for a purposeful, efficient process for identifying your path forward?

Working from your strengths and successes, we can help you get to your next chapters through a robust process of aligning what matters most to you with an ambitious yet achievable vision and a road map to get there. We help you build your action plan to get you where you want to be in ways that stretch you and support you – all within a real world context that recognizes the many moving parts that affect your work.

Public participation forums & processes

Wanting to really hear from constituents about an issue?

Seeking an organized approach to gathering input?

Needing a neutral moderator?

Our background in crafting forums and processes will engage members of the public to explore issues and identify possible solutions. Whether it’s an open forum, structured facilitation opportunity or innovative, creative engagement, we can help participants feel welcomed and gather the input you need to make informed decisions.

Leadership advising & coaching

Want to deepen your leadership via one-on-one sessions?

Interested in having a thought partner to help you design processes and meetings?

Need someone outside of your organization to strategize about  workplace challenges?

Our deep experience as an advisor and coach to leaders in nonprofits, public sector entities, and educational agencies make us a dependable, confidential partner.  We can set up short or long-term engagements to support you in what you need.

Connect with us!

We regularly host community listening circles, webinars, and workshops and we’d love you to join us.