“The grass is greener where you water it.” - Neil Barrington

 

IDEAL PARTNERS

  • Varied levels of performance (Low - High)

  • Willing to invest appropriate time and resources to improve organizational outcomes

  • Assigned leaders are willing to: 

    • Display a Growth Mindset

    • Participate in our leadership development program

    • Share leadership with core stakeholders

    • Collaborate with core stakeholders

    • Collect, analyze, and respond to stakeholder input

    • Make data-driven decisions

    • Coach direct reports to enhance performance

    • Facilitate difficult conversations (conflict resolution)

 

common PARTNER challenges

  • Organizational performance

  • Climate and culture 

  • Cohesion across the organization (mission/vision/values, norms, goals, etc.)

  • Stakeholder engagement

  • Leadership development system for assigned leaders

  • Leadership team(s) structure, direction, and impact 

  • Strategic planning (goals/plans/initiatives)

  • Implementation across the organization (goals, plans, initiatives, practices, tools, etc.)

  • Data-driven decision making (strategic planning, data-driven instruction, problem solving, etc.)

  • Collaboration within and across teams 

  • Performance management and talent development

  • Mentoring program for new employees

WHY US?

  • Objective third party that brings outside insight and proven practices to complement in-house efforts (free from internal constraints)

  • Highly collaborative partnership (work with you, not for you, to create lasting change)

  • Strong expertise in organizational culture (most significant factor that governs performance)

  • Any/all support preceded by a comprehensive needs assessment (Win-Culture Appraisal)

  • Precise identification of needs (Win-Culture Appraisal)

  • Relevant and personalized support, based on the needs assessment (Win-Culture Appraisal)

  • Strategic Planning closely aligned with organizational needs

  • Comprehensive, personalized leadership development program for assigned leaders

  • Develop goals for assigned leaders that are closely aligned with strategic plans (goals) 

  • Ongoing coaching (1:1/teams) for assigned leaders to improve execution of strategic plans (goals)

  • Targeted observations and actionable feedback cycles for assigned leaders to assess progress in executing strategic plans (goals)

  • Robust library of user-friendly, research-based tools—complete with protocols, templates, frameworks, examples—to guide and support every step of the way

  • Ongoing progress monitoring to assess execution of strategic plans (goals), including a post-appraisal to showcase growth and guide future actions

 

areas of expertise

  • Organizational Culture (Climate, Leadership + Management, Teamwork, Data Analytics)

  • Leadership Development

  • Change Management

  • Strategic Planning

  • Learning & Development

  • Performance Management

scope of services

  • Pre & Post Appraisals (360-degree review, interviews, focus groups, observations, artifacts)

  • Root Cause Analysis

  • Executive Team Meetings

  • Leadership Team Coaching

  • Strategic Planning (Mission/Vision/Values, goals, plans, etc.)

  • Leadership Team Retreats

  • Mentor Program & Training

  • 1:1/Team Coaching

  • Professional Development (Whole Group Instruction)

  • Research-Based Practices & Tools

  • Progress Monitoring (Goals)

  • Board Updates

  • Personalized Learning Management Systems