When I was starting my career in leadership, having a professional advisor, coach, or mentor would have saved me a lot of time, stress, frustration, and drama. I experienced moments of feeling isolated, like I didn’t know everything I needed to. There were times when I felt people could see right through me and into my lack of competency. In these moments my communication, ability to navigate conflict, and ability to build trust suffered most.

Working with me means having a professional who :

• walks with you through challenges, being a sounding board.
• reminds you of your strengths and helping you leverage them for the situation.
• coaching you to develop new skills and tools.
• providing you with clear, candid, and kind feedback.
• gives you access expertise and experience for actionable strategies that are right for you and your organization.

Facilitation enables you to navigate sticky and charged conversations in order to reach alignment from all stakeholders. whether it’s for Strategic Planning, board meetings, team realignment, or family business.

Executive advisory services and coaching for building the skills and tools that result in:

Collaborative, functional boards even during transitions.
Skillful navigation of unprecedented change and uncertainty.
Establishing norms that align with your leadership goals and the mission of the organization.

High-functioning nonprofits play a critical role in both holding the fabric of society together and improving the lives of our citizens. I believe it’s critically important to value nonprofits and the people who work in them for the integral role they play in solving society’s toughest challenges. My work with nonprofit improves focus and impact by:

• Creating a common language and system for resolving conflict.
• Teaching leaders, staff, volunteers, and board members how to have effective conversations, even when it feels risky, with a focus on the good of the whole.
• Helping staff identify and move through cross-team concerns.
• Increasing accountability and trust.
• Building leadership and people management skills that are often lacking: being effective in communication, feedback, conflict resolution, coaching in the workplace, and strategy skills.

Since 1999, I have led, served on boards of, worked in, and consulted with nonprofits nationwide. This extensive experience gives me unique insight into where even the strongest and healthiest nonprofits need to strengthen and focus internally to fulfill their missions.

Facilitated team meetings, Strategic Planning, and board meetings help you move you through charged conversations toward alignment and buy-in from all stakeholders.

Executive advisory services and coaching for building the skills and tools that result in:

• Collaborative, functional boards even during transitions.
• Skillful navigation of unprecedented change and uncertainty.
• Establishing norms that align with your leadership goals and the mission of the organization.

Facilitated meetings and custom workshops that result in:

• Productive workplace culture where healthy communication, direct feedback, and accountability are normalized.
• Ability to navigate difficult conversations with fact-based dialogue and coaching skills, thus building trust and connection.
• Align behavior and communication norms with your business goals and the mission of the organization.