Our Collective Approach
We help nonprofit boards and CEOs get leadership transitions right. Most organizations treat a new CEO as a hire. We treat it as a transition, and we build what a leader needs to succeed: an aligned board, clear decision rights, and an organization ready for what’s next.
We work when the stakes are high and the path forward isn’t clear.
How We Work
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Discover
We listen first: to you, your board, and your team. We find out what’s actually happening before we recommend anything.
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Assess
Anonymized 360 feedback and organizational data, benchmarked against research from 650+ survey responses and nearly 70 qualitative interviews. You get a clear read on where leadership is strong and where it’s at risk.
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Coach and Advise
Executive coaching, transition strategy, and board development that turn what we learn into results that last.
Areas of Focus
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We coach a small number of nonprofit CEOs and first-time C-suite leaders one-on-one through consequential moments: a new role, a major decision, or a transition that’s more complex than expected. The work is confidential, rigorous, and integrated into what’s actually happening. Results have included significant salary increases, successful leadership transitions, and a 16:1 return on investment.
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A changing leadership team needs more than good intentions to work well together. We coach senior teams to align on priorities, make decisions with less friction, and share ownership of results, so the CEO isn’t carrying the organization alone.
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We work with boards and incoming CEOs on the conditions side of leadership transitions: governance alignment, decision rights, onboarding infrastructure, and what it actually takes for a new leader to succeed. This is where most organizations underinvest and where we concentrate.
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Strong transitions start with a board that knows its job. We help boards clarify governance roles, strengthen the partnership between the chair and the CEO, and build the structures that keep an organization steady through leadership change.
GLAAD Board of Directors & Executive Team, July 2024