Organizational Growth Consulting and Training

“The best organizations have interesting problems!”

How do leadership teams’ step past the mundane challenges and focus on real growth and enhanced effectiveness. Three key areas are central to this series: relational integrity, capacity development, systemizing change. This series provides objective (and proven) approaches to moving leadership teams from getting by to getting great!

How do leadership teams face and overcome difficult circumstances? Budget short falls, program closures, breach of organizational trust and a host of other situations test leadership teams trying to re-gain operational effectiveness. This series of sessions is designed to provide structured support for teams emerging from crisis and looking for renewal.

Organizations exist on a continuum of low to high functioning. The culture staff inhabit (formal and informal) is the lever that sets your place on that continuum. Intentional culture design is the center of this series. Leadership teams will advance through a structured approach to defining, communicating, systematizing and advancing organizational culture.  

• Building Internal Staff Connections
• Community Partnership Development
• Mission Statements and Organizational Values

At FLC, we believe that individualization is key to success. We work closely with our clients to understand their challenges and goals and develop solutions that are tailored to their unique needs. Our approach is designed to help organizations and individuals grow and thrive.  Individual, leadership and/or team coaching is available to provide executives and teams with tailored approaches through one-on-one dialogue, reflection/action cycles and strategic skill development.

“If you are feeling lonely at the top, it is time to reassess your leadership approach.”

Excellent leaders are connected securely with their team and Board. They are consistently looking for insights and skills to enhance their effectiveness. Coaching sessions are intended to provide emerging and excelling executives with tailored approaches through one-on-one dialogue, reflection/action cycles and strategic skill development.

Candidate prerequisite: at least 1-year executive experience.

“Mid-level leaders play a pivotal role in organizational performance; their strength can move organizations from good to great.”

Providing managers designed-to-fit progress opportunities allows them the chance to excel within the organizational structure. These sessions are designed to provide targeted, individual growth opportunities in the categories of:

• leadership approach,
• management aptitude and skills,
• culture of communication,
• operational effectiveness.

Individuals looking to accelerate growth and define their professional path forward will gain performance insight, identify strategic directions and pinpoint key dexterity sets. Designed for all skill levels.

This session will guide not-for-profit BOD members through an overview of the state legislative cycle and key on three primary areas of influence they can pursue to build organizational advocacy voice. Information will include tools for assessing current assets and capacity for developing this aspect of Board engagement.

Beyond setting vision, policy and budget parameters there are bright prospects for organizational effectiveness. For Boards that have the “basics” down and are looking for ways to step up the synergy between Executive and Directors. This session will explore organizations’ trends and tendencies with a lens to enhancing next level internal/ external collaborations.

Organizational Prerequisites: BOD Assessment, Up-to-date strategic plan, annual workplan.

How do Boards face and overcome difficult circumstances? Budget short falls, program closures, breach of organizational trust and a host of other situations test volunteer boards trying to re-gain organizational equilibrium. This series of sessions is designed to provide structured support for organizations emerging from crisis and looking for renewal. Focus is on re-establishing funder and partner confidence, leadership accountability and internal effectiveness.  

Board and executive leadership

• Strategic Plan Development and Implementation
• Visioning and Organizational Culture
• Understanding Roles and Boundaries