Strategic planning and organizational alignment

Nationwide non-profit that places and trains professionals in the education sector, and provides leadership skills and capacity-building to education organizations
Executive leadership had set transformational sector goals that were ambitious enough to change US education and society

The abbreviated timeline for strategy development for this high-growth organization demanded thorough and rapid participation from executives and core staff alike
Many key stakeholders held entrenched internal and external perspectives on market value and core offerings
The organization’s capabilities and services were restricted by outdated concepts around what they could achieve

Facilitated strategic development framework with key leaders and complex internal stakeholder groups to create new perspectives on what’s possible
Re-framed offerings as a user-friendly product management system that enabled the organization to shift priorities and increase its impact
Introduced new approaches to test innovations for growth and sector impact

We had a very tight timeline for our strategic development process. Doug jumped in with both feet and brought a thoughtfulness and structure that helped us move as quickly as we needed to.
He was flexible to our changing needs, without letting us off the hook for meeting the deliverables we originally intended to achieve.
Doug facilitated some difficult and important conversations among our executive team and our extended management staff, and in a way that was fun, direct, and true to our organization’s mission.

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