Navigating Change: A Half-Day Strategy Workshop for Your Team
We are in the midst of rapid disruption, one that few were fully prepared for. This can feel overwhelming and like everything is going to change at once.
Traditional strategic planning is longer sufficient in this context, and a new approach to navigating change is essential.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. But there’s a way forward.
This is a time to keep calm and focus on what works in the new reality.
We offer a half-day workshop designed to help your team adapt and make informed decisions amid uncertainty.
We are in the midst of rapid disruption, one that few were fully prepared for. This can feel overwhelming and like everything is going to change at once.
Traditional strategic planning is longer sufficient in this context, and a new approach to navigating change is essential.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. But there’s a way forward.
This is a time to keep calm and focus on what works in the new reality.
We offer a half-day workshop designed to help your team adapt and make informed decisions amid uncertainty.
We are in the midst of rapid disruption, one that few were fully prepared for. This can feel overwhelming and like everything is going to change at once.
Traditional strategic planning is longer sufficient in this context, and a new approach to navigating change is essential.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. But there’s a way forward.
This is a time to keep calm and focus on what works in the new reality.
We offer a half-day workshop designed to help your team adapt and make informed decisions amid uncertainty.
What’s included:
Pre-Workshop Strategy Call (1 hour) – Align your core team and set intentions.
On-Site Workshop (3 hours) – A hands-on session at your offices.
What we’ll do
Gather your core team and together we will:
Map the current landscape – identify the ‘Forces’ around your work: Vicious, Virtuous, Stabilizing and Stagnating - that help or hinder your progress toward objectives.
Assess your work plan – Map what you’re activities and determine what remains stable, what new opportunities to explore, and what to let go of to move forward.
Make collective decisions – Align as a team to navigate change effectively, by doing thjis together, in a well-facilitated structured way.
Get clear on how to communicate - identify key messages to key stakeholders
This is an opportunity to gather your core team and turn uncertainty into action.
Investment
From $3,500 depending on the size of the group
(Travel costs from St Louis not included)
Why Work With Me?
I specialize in helping leaders navigate complexity. Over the past decade, I have:
Taught and trained leaders in systems change, strategy, and facilitation at organizations like United Way, WWF, Ashoka, Columbia University, and philanthropic foundations across North America.
Designed and led peer-learning programs that help leaders not just understand change—but take effective action in uncertain environments.
Worked internationally to support organizations in shifting their strategies to become more adaptive, resilient, and impactful.
I know how overwhelming change can feel—but I also know how to make sense of it, turn it into an opportunity, and help teams take action with clarity and confidence.
Previous Client: YWCA
After running a human trafficking prevention program for three years, YWCA recognized that the landscape was shifting. With multiple stakeholders - including government agencies, police, and women’s shelters - the organization sensed the need to pivot and focus on projects with the greatest impact. However, they needed a clear process to assess their work and align on a path forward.
Solution
We facilitated a half-day strategic workshop designed to help their core team:
✅ Map the current work – Using a structured framework, they assessed what was working, what needed to evolve, and what emerging opportunities existed.
✅ Prioritize for impact – The team identified which initiatives had the strongest results and which should be restructured or phased out.
✅ Clarify messaging – Together, they crafted key messages to align all stakeholders on their new strategic direction.
Results
In just three hours, YWCA gained:
🔹 A clear action plan – A streamlined summary of next steps that could be immediately implemented.
🔹 Stronger alignment – All partners and team members had a shared understanding of priorities.
🔹 Confident communication – A messaging framework to effectively engage funders, policymakers, and community partners.
This structured session enabled YWCA Nova Scotia to navigate change with confidence and ensure their work remained impactful in a rapidly evolving world.
“Thank you so much for your help with the TESS Strategy. I was really stuck and now I feel SO much better about the direction we’re going.”
YWCA Program Director