How we help organizations, big and small, build strong, effective cultures*
We’re the secret sauce supporting your favorite small but mighty People teams.
For today’s employee, work isn’t just a way to pay the bills. It’s where they find purpose and direction, where they build community, and often, it’s a direct reflection of their values.
Now more than ever, companies with healthy cultures are better positioned to not only drive employee loyalty, but also weather uncertain economic realities, unite multi-generational workforces, and navigate the interpersonal conflicts that come with a polarized society.
For nearly a decade, we’ve studied the research and fine-tuned our approach with over 200 companies of all sizes. Out of this work, we’ve developed a process that gets meaningful results every time.
First, we ditched the traditional consulting model for a flexible, embedded approach.
Managing people impact and culture is complex, making it hard for one person (or even team) to own. We maximize your resources by providing a flexible partnership model that can adapt to your evolving needs and budget in three straightforward steps. Just consider us an extension of your team.
You tell us your monthly budget and biggest pain points
We assemble the best team and plan for your needs
Together, we track impact and adjust the plan as needed
Then, we designed supportive options for teams of all stages and sizes.
Finally, we created a scalable, easy-to-understand framework to get you from point A to point B.
Enter, our research-backed, 6-step approach to transforming your culture into a healthier, more equitable version of itself. Instead of putting Band-aids on the symptoms of a dysfunctional workplace culture, we go to the root. Setting you up with a strong foundation that creates clarity, alignment, and sustainability. You’re welcome. ;)
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Vision sets the tone and guardrails for your organization’s people and culture work and serves as an organizational North Star.
Without it, many employees struggle to understand what they can expect from their org. We help companies develop a clear POV on their unique values, culture, and approach to people impact.
Great for:
When the team is unclear about company values, cultural norms, or the organization’s stance on DEI
When leaders don’t know how to convey cultural expectations
When people and culture continues to be deprioritized
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We help you get a clear picture on your people and culture baseline, so that you can know what to prioritize as you work to move into alignment with your vision.
Great for:
When leaders are lacking clear insights on employee experience
When there is high turnover, generally, or within specific groups
When your people systems and processes don’t seem to be working, but you’re not sure why
When you’re unsure what to prioritize in your people impact strategy
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Our consultants use design-thinking methodology to engage your team in building out an actionable roadmap that focuses on high-impact people and culture efforts that are meaningful, feasible, and sustainable.
Great for:
When you feel like you’re playing “whack-a-mole,” solving people problems reactively as they arise
When culture or inclusion work feels chaotic or disorganized, especially with frequent starts and stops
When it is unclear whether your efforts are having any impact
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We help you move from one-off trainings that drive limited impact to rolling out customized learning journeys designed to create measurable, long-term behavioral change.
Great for:
When there are high levels of interpersonal issues
When managers or the broader team lack clarity on expected behaviors and how to engage in them
When your organization has engaged in past workshops but is unclear if they’re making an impact
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We help you maintain trust and make moves through hands-on implementation support, change management, and internal governance and resourcing guidance.
Great for:
When it feels like progress isn’t happening despite best efforts
When you’re unsure how to engage or utilize your team to drive people impact, culture, or DEI work forward
When you don’t have the functional expertise in-house to execute on specific parts of your strategy
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Strategies aren’t meant to be static. We help you stay agile by keeping a pulse on what’s working, what’s not, and pivoting when needed to really move the needle.
Great for:
When the work is happening, but you’re not seeing the desired impact on the team
When you’re unsure of whether or not your efforts are moving the needle
When you’ve executed your strategy and you’re not sure what should come next
Chat with one of our team members. Book a free consultation today.
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