Let’s face it. Leading and managing a nonprofit organization in today’s VUCA environment (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) is no cake walk. And striving to become a high-performance organization will tax the knowledge, skills, and resources of all but truly extraordinary leaders and managers. Given the demands facing nonprofits these days, it’s not surprising that very few people have sufficient time to work on the organization while they’re working in it. We can help determine where individual, team, organizational, and program strengths can be leveraged and soft spots strengthened, enabling organizations to up their game and achieve greater impact in the process.
We have long maintained that in consulting, as in medicine, prescription prior to diagnosis is malpractice. That’s why our engagement with clients begins with gathering data to discern an organization’s developmental maturity, and, when desired, its organizational health. Because studies confirm that up to 50% of an organization’s performance is related to organizational health, we feel it’s wishful thinking to seek substantial improvements in organizational performance while turning a blind eye to health.
Whether the issue is board composition and function, the lack of a compelling vision to energize boards and staff, organizational hiring practices, talent management, or under-performing teams, we can help diagnose and improve organizational health essential to high performance. If you’re sensing that things could be better but are unsure of the underlying causes, or you sense that help is needed ranging from “chiropractic adjustments” to surgery, drop us a note. We’d love to help find and remove the impediments to robust organizational health and higher performance.