LEADERSHIP • COMMUNICATION • OPERATIONS
I work on the organization underneath the organization.
There is the organization as it appears on paper: the org chart, roles, policies, processes, plans.
Then there is the organization as it’s experienced: the assumptions, conversations, workarounds, habits, expectations, relationships, and history that shape how people work.
The second organization is what I work with.
I help leaders and organizations see what they can’t see from inside, then turn what we find into a better way of working.
THE PROBLEM
Everyone is trying pretty hard,
but the problems are still there
These problems are rarely in neat little categories like “leadership,” “operations,” or “communication.” Neither is my work.
WHAT ELEVÉ DOES
A clear, shared
way of working.
Elevé helps organizations build the systems, standards, communication, and leadership practices that determine how we do things, then makes sure it all works when real people start using them.
I don’t build systems in isolation from the people expected to use them. I listen across the organization to the people closest to the work, because If it only works on paper, it doesn’t work.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
Start here.
And good news: you don’t have to diagnose the problem before you call me. Tell me what’s going on and I’ll help you figure out what kind of work it calls for.
01 / LEADERSHIP
How We
Lead
For a recurring leadership problem.
Book-ended work around a specific leadership, management, communication, or team challenge.
Passive managers • Accountability gaps •
Founder dependency • Communication patterns
02 / ORGANIZATION
How We
Do Things
For a “how things are getting done” problem.
A diagnostic, build, and implementation engagement that creates a clearer, shared way of working.
Listening tour • Honest diagnosis •
Shared standards • Implementation support
03 / LEADERSHIP DEPTH
Becoming
Legible
For leaders ready to examine what their leadership is creating around them.
A facilitated leadership experience that makes the invisible logic behind how you lead visible, so you can examine it, change it, and lead intentionally.
Keynotes • Workshops • Leadership teams • Webinars + virtual events
Why the
problems exist.
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And strong systems protect people. When those two are separated, neither can function at its best. So I don’t build systems in isolation from the people expected to use them. The people doing the work know best where it gets stuck or amended.
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It’s so much more than sharing information. Many organizations default to “communicate more” when the real solution is to understand and effectively use the purpose and channels involved. (Sometimes that even means less info and fewer emails.)
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Only when we clearly see the reasons behind our leadership choices can we decide what to do differently. Becoming Legible is Elevé’s framework for making the invisible logic behind someone’s leadership visible.
Because we get underneath
the problem.
THIS WORK WORKS
“It’s like an hour of therapy for your organization.”
That’s how someone described my internal communication workshop in partnership with OWL. Organizations are trying to understand why the same issues keep coming up, especially when everyone involved is working very hard, so we get beyond the effect and into the cause.
ABOUT ME
Past the org chart.
For more than 15 years, I’ve worked beside leadership and inside the living, human side of mission-driven organizations, often as “the person behind the person.” I see the connection between what leadership believes is happening and what the team is experiencing.
The human and structural parts of how an organization operates.
LET’S WORK
Build an organization that doesn’t need so much of you.
One where people know what to do and you don’t have to be involved in everything.