BOARDS, ORGANIZATIONS & TEAMS
Strategic Planning, Consulting Projects, Team Workshops, and Board Training.
Rolling out your organization’s next big change is difficult. Why go it alone?
With strategic planning and training sessions, we work with you to strategize, game out, and execute organizational change. (While helping you energize your team, engage your stakeholders, motivate your board, keep everyone on the same page, and hold on to your sanity in the process.)
TEAM WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
Uniting your team around a central aim can be messy.
Everyone has opinions. There are critics in the room. And the person tasked with leading feels the weight of the initiative on their shoulders.
These high-stakes, low-structure scenarios result in waste-of-time meetings, exhausting days-long sessions, and rollouts that never get rolled out. (Creating friction and frustration all around.)
We used to watch it happen to our clients’ organizations time and time again. Now, we step in and help.
Let’s motivate your team and make change happen—together.
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1. Strategic Planning
We lead your team through a multi-month, formal strategic planning process, a single-morning offsite, and anything in between.
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2. Training for Boards
From “101” governance training and beyond, we’ll help your board develop its skills and practices to improve its fiduciary oversight, trust, and strategy.
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3. Workshops for Teams
Book a team workshop and unite your workplace around culturally relevant topics like inclusion, psychological safety and accountability, and culture.
Jonathan Bennett, C.Dir, FIN.Dir.
FOUNDER, DIRECTOR, ADVISOR & STRATEGIST
Hi. If we haven’t met yet, I’m Jonathan Bennett.
I spent a decade building a management consulting company that served over 200 organizations nationwide and became a proud B Corp. Then, in 2021, I sold up and moved on to my next adventure. Now, my goal is clear: stand with fellow leaders and share the calm confidence and optimistic perspective I’ve gained from having been through it before—and knowing there is always a way through.
Rachel Carrigan
CHIEF OF STAFF & PROJECT DIRECTOR
Hi! I’m Rachel, a consultant, strategic communicator, and systems thinker who helps non-profits, businesses, and social impact organizations bring their visions to life. I have over a decade of experience in leadership, management, and board relations and have supported over 70 organizations through strategic and operational planning, communications, brand language and renaming, engagement, facilitation, governance, and bespoke projects in arts and culture, health, community and social services, education, and economic development. As a communicator, I’m known for turning complexity into clarity. As a leader, I bring empathy, purpose, and a commitment to building stronger, more sustainable organizations. And as a facilitator, I create the conditions for others to think, speak, and collaborate at their best.
“When I understood how important it was for the Leadership Council to have a conversation about its purpose, membership, and role in the association, I knew we would need the right person to lead this work. There was no question in my mind that you have the skills, knowledge, and creativity to do this. You proved me right. The exercises and discussion moved us toward decisions that are…essential to the association’s growth, responsiveness to our members, and its impact. Thank you for bringing your talents...I’m grateful for your contribution.” — Jennifer Churchill, Chief Executive Officer, Empowered Kids Ontario
Trusted by organizations like:
Strategic Planning
The old saying is true…if they plan the battle, they won’t battle the plan.
We’ve led over 100 strategic planning processes. Regardless if you’re embarking on a multi-month, formal strategic planning process (complete with focus groups, surveys, and a retreat) or a single-morning offsite to push your thinking, we can help with:
Probing questions & deep listening
Expert facilitation
Environmental scans
Focus groups and surveys
Retreats and workshops
Strategy development and writing
Operational planning workshops and KPI development
Together, we’ll create the conditions for clear, evidence-based decision-making, and buy-in. And you’ll leave a legacy of profound impact.
Workshops for Teams
Our workshops focus on leadership, inclusion, and creating safe, collaborative workspaces. Topics include:
The Art of Delegating Like a Leader (Not a Manager)
Workplace Psychological Safety and Accountability
Building Trusting Relationships at Work
"Governance “101” Training for Non-Profit Boards
Achieving Strategic Clarity at Your Organization
Training for Boards
A Chartered Director, with more than 20 years serving on boards, Jonathan has helped boards of all shapes and sizes across Canada with whatever is most pressing. From Governance “101” to customized sessions, as a seasoned strategic facilitator, we work with management teams and boards to:
Set goals and develop a focussed agenda
Create and deploy pre-meeting surveys
Bring the latest in governance thinking to your board (fiduciary, strategic, generative, relational governance)
Lead experiential and customized sessions that address your board’s real needs
Ensuring the session delivers meaningful results
BUT WHAT’S IT REALLY LIKE?
Hear Us In Action
By listening in on actual conversations with real (and fully consenting) leaders, you’ll experience the essence of the advisory, mentorship and strategy work we do—and gain practical insights you can apply to your leadership journey. Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, anywhere!
