Values create value.
When something isn’t working,
and you can’t quite see what it is,
we can help.
Are you a mission driven organization? Regulated? Disrupted? Caught in a cycle of constant change?
To go from stalled to strategic, nothing helps like a partner who has been there.
As a leader, you are all in.
You’ve tried. You’ve hired good people. You’ve invested in strategy. You’ve had the conversations. And still, something isn’t moving.
You are determined, your goals are clear, and you have a solid team. So what is the issue?
It’s usually a lack of alignment.
Until you can see how this keeps the business from shifting, opportunities are not seized, and problems get worse.
What I see:
Organizations have stated values, but they don’t always drive action.
Team have their own values.
Its the same with individual leaders.
Competing values operate beneath the surface, often in direct conflict, creating misalignment.
The result? Good people work at cross-purposes.
If you are in the midst of disruption, dissonance is amplified.
Progress stalls.
If this sounds familiar, you probably don’t need motivation. You are already highly motivated.
You need greater clarity, insight, and a plan.
We can help with that.
Here’s what we address together:
Yes, it takes effort, but it works. Continuing with what has been does not, and the status quo is costly.
You need a partner when:
The gap between strategy and execution is more difficult to close than it should be.
Conflict in your organization is underground — hard to name, harder to address. Your values are clear, but they aren’t moving the needle.
You’re navigating a board or leadership team that isn’t fully with you or doesn’t understand the situation nearly as well as you do.
You’re building something new and need real alignment to move quickly.
You’re facing a disruption that demands approaches you haven’t had to use before.
Through leadership development, education, and advisory services, Organizations that need to change benefit from a structured diagnostic and strategy system I developed over 15 years working inside major organizations — including Georgetown University, the Urban Land Institute; I’ve refined this system as a consultant and executive coach.
It begins with values because that’s where the answers actually are. And it ends with movement — specific, measurable progress: decisions made, conversations had, actions taken.
We can move from stalled to strategic in 90 days.
Cindy Chance, PhD, Founder
I’m a PhD ethicist, founder, recovering CEO and EVP of two professional associations, and a leader in higher education for over 15 years. Tough environments for change. I’ve been inside organizations—learning what breaks them and what builds them. I learned how to make a difference by difficult experience — running into walls, and breaking through. The pattern: brilliant, capable leaders blocked by something they couldn’t quite see. Values made visible reveal why things go the way they do.
Diagnostic — Surface what’s actually broken. Most leaders are misdiagnosing their own situation.
One-on-One — Conversations with you and your key leaders to understand what’s operating beneath the surface.
Systems Review — Business communications, process and document review to validate what the conversations reveal.
Strategy — This isn’t just handed to you. We work through findings together until you are satisfied we have identified root causes and can benchmark starting now to build a new path forward.
Actionable Plan — A realignment plan with continued accountability and benchmarking so progress is visible and measurable. An implementation partner for if you need it.
A Partner with a Process
What happens when you finally see it
“Cindy helped me see patterns I’d been missing for years. Within two months, we’d restructured our leadership team and our board finally understood our strategy.”
— Nonprofit Executive Director
“I came in thinking I had a people problem. Cindy helped me get clear on what I actually stood for, and what I was willing to do about it, and everything else followed.”
— Professional Services Partner
“In a transactional world, Cindy is a breath of fresh air — a high integrity partner. World class insights and execution. Working with her is a pleasure.”
— CEO, Financial Services Firm