See What Matters.
Advising leaders and organizations in transition
Cindy Chance, PhD, is a Washington, DC-based executive coach, ethicist, and management consultant bringing clarity to mission-driven leaders and organizations. Discernment. Candor. Care.
Services
Executive Coaching
True partnership to improve your life and your results.
Organizational Support
Get unstuck, seize opportunities, and establish a clear path forward.
Leadership and Board Advisory
Stem losses; reestablish trust.
Leaders, independent builders and organizations in transition need a wise and experienced partner with the tools to see what is not obvious and align to act well.
Waiting to invest in the help you need increases costs and adds urgency; the price of inaction compounds.
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In a transition that is getting tougher? You’re not alone. Mission driven professionals are experiencing:
What got you here isn’t going to get you where you need to go now.
Challenging organizational dynamics
Gaps between strategy and execution
Burnout
Values misalignment
Governance challenges
The first step is acknowledging that you need help.
Cindy Chance, PhD, Founder
I’m a philosopher/practical ethicist, founder, recovered professional association CEO, higher education leader, and educator. I bring clients decades of experience and wisdom. I do the work. This that allows me to connect with people to understand what is really happening.
What breaks people and organizations is not about workload, it is about values diconnection. This is industry agnostic, deeply human knowing.
To move forward, you need to start talking about what matters most. Can’t go around it, gotta go through it.
My “cut to the chase” honesty is grounded in analytical intutition and moral psychology, a PhD ethicist and coach training with insights honed over decades of leadership experience in multiple executive roles within mission driven organizations — including at Georgetown University and the Urban Land Institute.
Why Invest in Coaching?
What my clients say…
“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
My focus is you and everything you are creating.
Diagnosis — I surface what isn’t working. 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.
Review — Business communications, process and document review to validate what the conversations reveal.
Strategy — We work through findings together until you are satisfied we have identified root causes, identified the most aligned approach to change, and can benchmark progress on a new path starting now.
Actionable Plan — A realignment plan with continued accountability so progress is visible and measurable. I stay engaged as an implementation partner for if you need it.