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Leveraging Existing Talent And Resources; Turning Intention Into Action; Building Communities Where Everyone Belongs.
“Inclusivity Sherpa” – Belonging first, to support what comes next.
Lots of organizations are lamenting their “lack of employee buy-in” – blaming their failure to recruit and retain talented individuals who represent a variety of cultures and perspectives on a “pipeline problem.” I can help you find the structural and/or institutional barriers that are preventing qualified, diverse talent from finding, joining and staying with your organization; outline steps you can take to clear those barriers; and create achievable roadmaps to create a sustainable, values-driven, inclusive, generative environment that allows the best version of inclusivity to take hold and thrive.
Strategy
- System Audits – evaluate policies, workflows, direction and resources
- Create short and long term Roadmaps using SMART Goal-setting
- Facilitate/clarify SWOT, ToC (Theory of Change) and OKRs
- Manage and mobilize diverse sets of stakeholders
- Shift Organizational culture toward equity mindset and inclusion focus
- Identify, evaluate and implement solutions to mitigate risk
- Implement/optimize methods to ensure Data-driven decision-making
Member Client
- Ensure valuable interactions/programming for members, clients and partners
- Identify ways to strengthen relationships between partners and programs that are reciprocal
- Create coalitions and support groups that enable members, partners and clients to support each other and hold one another accountable for shared goals
- Work with fiscal partners/sponsors to identify and streamline ways to support programming
Operational
- Revenue forecasting and predictive analysis
- Providing oversight and/or leading major projects which inform growth and market strategies
- Translate business requirements into optimized, efficient solutions
- Define “value proposition” and set strategic direction, policies and priorities for project team(s)
- Configure, customize, and populate “Cloud”, on-premise, and/or hybrid ERP systems
- Develop and monitor organization/business performance metrics and reports for stakeholders at all levels of org hierarchy
- Comfortable serving as main point of contact for diverse internal and/or external operations teams
- Create and support “continuous quality improvement programs”
Team
- Create/foster Intentional, equity-first communities
- Collaboratively define and implement programmatic goals while assessing/building capacity
- Create, track and manage workflows and timelines
- Serve as first point of contact for resolution of and coaching in handling service/application issues and roadblocks
- Coach team in areas of professional responsibilities, growth and work planning
- Hire, train and manage resources – monitor allocation, and pro-actively manage performance
- Design communications to maximize adoption and use of applications
- Build engagement across a variety of user communities
- Structure and facilitate large and small group trainings
WHERE ARE WE NOW AND WHERE DO WE NEED TO GO?
Personal mission = to create + amplify sustainable, generative environments
Where marginalized and/or disenfranchised people can heal, thrive, and lead in ways that are equitable, anti-racist, and trajectory-altering. I am constantly on the lookout for new and creative ways to accelerate opportunities for Black, Brown, and LGBTQ2S+ persons. I am especially good at assessing systems and identifying sustainable pathways that support and encourage inclusion and belonging.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are my end goals.
Long before we lived in a culture of “white text on black backgrounds” – I was getting my doctorate in Educational Policy; studying organizational health and creating opportunities for individuals to work productively across initiatives; navigating complex interpersonal relationships, and channeling their authentic selves to accelerate personal and professional growth.
Throughout my career, I have held positions that required high performance for all the above functions
I am capable and competent not only at strategic assessment and roadmap clarification but am also a master team builder; an empathetic, committed leader; and an exceptional, flexible visionary with a knack for identifying and mitigating high-risk scenarios.
In business and in life, I untangle complexities, marshal resources, and chart paths toward optimal next steps. I cultivate and learn from communities that provide reciprocal support, accountability, and care; I curate learning and development experiences, and I pull from my personal networks to help leaders, teams, and organizations achieve their intentions. I center my team, stakeholders, and end-users at the heart of my work and priorities. I refuse to sacrifice people in pursuit of outcomes. Instead, I am intentional about fostering a resilient team culture, prioritizing work-life integration, listening, and adapting, and ensuring that my organization is a great place to work. I know that without people there no movement regardless of the mission.
Cyn has a real gift for cutting through noise and creating clarity in chaos so her team can stay on track and centered on the mission.