We help teams surface and shift unspoken power dynamics to deepen connection, build capacity, and amplify impact.
Despite our best efforts, our impact can fall short, and even cause harm. We help teams recognize and close the intention–impact gap so their actions consistently reflect their values and purpose.
Ethical leadership asks more than good intentions. It requires responsibility for our impact.
Ethical leadership doesn’t shift through theory alone. It's earned through reflection, practice, and the conversations teams are willing to have together.
Our work follows a clear, human approach that helps teams surface what matters, align on what’s true, and move forward with greater care and accountability.
We call it the Five D’s:
Discovery
Be conscious of inferences, biases, and assumptions and choose to engage people in meaningful conversations to surface needs, values, and hopes and fears.
"What do we know about this from our team's perspectives?"
Discovery is about asking powerful questions, listening deeply, and acknowledging the people you're sharing a big part of your life with.
Definition
Ensure people are aligned on the most meaningful problems, opportunities, language, and any other signals that are surfacing.
"What is our shared understanding and articulation of existing challenges and opportunities?"
Definition is about establishing shared understanding, agreement, and commitment, when it comes to the challenges and opportunities you will be prioritizing and allocating effort to. In other words, it's providing clear and purposeful direction.
Design
Acknowledge the feedback, perspectives, and ideas people have contributed, and clearly communicate the connection to what you will (and will not) be prioritizing as a team.
"What are we choosing to prioritize, and how might we approach this work?"
Design is about engagement, alignment, and feedback-informed experimentation - knowing you will learn and adapt as you identify more meaningful ways of working together.
Delivery
Create the roadmap and get the right people doing the right things. Do not forget to confirm agreement (different from understanding) and to set up accountabilty rhythms.
"How are we ensuring alignment, agreement, and traction"?
Delivery is about is about supporting team members through challenges and opportunities as they present themselves. It's about the activation of awareness, skill, and commitment you've made together as a team.
Debrief
Continue to have meaningful conversations: asking powerful questions, surfacing helpful feedback, and making important decisions.
"What is here for us now, and what is next"?
Debrief is about traction - moving forward through feedback, building capacity, and celebrating the learning (wins, misses and everything between).
Debriefing is an amazing place for recognition and appreciation to shine!
Who we are
We are leadership development facilitators who help teams navigate the relational side of leadership - where power, trust, and accountability shape culture.
What we're about
We offer team-based leadership development and consulting support that helps organizations align values with impact, in real time and in practice.
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