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A Federally Qualified Health Center A repeat Cincinnatus client Challenge: How to recruit for a new leadership position that the organization had been unable to fill successfully? Solution: Our process started with working with the Search Team to identify the key attributes they wanted in the new leader -qualities that are particularly appropriate for the culture and environment of the organization. We tailored the Position Description with an eye to its serving as a marketing document in order to attract the best possible candidates. This was followed by a thorough recruitment effort, screening of potential candidates, finalist interviews, and reference checks. The result was a highly-qualified new hire who is a great fit for the organization's mission and culture. A Long Term Care Organization A new Cincinnatus client Challenge: How to develop a strategic plan that will help determine what the organization will need in its next CEO while still allowing the current, long-tenured CEO to leave a legacy on the organization. Solution: Working very closely with a small team from the Board of Directors and senior leadership, we invited many experts in the field to present information on marketplace trends and best practices. We also facilitated a rich discussion about current and future strategic differentiation for this client, and came to the conclusion that they could be a market leader in innovation for their field. |
A Small Organization on the Verge of Becoming a Nonprofit A new Cincinnatus client Challenge: How to advise a small for-profit enterprise to become a nonprofit . Solution: Our process involved working with key stakeholders to help the organization achieve clarity on organizational direction; develop prospective staff composition; and, identify new executive leadership that is reflective of the community in which the organization works.
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By far, this was the most productive, meaningful, and efficient process our organization has been through." |
The Regional Office of a National Children's Advocacy Organization A new Cincinnatus client Challenge: How to facilitate creating a business plan that will help the organization monetize investments made in a highly used piece of technology that they've given away for nearly seven years. Solution: Utilizing "lean" product development and start up processes, our team interviewed key stakeholders; held "ideation" sessions focusing on creating potential new business models; and, in an iterative way, tested several expanded/customized versions of the service amongst key customers. |
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A Social Service Agency Helping People Moving From Homelessness to a Home A repeat Cincinnatus client Challenge: How to help new executive leadership both assess the current state of the organization and create an actionable vision for the future. Solution: Facilitating a comprehensive strategic planning process that includes staff, board and other key stakeholders in the assessment phase, our solution includes assuring that the strategic plan can easily be translated into annual operating plans. |
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An African American Girls Career Prep and Empowerment Program A new Cincinnatus client Challenge: How to build organizational capacity in order to leverage the organization's phenomenal results Solution: Working as both an executive coach to the executive director and as a board development and governance advisor to the board of directors, our ongoing guidance is helping build all of the foundational elements needed for the organization to scale. |
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A Nonprofit Healthcare Organization A repeat Cincinnatus client Challenge: How to facilitate the creation of a strategic plan for an organization that had experienced recent rapid facility growth... but was now poised for expansion in ways that transcended brick-and-mortar facilities. Solution: We started our work with a comprehensive Environmental Scan consisting of multiple in-depth stakeholder interviews, staff and Board retreats, patient focus groups and translator surveys. On this foundation of new knowledge and insight, we guided the strategic planning team through several editing sessions, honing and sharpening their mission and vision, and developing a set of goals, strategies, and measures of success to guide their future work. By the final editing session, we had co-created a new 5-year strategic plan that had enthusiastic buy-in from both staff and Board. |
...listened, responded thoughtfully, and made certain to confirm understandings while engaging as many people in the process as possible." |
A Major Disease Management, Advocacy and Prevention Agency
A new Cincinnatus client
Challenges: The organization's multiple challenges included:
Solution: Our comprehensive, multi-year solution included:
A new Cincinnatus client
Challenges: The organization's multiple challenges included:
- How to correct past executive leadership mistakes to reestablish employee morale and trust
- How to generate new sources of revenue to lessen dependence on traditional sources such as government, foundation and corporate grants; and individual donations
- How to transform the organization so its positioned for the future
Solution: Our comprehensive, multi-year solution included:
- Recruiting interim executive leadership which led to that person becoming the new permanent CEO
- Creating business plans for new services; overseeing initial testing and implementation of those services; and evaluating financial and mission ROI
- Expanding upon staff driven transformation initiatives by ongoing facilitation of a new service/revenue ideation and vetting process
