I make good people more powerful and good organizations even better
Cindy Chance, PhD, is a Washington, DC-based executive coach, ethicist, and management consultant powering human and organizational transformation. Go from stuck to strategic.
Services
Executive Coaching
You can get there alone but it will take much longer. I offer leaders and builders navigating transition, burnout and new challenges true partnership in moving you quickly to increase revenue and fulfillment.
Organizational Change Support
Achieve lift off based on a process that moves your organization efficiently toward the goal line; get to value creation faster through a structured diagnostic and collaborative process to establish a clear path forward.
Leadership and Board Advisory Services
Confronting costly governance and management challenges? I advise leaders who need to stem losses and reestablish values alignment and organizational trust quickly.
A wise partner adds instant value.
I partner with leaders, independent builders and creators to help you see what may not be obvious and get you moving forward. I do the same work with management teams and boards.
What I have learned:
Human challenges need human solutions.
The price of inaction compounds.
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If my approach resonates, you might be a
purpose driven
“high achiever” experiencing:
A challenging organizational dynamic
A transition
A gap between strategy and execution
Burnout
Values misalignment
Governance challenges
The new reality of continuous change
Disruption
Cindy Chance, PhD, Founder
I’m a philosopher/practical ethicist, founder, recovered professional association CEO, higher education leader, and educator, with decades of experience identifying what is keeping people and organizations stuck quickly. You need human centered work: discernment, a purpose and values driven strategy, and a path forward. The presence of values talk is not the same as values in action toward goals. I’ve learned what breaks people and organizations, and what builds them, and it’s industry agnostic human stuff: purpose, values, honesty. Let’s start by talking about what matters.
The world needs good people making a difference.
Move quickly toward results and lasting change. If you are considering working with me, you may be feeling fed up and yet determined. Together, we quickly define goals, refine approaches, and drive results.
You get deeper insight, a deeper connection with purpose, and lasting change based on my “cut to the chase” curiosity about you and your industry, and structured approaches honed over decades of leadership within mission driven organizations — including Georgetown University, the Urban Land Institute.
There is no substiute for asking good questions of the people doing the work.
Waiting compounds costs. The point is getting at root causes quickly to turn things around for good.
Change course for good in fewer than 90 days.
Why Invest in Coaching?
What 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 building.
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.